upgrade from 2003 to 2007 Outlook question

[Noles]

about to upgrade to 2007 office. not worred about the upgrade but worried
about outlook. my pop 3 acct that is setup, i download all emails and do not
keep a copy on the pop server. to make sure i keep all my emails should i
installed 07 first then remove 03 or just save my .pst files and then load
them into 07?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You can't. You can only have one version of Outlook installed on your system
at a time.

 

[Noles]

so just save everything to a .pst file then load them in the new outlook

You can't. You can only have one version of Outlook installed on your system
at a time.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

about to upgrade to 2007 office. not worred about the upgrade but worried
about outlook. my pop 3 acct that is setup, i download all emails and do
not
keep a copy on the pop server. to make sure i keep all my emails should i
installed 07 first then remove 03 or just save my .pst files and then load
them into 07?

 

[DL]

The last time I upgraded a 2003 installation to 2007, it went without a
hitch. - it wasnt neccessary to either uninstall any of 2003 nor reconnect
2007 to the data.

so just save everything to a .pst file then load them in the new outlook

You can't. You can only have one version of Outlook installed on your
system
at a time.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

about to upgrade to 2007 office. not worred about the upgrade but
worried
about outlook. my pop 3 acct that is setup, i download all emails and
do
not
keep a copy on the pop server. to make sure i keep all my emails
should i
installed 07 first then remove 03 or just save my .pst files and then
load
them into 07?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You will not need to do anything. Office/Outlook 2007 should find and
re-use your .pst file just fine.. However, you will most likely need to
create a new mail profile.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Noles asked:

| about to upgrade to 2007 office. not worred about the upgrade but
| worried about outlook. my pop 3 acct that is setup, i download all
| emails and do not keep a copy on the pop server. to make sure i keep
| all my emails should i installed 07 first then remove 03 or just save
| my .pst files and then load them into 07?

 

[Gordon]

so just save everything to a .pst file then load them in the new outlook

Two points. As you use a POP account, your email is already in a pst file -
no need to create a new one, just make a copy of it for safety's sake.

Secondly, even if you uninstall Office 2003 and then install Office 2007,
Outlook should automatically find your account settings and the existing pst
file. You shouldn't have to do anything at all..