Use same PST for two copies Outlook 2003

[Ron Carr]

I am dual-booting Windows XP and Vista. I have Outlook 2003 installed on both
O/S. How do I get both to point to the same .pst file as the primary Personal
file: need calendar, contacts and email out of one .pst.
Ron

 

[Gordon]

I am dual-booting Windows XP and Vista. I have Outlook 2003 installed on
both
O/S. How do I get both to point to the same .pst file as the primary
Personal
file: need calendar, contacts and email out of one .pst.
Ron

You need to set up a shared partition that both XP and Vista can read and
write to, then move the pst file to that partition and point each instance
of Outlook to it.

 

[Ron Carr]

The question is how to point both versions to the same file. Open Outlook
Data just adds the .pst as a second Personal Folders file, and that file does
not receive emails or provide Contacts or calendar

 

[DL]

You have to configure 'that' pst as the default mail store

 

[Ron Carr]

How would I define that pst as a default mail store? I have not seen that
option anywhere...

 

[DL]

Control Panel>Mail Applet (with OL closed)

How would I define that pst as a default mail store? I have not seen that
option anywhere...

 

[Ron Carr]

Mail applet is the same as in Outlook options. I cannot change the location
of the base .pst file: yes, Outlook is closed.

 

[Ron Carr]

Found the answer: delete the .pst (backup first) you want to re-direct. Then
the Mail applet will ask you for a new location. I can now see my .pst from
Outlook in both Vista and XP.