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Old May 26th 06, 02:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
havenlad
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error message
about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to open this pst
file?

Thanks
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Old May 26th 06, 03:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

Yes, nothing bad will happen if he opens it, but he will incur data loss if he tries to move items from a Unicode store into it.

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"havenlad" wrote in message ...
A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error message
about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to open this pst
file?

Thanks

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Old May 26th 06, 03:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Brian Tillman
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

havenlad wrote:

A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error
message about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to
open this pst file?


It's always safe to open a PST in Outlook. Apparently you're using Outlook
2003 and trying to open an Outlook 97-2002 PST which doesn't support
Unicode. Was it an error or a warning?
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Old May 26th 06, 03:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
havenlad
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

Thanks for the help

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Yes, nothing bad will happen if he opens it, but he will incur data loss if he tries to move items from a Unicode store into it.

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Sue 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

"havenlad" wrote in message ...
A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error message
about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to open this pst
file?

Thanks


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Old May 26th 06, 03:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
havenlad
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

Thanks Brian

It was a warning.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

havenlad wrote:

A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error
message about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to
open this pst file?


It's always safe to open a PST in Outlook. Apparently you're using Outlook
2003 and trying to open an Outlook 97-2002 PST which doesn't support
Unicode. Was it an error or a warning?
--
Brian Tillman


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Old May 26th 06, 04:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
havenlad
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

How will the user know if an e-mail has Unicode?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Yes, nothing bad will happen if he opens it, but he will incur data loss if he tries to move items from a Unicode store into it.

--
Sue 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

"havenlad" wrote in message ...
A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error message
about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to open this pst
file?

Thanks


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Old May 26th 06, 05:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default Can a pst file be opened?

Foreign character sets, for example.

Best practice would be to migrate the content of the old .pst file into a new .pst using the new format.
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Sue 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

"havenlad" wrote in message ...
How will the user know if an e-mail has Unicode?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Yes, nothing bad will happen if he opens it, but he will incur data loss if he tries to move items from a Unicode store into it.



"havenlad" wrote in message ...
A customer has tried to open a pst file and has encountered an error message
about adding non-Unicode store to his profile. Is it safe to open this pst
file?

Thanks


 




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