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Old February 7th 07, 12:27 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]
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Default Importing pst file from Outlook 2003 (XP Machine) to Outlook 2007 (Vista Machine) - having problems

If this copied .PST file has the same name as an existing file in that
folder and you overwrote the existing file with the copied file, you now
have a corrupt Outlook profile. Create a new profile with 'Control
Panel|Mail'(which will create a new, empty .PST file), open Outlook, use
'File|Open|Outlook Data File' to open the copied .PST, then close (and
delete, if you care to) the empty .PST created with the new profile.

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
Adding/Recreating a Mail Profile
http://www.slipstick.com/config/movepst.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

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"Outish" wrote in message
k...
I managed to copy the pst file onto the new directory where Outlook stores
its data. However, when I try to open certain folders that contain mail
within Outlook 2007, I get the follwoing message..
'The messaging Interface has returned an unknown error. If the problem
persists, restart outlook' I have restarted outlook and keep getting this
message. Anything i can do? These mail folders contain important messages
which I would like to keep.

Thanks


"Gordon" wrote in message
...
Outish wrote:

I am trying to import a pst file that I exported from Outlook 2003 on

my
Win XP hard drive into Outlook 2007 on my Vista Hard drive before I
format
the XP drive.


Don't ever export or import a native outlook file. If the pst file is on

a
CD, copy it to your HDD, (do NOT overwrite the existing file, ie put it
somewhere other than the default location), remove the Read-Only
attribute,
then in Outlook go to File-Open-Outlook data file and navigate to where
you
copied it to. You then have two choices: either drag the data from your
old
pst file to the new, or set the old file as the default delivery

location,
and just carry on using it as normal.






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