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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Installation and Configuration / March 2006Importing a 2000 .pst file to 2003
I just got a new computer after 6 years (yay) and now have Office 2003 on XP MCE. My life is in my 2000 .pst file and would love to import it into Office 2003. I have exported it, burned it to a cd. The file attributes (BEFORE BURNING TO CD) are set to ARCHIVE; however, when it is burned to a CD it somehow says "READ ONLY" and when I try to change the attributes to archive, I'm told I don't have the rights to change the attributes, making it impossible for me to import this file. Has anyone done this yet and succeeded? My kingdom for some help! Thanks in advance, Debra in Maryland You must copy the file to your local hard drive and turn off the read-only flag.  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx >I just got a new computer after 6 years (yay) and now have Office 2003 on XP > MCE. My life is in my 2000 .pst file and would love to import it into Office [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Debra in Maryland Hello I've moved also vfrom OL2000 to OL2003 Do not export in OL2000, just copy the original *.pst File from your directory (mostly in ...LocalSettings\Microsoft\Outlook\ *.pst) search for pst files to find it (Exit OL2000 and the copy the file) do not import a pst, instead remove in OL2003 the original PST file, same location or search it. then EXIT OL2003, copy the pst file from OL2003 to the directory of OL2003 and then start OL2003. It opens the pst file, gives and error and close. start OL2003 again now all data is available. To have the contacts in your adressbook, right click the contacts folder in folderview, and selct properties and then Outlook AdressBook Tab, select show as Adressbook how to move the accounts from OL2000 to 2003?? I do not know it, and I've started a task with this qustion regards remo > I just got a new computer after 6 years (yay) and now have Office 2003 on XP > MCE. My life is in my 2000 .pst file and would love to import it into Office [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Debra in Maryland Just in case Debra misses Remo's post, I will repeat what I answered him: Unfortunate, as far as I know, one cannot import account iformation into OL2002(XP) or 2003, as one could with previous versions. Recreated by hand is the only answer left so far. SignatureCheers, Alphonse > Hello > I've moved also vfrom OL2000 to OL2003 [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Thanks in advance, > > Debra in Maryland > Just in case Debra misses Remo's post, I will repeat what I answered > him: Unfortunate, as far as I know, one cannot import account > iformation into OL2002(XP) or 2003, as one could with previous > versions. Nonsense. SignatureBrian Tillman I do apologize if I am wrong, but I posted this same question a while back and the answer that I got is the same that I gave here. Besides, I still have not seen an Import option within Outlook, and though I still have all my *.iaf files, they just sit there, useless. If you do have a solution, and I imagine you do since you disagreed, why not give it? I am sure Remo would appreciate it as much as I would. SignatureCheers, Alphonse > > Just in case Debra misses Remo's post, I will repeat what I answered > > him: Unfortunate, as far as I know, one cannot import account > > iformation into OL2002(XP) or 2003, as one could with previous > > versions. > > Nonsense. > I do apologize if I am wrong, but I posted this same question a while > back and the answer that I got is the same that I gave here. Besides, > I still have not seen an Import option within Outlook, and though I > still have all my *.iaf files, they just sit there, useless. My prior response to you was misguided as I failed to notice that the thread had transitioned from PSTs to accounts and I hope you accept my heart-felt apologies because, technically, you're correct about importing Internet Account Files with Outlook. However, you should be able to use Outlook Express on the new machine to import those .iaf files into Outlook Express with Tools>Accounts>Import and then use Outlook to import those those accounts directly from Outlook Express with File>Import and Export>Import Internet Mail Account Settings. SignatureBrian Tillman |
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