I am running Office Home Biz 2007, with Outlook2007, and need to import my
Office 2000 Outlook .pst file. I saved this as October 2007.pst, and put
on my new home system, running Vista Home Basic. I tried posting this elsewhere, but I really need step by step instructions, and the one person who replied gave generic instructions that I have no idea how to follow.

When I try to import, nothing happens. I have even tried manually
replacing
the Outlook.pst file in c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook by
renaming the current .pst to .old, and copying the Office 2000 .pst into
its
place. No luck. I tried importing into Windows Vista Mail as well, with no
luck. I have a second .pst file from my system I made as a backup, which
also
doesn't work.

I do File/Import from another File, then choose .pst, then browse to my
desktop where I put the old .pst file, then don't really care about
duplicates for now, select Personal Folders to import from (and include
subfolders) - nothing happens.

I also tried to import from Outlook Express 4, 5, 6 or Windows Mail, also
with no luck. At one point, I was able to import my old .pst into Windows
Mail, and then take that into Outlook 2007, but I had to rebuild my system
and now I can't eve do that. Can anyone help?

Jim wrote:

I am running Office Home Biz 2007, with Outlook2007, and need to
import my Office 2000 Outlook .pst file.

Never import from a PST. You lose data and it's unncessary.

I have even tried manually replacing the Outlook.pst file in
c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook by
renaming the current .pst to .old, and copying the Office 2000 .pst
into its place.

A good way to guarantee damaging your mail profile.

Create a new mail profile and a new PST. Then open the old OL 2000 PST with
FileOpenOutlook Data File. All of its data should become available to
you. Display your Navigation Pane in the Folder List view so you see all
folders. For each non-default folder in the old PST, right-click and drag
it to the root of the new PST (Outlook Today), choosing Copy. For each
default folder (i.e., the ones Outlook created for you), open the old folder
and select all the items in it with CTRL-A. Right-click and drag the
selection to the corresponding default folder in the new PST, choosing Copy.
For the calendar, you'll have to view the folder in a table view like By
Category before CTRL-A will select all items.

When you're done copying, right-click the root of the old PST and choose
Close to remove it from the mail profile.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Thank you, Brian. However, you don't note how to create a new mail file, nor
how to add a new PST

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Jim wrote:

I am running Office Home Biz 2007, with Outlook2007, and need to
import my Office 2000 Outlook .pst file.

Never import from a PST. You lose data and it's unncessary.

I have even tried manually replacing the Outlook.pst file in
c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook by
renaming the current .pst to .old, and copying the Office 2000 .pst
into its place.

A good way to guarantee damaging your mail profile.

Create a new mail profile and a new PST. Then open the old OL 2000 PST with
FileOpenOutlook Data File. All of its data should become available to
you. Display your Navigation Pane in the Folder List view so you see all
folders. For each non-default folder in the old PST, right-click and drag
it to the root of the new PST (Outlook Today), choosing Copy. For each
default folder (i.e., the ones Outlook created for you), open the old folder
and select all the items in it with CTRL-A. Right-click and drag the
selection to the corresponding default folder in the new PST, choosing Copy.
For the calendar, you'll have to view the folder in a table view like By
Category before CTRL-A will select all items.

When you're done copying, right-click the root of the old PST and choose
Close to remove it from the mail profile.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Jim wrote:

Thank you, Brian. However, you don't note how to create a new mail
file, nor how to add a new PST

FileNewOutlook Data File.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Just tried it - it does't work

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Jim wrote:

I am running Office Home Biz 2007, with Outlook2007, and need to
import my Office 2000 Outlook .pst file.

Never import from a PST. You lose data and it's unncessary.

I have even tried manually replacing the Outlook.pst file in
c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook by
renaming the current .pst to .old, and copying the Office 2000 .pst
into its place.

A good way to guarantee damaging your mail profile.

Create a new mail profile and a new PST. Then open the old OL 2000 PST with
FileOpenOutlook Data File. All of its data should become available to
you. Display your Navigation Pane in the Folder List view so you see all
folders. For each non-default folder in the old PST, right-click and drag
it to the root of the new PST (Outlook Today), choosing Copy. For each
default folder (i.e., the ones Outlook created for you), open the old folder
and select all the items in it with CTRL-A. Right-click and drag the
selection to the corresponding default folder in the new PST, choosing Copy.
For the calendar, you'll have to view the folder in a table view like By
Category before CTRL-A will select all items.

When you're done copying, right-click the root of the old PST and choose
Close to remove it from the mail profile.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Jim wrote:

Just tried it - it does't work

Define "doesn't work". Vague statements with no detailed symptoms can't be
answered.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]