NEED HELP SOON: Win7 Files & Settings Transfer Wiz & Office Outlook PST Mailboxes
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From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] on 1 Apr 2010 18:01 Don't compare beta behavior to RTM - without knowing which exact beta build its hard to say why it happened. It's just not a common occurrence and is highly unlikely to happen. Its certainly not risky enough for me to tell someone not to do it. -- "Peter Foldes" <okf22(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:#k1I2Re0KHA.260(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Leythos > > But I did. When I was working the 2003 Beta I tried importing from my > OL2000 and it became corrupted along with the profile. I am basing my > answer on that . > > -- > Peter >
From: Gordon on 2 Apr 2010 06:21 "Leythos" <spam999free(a)rrohio.com> wrote in message news:MPG.261eb2183ccf096398a243(a)us.news.astraweb.com... > If you were to have actually done this, as we can tell that Peter has > NOT done this, you would know that Export and Import work fine and > without corruption across the different versions of outlook. So why are there NUMEROUS posts in many Outlook groups saying that there ARE problems when export and import is used? And why would anyone export FROM a pst file TO a pst file? What's the point?
From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] on 2 Apr 2010 10:48 There are many points... I believe I went over some of them with you previously. Show me one post where it actually resulted in a CORRUPTED PST? Corrupted profiles, yes... but remember, we only see the reports where it caused problems, not the millions of times it actually worked as expected. Done right, the profile will not corrupt. It should never be used for back up of the entire pst or moving between the same version of outlook (copy the pst instead and point the new profile to the copied pst). If you need just the calendar and contacts (or a few folders) or are changing versions or pst formats, them its fine and the simplest method for many users. Experts can (and often do) use other methods (like open and Move) but not all users are experts and Import meets their KISS standard. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: mailto:dailytips-subscribe-request(a)lists.outlooktips.net EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST(a)PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473 "Gordon" <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e5BpB5k0KHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Leythos" <spam999free(a)rrohio.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.261eb2183ccf096398a243(a)us.news.astraweb.com... >> If you were to have actually done this, as we can tell that Peter has >> NOT done this, you would know that Export and Import work fine and >> without corruption across the different versions of outlook. > > So why are there NUMEROUS posts in many Outlook groups saying that there > ARE problems when export and import is used? > And why would anyone export FROM a pst file TO a pst file? What's the > point?
From: Gordon on 2 Apr 2010 11:01 "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:OWuK#tc0KHA.3380(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Just yesterday I exported Outlook 97 data, the entire tree, and imported >> it into Office 2007 and it worked perfectly. > > This is the perfect scenario for Importing. > Absolutely - but there's no logical reason for doing it to and from the SAME format of pst file..
From: Gordon on 2 Apr 2010 12:18
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:#LFyROn0KHA.3652(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Corrupted profiles, yes... but remember, we only see the reports where it > caused problems, not the millions of times it actually worked as expected. > Done right, the profile will not corrupt. I think Russ Valentine, MVP would strongly disagree with you! |