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From: lbw6303 on 27 Mar 2010 09:33
I have a saved PST file with all outlook folders and contacts in
Office/outlook 2003 that I want to import backwards into Office/outlook 2002.
I keep getting an "incompatible file" message. How is this supposed to be
done?
From: DL on 27 Mar 2010 11:13
It cannot;
You would need to create a pst in Outlook 2003 using the old format
(97-2002) then copy the data to this new pst. Close the pst within Outlook.
Copy it to the other PC, eg My Documents, then within Outlook 2002 open that
data file

"lbw6303" <lbw6303(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a saved PST file with all outlook folders and contacts in
> Office/outlook 2003 that I want to import backwards into Office/outlook
> 2002.
> I keep getting an "incompatible file" message. How is this supposed to be
> done?

From: lbw6303 on 27 Mar 2010 22:01
OK. I have another computer with ofc 2003 on it. I can import this pst file
to it. How do I then reformat and export a pst file in 97-2002 format?
Thanks lbw6303

"DL" wrote:

> It cannot;
> You would need to create a pst in Outlook 2003 using the old format
> (97-2002) then copy the data to this new pst. Close the pst within Outlook.
> Copy it to the other PC, eg My Documents, then within Outlook 2002 open that
> data file
>
> "lbw6303" <lbw6303(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:81B3950E-7AA3-4566-9DDF-F7F56781EE1B(a)microsoft.com...
> > I have a saved PST file with all outlook folders and contacts in
> > Office/outlook 2003 that I want to import backwards into Office/outlook
> > 2002.
> > I keep getting an "incompatible file" message. How is this supposed to be
> > done?
>
> .
>
From: LD55ZRA on 27 Mar 2010 22:36
lbw6303 wrote:

> OK. I have another computer with ofc 2003 on it. I can import this pst file
> to it. How do I then reformat and export a pst file in 97-2002 format?
> Thanks lbw6303


I suggest read this article from Microsoft:

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830336>

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hth
From: Gordon on 28 Mar 2010 07:40

"lbw6303" <lbw6303(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OK. I have another computer with ofc 2003 on it. I can import this pst
> file
> to it. How do I then reformat and export a pst file in 97-2002 format?
> Thanks lbw6303
>

You do none of those.
Copy the pst file to the computer with Outlook 2003. OPEN it - do NOT
import - that will merge it with the existing pst file.
In Outlook do File-Open-Outlook Data File.
Then in Outlook do File-New-Outlook Data File and ensure that you choose the
97-2002 type. Then copy all the data from the 2003 file to the 97-2002 file.
Close Outlook.
Copy the 97-2992 type pst file to your computer with Office 2002. Again do
NOT use the import function. Just open Outlook and do File-Open-Outlook Data
File.
You can then either copy the data to the existing pst file or set the newly
opened file as the default delivery location.

HTH

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