Yes, my mailbox is on an Exchanged server. My pst is in the MyDocuments
folder on my C drive. I was attempting to view only my pst file at home when
I am not connected to my office network like I did when I used Office 2000
and not view my entire mailbox, if that is possible?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

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tom typed:
I am unable to open Outlook when I am not connected to the network
to view my .pst files. Can this be done or do I need to or do I
need to set up an .ost Offline Folder file and view my entire
mailbox? My pst file is located in my MyDocuments folder. I am running
Outlook 2003. The error message I am receiving is "Cannot start MS
Office Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window. The set of folders
could not be opened."
I have installed Outlook 2003 on a re-imaged computer with the same
results.

PST != OST.
An OST file is a 'mirror' of an Exchange mailbox. If you don't use Exchange,
you can't use it. If you *do* use Exchange, you ought to be using cached
mode to access the mailbox directly, and should not be using any PST files
at all. Talk to whomever manages your company's IT about this for more help.

If you don't use Exchange, your PST files should be on your local hard
drive, not on a network drive/share.