My wife's Dell (circa 2010) has finally caused too many issues and a new Dell has been ordered. When she got the original Dell back in 2010 it came with a trial version of Office 2010 but she is adverse to change and wanted to stay with Office 2003. Office 2003 is still working but I have convinced her to have one of my Microsoft 365 subscription licenses. (Wheee)
Research seems to indicate that I should be able to use the 2003 Outlook.PST file when installing Microsoft 365. Since I have a week before the new hardware arrives I thought it best to prepare myself for any pitfalls. (Remember I said that she who rules the roost is adverse to change )
The new system, like the old, will be used for emailing and a few other apps. I am concerned about maintaining sanity with emailing.
Any comments or issues about starting with the Outlook 2003 pst file?
Office 2003 upgrade to Microsoft 365
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Office 2003 upgrade to Microsoft 365
Regards,
Bob
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Re: Office 2003 upgrade to Microsoft 365
Outlook in Microsoft 365 should be able to open the old .pst file without problems.
I would let Outlook create a new .pst file though: the current version has larger capacity and automatic compression. You can then import messages, contacts etc. from the old .pst file into the new one.
I would let Outlook create a new .pst file though: the current version has larger capacity and automatic compression. You can then import messages, contacts etc. from the old .pst file into the new one.
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: Office 2003 upgrade to Microsoft 365
Thanks Hans, I appreciate your suggestion about importing the old pst file after the new one has been established.
Regards,
Bob
Bob