Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 problem opening .pst

[SQL Brad]

I have a laptop where the hardrive is probably going to die soon, I am using
Outlook 2003 Professional Edition....I have transferred all my .pst files
over to a desktop that has Office 2002 SP3 on it. Can I open a .pst file
that was created in 2003 Prof.????? When I do try to open it, it is
prompting me for an outlook password, which there was never one placed on
it......Please help...thanks

brad

 

[DL]

No you cannot, in 2003 create a new data file in the old format, copy your
data to that.
Close OL, transfer this data file to your Documents folder
In 2002, File>Open>Personal Folders.........browse to this file.
(If you use cd/dvd to tranfer, in explorer, on destination drive, select
properties of the pst and turn off the read only attribute)

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

its probably a Unicode pst - 2002 only uses ansi.

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ansi-to-unicode.asp has 1 tool that may
help, otherwise you need to export it from outlook 2003 into an outlook 2002
pst format.



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