How do I stop Organise "rules" from blowing up when "mailbox.pst" is moved.

[Shiperton Henethe]

Outlook2002/Win2000

Hi

How to make the Organise "rules" work on the same file
"mailbox.pst" when the file is moved between two PCs?


BACKGROUND:
I sometimes work from home.
And I use Outlook(2002) on both my work PC and my home PC.
What I do is I copy (of move) the most recent copy of the
file "mailbox.pst" from one PC to the other
(generally via an iPOD, sometimes directly
PC to PC, but this makes no difference.)

But (for example) *every time* I download my mail
into my home PC, the "Organise" rules throw errors
and de-select themselves.
So that when I move "mailbox.pst" back onto my work PC,
most of the rules have been *unticked*.

This is driving me NUTS!

Could the problem be that I use my D: drive on the
work PC whereas my home PC I (have to) use the C: drive?

MORE DETAILS:
The Organise rulesin question are supposed to move
files as they come into my "Inbox" into the correct
directory - something which is absolutely critical to me.

All I have to do is go through and re-tick all the boxes.
But it's starting to be a real pain.

But how can I make the move rules work on both PCs?



Ship
Shiperton Henethe

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Put the pst in the exact same location on both machines.

 

[Shiperton Henethe]

Will this work?!
What happens if I cant? (I dont have much space on my C: drive)
Cant I remove the <drive> part of the rule
and make it use "relative" addressing?

Ship

Put the pst in the exact same location on both machines.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Outlook2002/Win2000

Hi

How to make the Organise "rules" work on the same file
"mailbox.pst" when the file is moved between two PCs?


BACKGROUND:
I sometimes work from home.
And I use Outlook(2002) on both my work PC and my home PC.
What I do is I copy (of move) the most recent copy of the
file "mailbox.pst" from one PC to the other
(generally via an iPOD, sometimes directly
PC to PC, but this makes no difference.)

But (for example) *every time* I download my mail
into my home PC, the "Organise" rules throw errors
and de-select themselves.
So that when I move "mailbox.pst" back onto my work PC,
most of the rules have been *unticked*.

This is driving me NUTS!

Could the problem be that I use my D: drive on the
work PC whereas my home PC I (have to) use the C: drive?

MORE DETAILS:
The Organise rulesin question are supposed to move
files as they come into my "Inbox" into the correct
directory - something which is absolutely critical to me.

All I have to do is go through and re-tick all the boxes.
But it's starting to be a real pain.

But how can I make the move rules work on both PCs?



Ship
Shiperton Henethe