> When you keep the same version of outlook then using the old pst is best.
> It's not as problematic to import when you are changing versions though.
> Yeah, you lose some hidden things, like forms & custom views and the last
> modified date is messed up, but using a pst created by the current version
> of outlook is a plus (and not everyone uses custom views, custom forms or
> autoarchive, so nothing lost). Importing is faster and easier for many
> users.
>
> Had someone started with Outlook 97 and just kept reusing the old pst
> through 2007, he'd have super small table (max approx 14000 messages per
> folder) and other issues as the pst format changed some between each
> version. Problems caused by the older formats wasn't an issue until
> Outlook 2007, then using old psts were problematic (in ways other than
> ANSI/Unicode). If the user had imported to a new version each time, he
> wouldn't worry about anything - he'd have the latest, greatest pst format
> with the new version.
>
> What is wrong is the recommendation of woody (of office watch fame) to
> make a new pst and import from the old one every 6 months. That's
> asinine - its totally unnecessary to do it just for the sake of doing it.
>
> Import is also not a good method when you get a new computer and use the
> same version of Outlook. But for those changing versions or who are just
> wanting to copy calendar and contacts, import/export is perfectly
> acceptable way to do it.
>
> --
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> "Gordon"
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> news:ekLpcZxEJHA.5484@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...>>> Yes. Those two versions use Unicode format psts. Older versions do not -
>>> so it wouldn't work with older versions.
>>>
