Sharing Outlook 2003 on network

Outlook keeps all information in one (*.PST) file. Theoretically, you could setup Outlook on one box (this will create the file, and place it somewhere here: C:\Documents and Settings\{USER_NAME}\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst), and then point Outlook on the second box to the same PST file… But I am not sure how reliable and practical it would be. You will definitely NOT be able to keep Outlook open on both boxes simultaneously.

Can you just tell us what exactly you are trying to accomplish?

Easy enough to do if you do this.  On one of the machines, you have to tell it to leave all message on the server (do not create a .pst file) so the second machine can then download them.

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It worked perfectly.  Thanks

 

 

Can yyou telll me how you tell one of the machines to leave all messages on the server.  Also, are you likely to exceed their storage limitations ultimately?

I have just about the same question as Elaine117, plus one more.

My network is: Two Dimensions running Windows XP and MS Office 2000, just upgraded to Office 2003, both Home Editions.  Just added my wife's new MacBook too.

Just to confirm, if I change one of the computer's settings to "leave messages on server", both computers will retrieve and send mail from the same place?

That would be awesome.  How do you do that?

The other question:

 The "black" computer's hard drive was dying, so I did that MS trick which lets you send all the files to another computer, which for me is the "white" one.

That worked pretty well, except all my address book and email files in the white computer disappeared!  After months of asking friends to help me rebuild it,

it turned up just last week-- in my wife's Outlook account in the white computer (She never uses Outlook, never occurred to me to look there).

Now I need to move all the files from her Outlook account to mine.  How does one push the address book and email files between accounts in the same computer?
If I can achieve that, then set them both up to use the same folders and address book, I'll be smiling!

Thanks, Pat