Sharing Outlook PST in Dual Boot

[Jason]

Hi
I have my pc setup for dual boot in windows XP 64 bit and 32 bit. I use both
bootups quite a bit. I have set up my outlook 2003 identical in my 32 bit and
64 bit windows. They both use the same pst file meaning all my contacts,
appointments and emails are shared. The only problem is my emails. I have my
email set up to leave a copy on the server unless deleted so that if i log
into webmail the emails are still there.
My problem is this. If i download an email in one OS when i goto the other
and boot up outlook the email is there already in the pst but when i check
the emails it re-downloads it from the server giving me 2 copies of the same
email. There is obviously a file or database or something in outlook that
knows what emails have been downloaded off the server and i need to use the
same file for both OS's. Does anyone have any ideas?
Other than that it works great sharing the profiles.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, there's a separate file -- I think it has an .rhc extension -- that tracks this. It would be living in the Windows user profiles folder, which will be different on the two machines, so it can't be saved. Bottom line is that leaving items on the server isn't a good configuration in your scenario.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers