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.

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Alias

Alias

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

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Peter

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"Alias" wrote in message
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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

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.

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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

Alias wrote:

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.


Who the f--- are you kidding? You're the one who brought their group
into your manufactured "debate", troll. That one MSO fanboy happened
to support your insane statement doesn't add much to the debate,
unless you would take his word for it just to suit your agenda (which
it appears you would).

--
Joel Crump

"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]

Exporting is for moving data between Outlook and other non-Outlook
programs, not for moving data between Outlook instances.

Not necessarily. If you only need to move *some* data to another outlook,
say calendar and contacts, then exporting to a pst is fine. Moving a
multi-GB pst for 200 contacts is nuts and exporting recurring calendar items
to another format removes the recurrences.

Also, if the person uses Copy to move the data into the new pst, everything
that import breaks is broken by Copy. Only Move will reserve the properties.

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"Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
"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 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.

Then you have been extraordinarily lucky.