hi,

I'm using MS Outlook 2003 sp2 on XP. I often move my .pst file from my main
'puter to the laptop, it works great thanks to the MVPs advice on this list.
However I never get my custom calendar categories, and have to manually add
them. I found the instructions on http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.asp
But I don't know what how to follow these particular instructions "you'll
have to change the version number first"
(see below.)

To back up the Master Category List in Outlook 2003:

1. Run Regedit and go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook and select the
Categories key.
2. Choose Registry | Export Registry File to make a copy of the
Categories branch of the registry. Note that this list is in Unicode encoding
and is not compatible with versions other than Outlook 2002.

To use any of these methods to move categories to another computer using a
compatible version of Outlook, you'll need to change the version number in
the key before importing.

BTW, I can comment on the why people want categories. The slipstick.com
author says:
"I'm convinced that many people worry too much about keeping the Master
Category List consistent from user to user, when what they really want is to
keep the categorization of the items themselves consistent. It is critical to
remember that the category set on an individual item is totally independent
of the user's Master Category List."
I realize that thankfully individual items retain their unique categories,
but when I enter a new calendar item and want to assign it to one of my
custom categories, I can't because the categories haven't transferred with
the calendar in the .pst file. I have to manually add each category.

So is it true this is not a problem in Outlook 2007 because the calendar
categories reside in the .pst file?

Thanks in advance for advice!
Carmen

#1 If you're running OL 03 on both machines, you don't need to change the
*.reg file.

#2 That's true.

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Synchronize Color Categories & Ensure that Every Item Gets Categorized:
http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6

Am Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:52:01 -0800 schrieb Greta Grip:

hi,

I'm using MS Outlook 2003 sp2 on XP. I often move my .pst file from my
main
'puter to the laptop, it works great thanks to the MVPs advice on this
list.
However I never get my custom calendar categories, and have to manually
add
them. I found the instructions on
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.asp
But I don't know what how to follow these particular instructions "you'll
have to change the version number first"
(see below.)

To back up the Master Category List in Outlook 2003:

1. Run Regedit and go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\O utlook and select the
Categories key.
2. Choose Registry | Export Registry File to make a copy of the
Categories branch of the registry. Note that this list is in Unicode
encoding
and is not compatible with versions other than Outlook 2002.

To use any of these methods to move categories to another computer using a
compatible version of Outlook, you'll need to change the version number in
the key before importing.

BTW, I can comment on the why people want categories. The slipstick.com
author says:
"I'm convinced that many people worry too much about keeping the Master
Category List consistent from user to user, when what they really want is
to
keep the categorization of the items themselves consistent. It is critical
to
remember that the category set on an individual item is totally
independent
of the user's Master Category List."
I realize that thankfully individual items retain their unique categories,
but when I enter a new calendar item and want to assign it to one of my
custom categories, I can't because the categories haven't transferred with
the calendar in the .pst file. I have to manually add each category.

So is it true this is not a problem in Outlook 2007 because the calendar
categories reside in the .pst file?

Thanks in advance for advice!
Carmen