Re: Importing Windows PST files

Sam Brown wrote:

Is there a way to trick entourage into thinking a windows pst file is a mac
pst file? I see I can import an old entourage pst, but not a windows one,
and I have a pst file on windows that I've had for 10 years.

BTW, I find it interesting that in Windows there are options for importing
other file formats - so ms thought through the migration issue, but on the
MAC, there's no way to migrate to it. Silly microsoft. Tricks are for kids.

Hi Sam!

This is a highly requested feature, but unfortunately only Outlook can use PST files.

First, please be sure to let Microsoft know you'd like to see this feature in future versions by using the Help --> Send Feedback mechanism in any Office application.

Then, have a look at this page on the Entourage Help Page for several ideas:

"Convert Mail from Windows to Mac"
<http://entourage.mvps.org/cross_platform/win_mac.html>

We've also had a couple of blog posts about this as well:

"Importing from Outlook for Windows based PST to Entourage"
<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2007/08/importing_from_outlook_for_win.html>

"Use an empty Exchange profile to open PST files in Outlook 2001"
<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2007/08/success_story_blog_reader_migrates_from_outlook_to_entourage.html>

Hope this helps!

--

bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
Entourage Help Page <http://entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog <http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>
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