Importing Contacts from another computer

[GFL4]

am importing contacts from laptop using Windows 2000Professional/Outlook
2000 to a Desktop using Windows XP/Outlook 2003. I have done this
successfully previously but this time have problems.
I copied file to a new personal file on the laptop. I see this file as a
..pst in Outlook file on Windows Explorer. I copy to CD. It burns
successfully. From CD, I copy file to appropriate place in Outlook file on
Desktop. When I try to access in Outlook either directly by opening outlook
data file command or importing it, it says this file is not a personal file.
Yet it has a pst extension. File is not read only and file type was checked
to accept earlier version and is not passworded.
How can I get 2003 Outlook to accept it.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Seems to me you are posting without bothering to read any other posts in
these groups. If you had you would already know:
1. You never transfer Outlook data by importing it.
2. Any PST file you put on a CD becomes Read Only. You must remove that
attribute before you can access it.

If, after you read the many posts here that already answer your question,
you have additional questions, post what you do not understand.

 

[GFL4]

1. I did not import the file. I created a file on the portable and copied to
it. I then wrote it to the CD. I then copied from the CD to the portable.
I removed the read only attribute. I did read the other postings. So now
what?

Seems to me you are posting without bothering to read any other posts in
these groups. If you had you would already know:
1. You never transfer Outlook data by importing it.
2. Any PST file you put on a CD becomes Read Only. You must remove that
attribute before you can access it.

If, after you read the many posts here that already answer your question,
you have additional questions, post what you do not understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

am importing contacts from laptop using Windows 2000Professional/Outlook
2000 to a Desktop using Windows XP/Outlook 2003. I have done this
successfully previously but this time have problems.
I copied file to a new personal file on the laptop. I see this file as a
.pst in Outlook file on Windows Explorer. I copy to CD. It burns
successfully. From CD, I copy file to appropriate place in Outlook file
on
Desktop. When I try to access in Outlook either directly by opening
outlook
data file command or importing it, it says this file is not a personal
file.
Yet it has a pst extension. File is not read only and file type was
checked
to accept earlier version and is not passworded.
How can I get 2003 Outlook to accept it.

 

[GFL4]

Just repeated all with flash drive and it worked.

Seems to me you are posting without bothering to read any other posts in
these groups. If you had you would already know:
1. You never transfer Outlook data by importing it.
2. Any PST file you put on a CD becomes Read Only. You must remove that
attribute before you can access it.

If, after you read the many posts here that already answer your question,
you have additional questions, post what you do not understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

am importing contacts from laptop using Windows 2000Professional/Outlook
2000 to a Desktop using Windows XP/Outlook 2003. I have done this
successfully previously but this time have problems.
I copied file to a new personal file on the laptop. I see this file as a
.pst in Outlook file on Windows Explorer. I copy to CD. It burns
successfully. From CD, I copy file to appropriate place in Outlook file
on
Desktop. When I try to access in Outlook either directly by opening
outlook
data file command or importing it, it says this file is not a personal
file.
Yet it has a pst extension. File is not read only and file type was
checked
to accept earlier version and is not passworded.
How can I get 2003 Outlook to accept it.

 

[Gordon]

am importing contacts from laptop using Windows 2000Professional/Outlook
2000 to a Desktop using Windows XP/Outlook 2003. I have done this
successfully previously but this time have problems.
I copied file to a new personal file on the laptop. I see this file as a
.pst in Outlook file on Windows Explorer. I copy to CD. It burns
successfully. From CD, I copy file to appropriate place in Outlook file
on
Desktop. When I try to access in Outlook either directly by opening
outlook
data file command or importing it, it says this file is not a personal
file.
Yet it has a pst extension. File is not read only and file type was
checked
to accept earlier version and is not passworded.
How can I get 2003 Outlook to accept it.

Did you copy the pst file while Outlook 2000 was still open? If so the
copied file may well be corrupt....