viewing your pst files when not connected to a network

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I am unable to open Outlook when I am not connected to the network
to view my .pst files. Can this be done or do I need to or do I
need to set up an .ost Offline Folder file and view my entire
mailbox? My pst file is located in my MyDocuments folder. I am running
Outlook 2003. The error message I am receiving is "Cannot start MS Office
Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window. The set of folders could not be
opened."
I have installed Outlook 2003 on a re-imaged computer with the same results.
 
This is impossible. An .ost file only works with Microsoft Exchange Server
(without that, you cannot work Offline...)

The only possibility is putting the PST file on your own computer (I assume
its a portable) and synchronize it with the network. You cannot do this
(easily) with the Offline files from Windows itself, but you can do it f.e.
with SecondCopy...

Marc
 
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tom said:
I am unable to open Outlook when I am not connected to the network
to view my .pst files. Can this be done or do I need to or do I
need to set up an .ost Offline Folder file and view my entire
mailbox? My pst file is located in my MyDocuments folder. I am running
Outlook 2003. The error message I am receiving is "Cannot start MS
Office Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window. The set of folders
could not be opened."
I have installed Outlook 2003 on a re-imaged computer with the same
results.
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PST != OST.
An OST file is a 'mirror' of an Exchange mailbox. If you don't use Exchange,
you can't use it. If you *do* use Exchange, you ought to be using cached
mode to access the mailbox directly, and should not be using any PST files
at all. Talk to whomever manages your company's IT about this for more help.

If you don't use Exchange, your PST files should be on your local hard
drive, not on a network drive/share.
 
Yes, my mailbox is on an Exchanged server. My pst is in the MyDocuments
folder on my C drive. I was attempting to view only my pst file at home when
I am not connected to my office network like I did when I used Office 2000
and not view my entire mailbox, if that is possible?
 
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tom said:
Yes, my mailbox is on an Exchanged server. My pst is in the
MyDocuments folder on my C drive. I was attempting to view only my
pst file at home when I am not connected to my office network like I
did when I used Office 2000 and not view my entire mailbox, if that
is possible?
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Either enable cached mode, or set up another profile that has only the PST
file init.
I do recommend that you stop using PST files and keep everything in the
mailbox.
 
Hey, Lanwench - how can we "stop using pst files?" This sounds
interesting,but I am too new th Outlook to understqnd.
 
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Dale said:
Hey, Lanwench - how can we "stop using pst files?" This sounds
interesting,but I am too new th Outlook to understqnd.
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If you use Exchange server, set up a mail profile that contains only your
Exchange mailbox.
If you're not using Exchange, you need to use PST files.
 
We have a limited amount of mailbox space out on the exchange server so we
use the pst file to archive our emails, especially the ones with large
attachments.
 
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