Joel wrote:
Alias wrote:

It's been a long time since I used Office 2000, but there should be an
export function in Outlook 2000 that creates one gigantic PST file
that can then be imported into his new copy of Outlook. I'd at least
try it that way first.
And you would have advised the OP to do a very stupid thing. PST files
must be *opened*, not imported. Outlook 2000 has the old type of .pst
file which has a limit of 2 gigs. The new .pst files have no limit and
are set by default to 20 gigs. The .pst file doesn't need to be
exported. It needs to be copied to external media and then pasted into
the new computer where, after installing Outlook 07, one should go to
File/Open/Personal data file and navigate to where the .pst was pasted
and open it. Then one can move all the emails to the new .pst file and
then close the old one.


Importing does not keep using the exported PST file copied from the
old computer - it just imports the data into the new installation. It
will be saved by Outlook 2007 natively. Your method is really more
complex. As long as the export is done with all folders selected for
exporting, it's a cleaner method for transferring - it does take time
to build the exported PST on the old computer, but one can just let it
work in the background until it's done.


I wonder what the good folks in microsoft.public.outlook think of this
exporting/importing method.

--
Alias

Alias

You were correct with your answer to the OP in the alt.group. Importing and
Exporting will corrupt the files

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"Alias" wrote in message
...
Joel wrote:
Alias wrote:

It's been a long time since I used Office 2000, but there should be an
export function in Outlook 2000 that creates one gigantic PST file
that can then be imported into his new copy of Outlook. I'd at least
try it that way first.
And you would have advised the OP to do a very stupid thing. PST files must be
*opened*, not imported. Outlook 2000 has the old type of .pst file which has a
limit of 2 gigs. The new .pst files have no limit and are set by default to 20
gigs. The .pst file doesn't need to be exported. It needs to be copied to
external media and then pasted into the new computer where, after installing
Outlook 07, one should go to File/Open/Personal data file and navigate to where
the .pst was pasted and open it. Then one can move all the emails to the new
.pst file and then close the old one.


Importing does not keep using the exported PST file copied from the
old computer - it just imports the data into the new installation. It
will be saved by Outlook 2007 natively. Your method is really more
complex. As long as the export is done with all folders selected for
exporting, it's a cleaner method for transferring - it does take time
to build the exported PST on the old computer, but one can just let it
work in the background until it's done.


I wonder what the good folks in microsoft.public.outlook think of this
exporting/importing method.

--
Alias

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

Alias

You were correct with your answer to the OP in the alt.group. Importing and
Exporting will corrupt the files


I guess that's why I've done it that way multiple times, for a family
member who actually uses Outlook for God knows what reason, and has
changed computers multiple times, and it didn't "corrupt" anything.
And I guess you enjoy using a product that you claim "corrupts" files
for absolutely no good reason. Two for two on Microsoft Office
lameness.

--
Joel Crump

Alias wrote:

I wonder what the good folks in microsoft.public.outlook think of this
exporting/importing method.


I wonder why you care, Ubuntu toy-Linux-distro luser. I only answered
the OP to be helpful, since I loathe MS Office, even though I run
Windows, but happen to have done this for another person's computer.
It's funny how you'll stoop to spamming the Outlook NG just to troll
a.win7.gen.

--
Joel Crump

Joel wrote:
Alias wrote:

I wonder what the good folks in microsoft.public.outlook think of this
exporting/importing method.


I wonder why you care, Ubuntu toy-Linux-distro luser. I only answered
the OP to be helpful, since I loathe MS Office, even though I run
Windows, but happen to have done this for another person's computer.
It's funny how you'll stoop to spamming the Outlook NG just to troll
a.win7.gen.


You wanted proof and Peter gave it to you. If you can wait, I am sure
that more Outlook experts will correct you as well. You hurling insults
towards me and Ubuntu does nothing for your credibility except to reveal
how desperate you are to be right.

--
Alias

"Joel" wrote in message
...

I guess that's why I've done it that way multiple times, for a family
member who actually uses Outlook for God knows what reason, and has
changed computers multiple times, and it didn't "corrupt" anything.
And I guess you enjoy using a product that you claim "corrupts" files
for absolutely no good reason. Two for two on Microsoft Office
lameness.

I think "corrupt" is too strong. It's undeniable, however, that importing and
exporting _change_ the data. It's undeniable also that importing and
exporting leaves out some of the data, like links between contacts and
calendar events, Distribution Lists, and other metadata. Importing and
Exporting is for moving data between Outlook and other non-Outlook programs,
not for moving data between Outlook instances.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Joel wrote:
"Peter Foldes" wrote:

Alias

You were correct with your answer to the OP in the alt.group. Importing and
Exporting will corrupt the files


I guess that's why I've done it that way multiple times, for a family
member who actually uses Outlook for God knows what reason, and has
changed computers multiple times, and it didn't "corrupt" anything.
And I guess you enjoy using a product that you claim "corrupts" files
for absolutely no good reason. Two for two on Microsoft Office
lameness.


Did you know that insulting people is not an acceptable way of
conducting yourself in a debate? In fact, you lose as soon as you start
your insults.

--
Alias

Perhaps sometimes with some people, but not all the time, nor most of the
time. Our company did it numerous times with numerous flavors of Outlook
many many times over the years. Not one iota of corruption. But, we have
discontinued using Outlook anyway.

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
...
: Alias
:
: You were correct with your answer to the OP in the alt.group. Importing
and
: Exporting will corrupt the files
:
: --
: Peter
:
: Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
: Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
:
: "Alias" wrote in message
: ...
: Joel wrote:
: Alias wrote:
:
: It's been a long time since I used Office 2000, but there should be
an
: export function in Outlook 2000 that creates one gigantic PST file
: that can then be imported into his new copy of Outlook. I'd at least
: try it that way first.
: And you would have advised the OP to do a very stupid thing. PST files
must be
: *opened*, not imported. Outlook 2000 has the old type of .pst file
which has a
: limit of 2 gigs. The new .pst files have no limit and are set by
default to 20
: gigs. The .pst file doesn't need to be exported. It needs to be copied
to
: external media and then pasted into the new computer where, after
installing
: Outlook 07, one should go to File/Open/Personal data file and navigate
to where
: the .pst was pasted and open it. Then one can move all the emails to
the new
: .pst file and then close the old one.
:
:
: Importing does not keep using the exported PST file copied from the
: old computer - it just imports the data into the new installation. It
: will be saved by Outlook 2007 natively. Your method is really more
: complex. As long as the export is done with all folders selected for
: exporting, it's a cleaner method for transferring - it does take time
: to build the exported PST on the old computer, but one can just let it
: work in the background until it's done.
:
:
: I wonder what the good folks in microsoft.public.outlook think of this
: exporting/importing method.
:
: --
: Alias
:

"Alias" wrote in message
:
: Did you know that insulting people is not an acceptable way of
: conducting yourself in a debate? In fact, you lose as soon as you start
: your insults.
:
: --
: Alias

ROFL...that from the king of insulters and master troll.

Tom Willett wrote:
"Alias" wrote in message
:
: Did you know that insulting people is not an acceptable way of
: conducting yourself in a debate? In fact, you lose as soon as you start
: your insults.
:
: --
: Alias

ROFL...that from the king of insulters and master troll.



I only insult those who deserve it and my insults describe exactly what
they are or are doing. I never use insults to cover up a mistake I may
have made or to win an argument.

--
Alias