After using the trial version of Office 2007 for a while, I have decided
against a permanent upgrade. Now I want to go back to Office 2003. The only
Office program I'm worried about when I do this is Outlook. I know there was
a pst file format change in Outlook 2003 that made it difficult to go back to
an earlier version, but I'm not sure if the file format changed again for
Outlook 2007. What is the recommended procedure for uninstalling OL 2007 and
getting OL 2003 running again?

Hey, Carl,

I am NOT an Outlook expert, but I seem to recall that one of the joys of
2007 was that it used the same file format as 2003. I think I might have read
it on Paul Thurrott's site, but I can't swear to it. If you don't get a
certain answer from some of the gurus on this site, perhaps you can back it
up and try? I wouldn't want to play with my .pst file either, but I really do
think it might be the same one. If you're desperate to revert, I think you
might be OK. Good luck.

I'm sorry you don't care for the newer version. While I don't think there
are a ton of new features. I like it enough.

Regardless, good luck (and I hope someone more knowledgeable than I
responds! :-)

Keith

"Carl D" wrote:

After using the trial version of Office 2007 for a while, I have decided
against a permanent upgrade. Now I want to go back to Office 2003. The only
Office program I'm worried about when I do this is Outlook. I know there was
a pst file format change in Outlook 2003 that made it difficult to go back to
an earlier version, but I'm not sure if the file format changed again for
Outlook 2007. What is the recommended procedure for uninstalling OL 2007 and
getting OL 2003 running again?

Thanks for the response Keith. I Googled for "Paul Thurrott microsoft
outlook" and found this excerpt on his site (www.winsupersite.com)

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Compatibility with previous PST formats

This one doesn't get the press it deserves, but I should mention one of the
most important if unheralded new Outlook 2007 "features": The PST file used
by this version of Outlook is the same as that used by Outlook 2003 and
previous versions. That means you can move PST files back and forth between
Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 very easily, which is hugely important,
especially during the beta period. Color categories (Outlook 2007) and labels
(Outlook 2003 and earlier) even correctly move back and forth, which is nice.
--------------------

As soon as I have a large enough block of time that I feel will accommodate
Murphy's Law (somewhere between 3 hours and three days) I will give it a shot.

"sylvaticus" wrote:

Hey, Carl,

I am NOT an Outlook expert, but I seem to recall that one of the joys of
2007 was that it used the same file format as 2003. I think I might have read
it on Paul Thurrott's site, but I can't swear to it. I
[snip]

Carl,

That's great, and I'm glad I remembered something useful. I should have
Googled it myself. :-)

Best of luck to you!

Keith

"Carl D" wrote:

Thanks for the response Keith. I Googled for "Paul Thurrott microsoft
outlook" and found this excerpt on his site (www.winsupersite.com)

--------------------
Compatibility with previous PST formats

This one doesn't get the press it deserves, but I should mention one of the
most important if unheralded new Outlook 2007 "features": The PST file used
by this version of Outlook is the same as that used by Outlook 2003 and
previous versions. That means you can move PST files back and forth between
Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 very easily, which is hugely important,
especially during the beta period. Color categories (Outlook 2007) and labels
(Outlook 2003 and earlier) even correctly move back and forth, which is nice.
--------------------

As soon as I have a large enough block of time that I feel will accommodate
Murphy's Law (somewhere between 3 hours and three days) I will give it a shot.

"sylvaticus" wrote:

Hey, Carl,

I am NOT an Outlook expert, but I seem to recall that one of the joys of
2007 was that it used the same file format as 2003. I think I might have read
it on Paul Thurrott's site, but I can't swear to it. I
[snip]