Open outlook2K files in Outlook2003

[John A Hansen]

I've upgraded from Outlook2000 to Outlook2003 on a WindowsXP with
2 Gig memory.

The personal folders opened fine. I used "file" to open the
other *.pst files. I managed to open 2 other
old *.pst files. At that point , the error message "out of memory
comes up and I can neither open any of the folders or even
close any of the folders.

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Best Regards
John A Hansen

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've upgraded from Outlook2000 to Outlook2003 on a WindowsXP with
2 Gig memory.

The personal folders opened fine. I used "file" to open the
other *.pst files. I managed to open 2 other
old *.pst files. At that point , the error message "out of memory
comes up and I can neither open any of the folders or even
close any of the folders.

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

If this were to happen to me, I'd use Control Panel's Mail applet to remove
the extra PSTs from my profile and then run Outlook, add in one old PST at a
time, disposing of and closing it brfore opening the next one.

 

[John A Hansen]

Brian:

That is a very good idea... but doesn't work for me. I've been
using Outlook since 1997 and have over 30 *.pst files that
cover various aspects of business and clients. Those files total
almost 25 gig. ( I've been deleting obsolete folders and files
as I go along so the 25 Gig is the net net of that folder).

Outlook 2000 must have handled the *.pst files in some other
manner than Outlook 2003. Outlook 2000 allowed me to have
the folder listed and then I opened and closed various *.pst as
I was working in the various files. Outlook 2003 apparently does
not respond in the same manner?

Thanks for your assistance and suggestion.

Best Regards
John A Hansen

 

[Brian Tillman]

Outlook 2000 must have handled the *.pst files in some other
manner than Outlook 2003. Outlook 2000 allowed me to have
the folder listed and then I opened and closed various *.pst as
I was working in the various files. Outlook 2003 apparently does
not respond in the same manner?

It should. We've got people where I work that have multuiple PSTs and
Outlook 2003 handles them fine. Something is absorbing the WIndows
resources and I'm not sure it's actually Outlook in your case. Do you have
any add-ins like desktop searches or mail scanners or PDA synchers or
anything like that?

 

[John A Hansen]

Brian:

Nope... no such devices. The odd part is that task manager ( perfomance)
still shows 1.2 gig free when the "out of resources" message shows up.

I can load 3 *.pst folders ( open or closed) and then the message comes in
and doesn't allow any function ( open message, move message etc) to occur.

I'm totally confused ( nothing new about that)

Best Regards
John A Hansen

 

[Brian Tillman]

I can load 3 *.pst folders ( open or closed) and then the message
comes in and doesn't allow any function ( open message, move message
etc) to occur.

What do you mean by "pst folders" and "load open or closed"?

 

[John A Hansen]

Brian:

A: Assume that abc.pst
def.pst
ghi.pst
jkl.pst
are all pst outlook files created over the last 10 years. These were
created to get around the 2 gig limits in OL 97, OL2000 etc. Some
were created merely to give a identity to special projects that were
going to have a couple thousand emails in that special project and
get resurrected from time to time
B: By open or closed, I mean that one of the *.pst folders is opened from
the "file" and is then listed as a folder on the Outlook display when
the
program is started up. It is then closed when the project is finished
or
goes away for awhile. I then "close" that folder and it still remains
in
the default location on the computer for *.pst folders.

I currently have three *.pst folders in the Outlook 2003 program. The
default folder is Personal Folder with the daily email etc. The other two
that are shown are special projects. When I tried to open another
*.pst from the data management function, the error message comes
up "out of resources". I have over 1.5 gig free according to the
description in the "task manager"/ performance display.

Thanks so much for your interest.

Best Regards
John A Hansen

 

[Brian Tillman]

A: Assume that abc.pst
def.pst
ghi.pst
jkl.pst
are all pst outlook files created over the last 10 years. These
were created to get around the 2 gig limits in OL 97, OL2000
etc. Some were created merely to give a identity to special
projects that were going to have a couple thousand emails in
that special project and get resurrected from time to time
B: By open or closed, I mean that one of the *.pst folders is opened
from the "file" and is then listed as a folder on the Outlook
display when the
program is started up. It is then closed when the project is
finished or
goes away for awhile. I then "close" that folder and it still
remains in
the default location on the computer for *.pst folders.

I currently have three *.pst folders in the Outlook 2003 program. The
default folder is Personal Folder with the daily email etc. The other
two that are shown are special projects. When I tried to open another
*.pst from the data management function, the error message comes
up "out of resources". I have over 1.5 gig free according to the
description in the "task manager"/ performance display.

OK, you actually meant PST files, not folders. I'm still unsure what you
mwant by "I can load 3 PST files (open or closed)" because if they're
already open, you have no need to open them again, but while I found your
terminology confusing, your explanation told me what you meant.

As I said, though, we have a lot of people who keep more than three PSTs
open and have no trouble opening more. If what you describe were happening
to me, I'd try it when I've opened Outlook in safe mode to see if the
behavior still occurs. I'd also make sure nothing like Google Desktop
Search or antivirus or -spam mail scanners were active. I'd also try a new
mail profile if those didn't pan out.