This is gonna be long. I'll try to hold my tongue so I don't go off swearing too badly.
Once again, Microsoft's instructions are krap. I'm trying to transfer my existing outlook .pst file from my XP to my Win 7. MS's instructions said to use the export function in XP's outlook to create a backup which I can then import on the Win 7. Tried that. The file on the XP in the applications folder shows 43mg. The size of the export file I sent to a thumb drive is 69mg. That's problem one that I don't understand.
So, with thumb drive in hand, I went to the Win 7 machine. Went into Outlook thereon. Did Outlook >file >Open >import. The dialog box among others, had a line that said "import from another program (pst)". Clicked on that and got messsge "Outlook data file (pst)is already in use in current profile." Ergo, I can't import my backup. That's problem 2.
Next, another instruction said to copy the application file by name to a backup CD. Did so. Couldn't open the backup file because the message was the file could only be opened by Outlook. When I went to Outlook and tried to open the pst backup on the CD, message said I didn't have access to the file. Told me to find someone with access to it. BS. I am the administrator on BOTH the XP and the W7. I can't get properties on the CD file to see if it's read-only because properties isn't an option on the backup.pst file.
Once again, MS is OVER protecting everything to such an extent that I'll never get the file transferred.
Any suggestion?
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/simplycomputers2
No comments:
Post a Comment