Re: Outlook 2k3: exporting contacts

From: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] (russval_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:01:25 -0500

Importing and exporting just provides two opportunities for data loss or
corruption (as you have now discovered)--especially if you change file
formats along the way.
Just open the PST from your Outlook profile in hers (File > Open > Outlook
Data File...) and copy the contents of the Contacts Folder from yours to
hers. 

-- 
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Michael Jay Friedman" <friedman_michael@no.spam.hotmail.com> wrote in 
message news:eJm4gV%23iEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Russ,
>
> By "account," I meant Windows logon profile. I created our joint Contacts
> list while logged onto my Windows profile. I exported because I wanted to
> move only the Contacts and not my e-mail to her Windows logon profile.
>
> I am running Outlook 2003 on Windows 2000. No Exchange Server, just our 
> one
> computer.
>
> I have been able successfully to export contacts to a comma-delimited 
> file,
> e-mail it to my wife, and import the Contacts that way which I guess 
> solves
> the problem, but I remain curious why I could not open nor e-mail the
> exported .pst file. Why does one not import nor export such a file? I sure
> would appreciate a brief tutorial.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O2xZzU9iEHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> There is never any reason to export and import a native Outlook file. 
>> Just
>> open the PST file in the other installation.
>> "Own account" means what? Windows logon profile? Outlook  profile? Email
>> account?
>> Define more clearly what you want to do. Define your configuration more
>> clearly.
>> -- 
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Michael Jay Friedman" <friedman_michael@no.spam.hotmail.com> wrote in
>> message news:%23LWBeH9iEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > In order to share my Contacts with my wife, who has her own account on
> our
>> > computer, I exported my contacts to a .pst file. I checked 'no
> encryption'
>> > when performing the operation.
>> >
>> > The resulting .pst file will not attach to an e-mail message, and if I
>> > burn
>> > it to CD and try to import from my wife's account, that operation also
>> > fails. Am I missing something here? What to do?
>> >
>> > I would really appreciate any help.
>> >
>> > Michael
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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