Use the mail applet in the control panel to create a new data file and set
it as default. Remove the origonal data file.
Pre OL 2003 cannot read an OL 2003 format pst

"Dianne" wrote in message
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I was using a trial version of Office 2003 that was preloaded in my new
laptop. The trial expired and I now want to use Office XP since i already
own
it. All programs work fine except Outlook. When I open it, I get the
following error message: Unable to open your default e-mails.