From: "Rich" 

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   All I can say is that I have a PST larger than 2GB with Outlook 2003. =
 I can't tell you what the upper limit is.  Based on file I/O it is no =
longer 4GB.  There may be other limits that kick in.

   In Outlook 2003 when you create a new PST there is a choice between =
Outlook 97-2002 format and the current format.  You want the current =
format which is not backward compatible with pre-Outlook 2003.  The only =
way I know how to switch an existing file to the new format is to create =
a new file and move all messages from the old file to the new one.  That =
is what I did.  If there is another way I don't know it.  Creating a new =
file and moving was easy enough I never looked further.

Rich

  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message =
news:433d6391$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  OK, based on that (32 bit vs 64 bit), would that over 2gig limit file =
be=20
  openable with Office 2003?  Would I then be able to compact it/clean =
it up,=20
  and then when it's properly "shrunk" in size, re-open it in Office XP, =
or=20
  does Office 2003 make a change to the file during it's =
opening/compacting=20
  that's not backward compatible?

  (Thinking out loud, in finding a machine with Office XP installed, and =
using=20
  that to repair the particular PST file).

  --=20

  Glenn M.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:433c9e62$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     In Office XP the PST file I/O uses 32-bit file offsets.  In Office =
2003=20
  the file I/O uses 64-bit offsets.  I don't know if the file format =
itself=20
  has some limit.  As I have a PST that is larger than 2GB that I use =
with=20
  Office 11.

     If you have two PSTs reported as opened I would check to see if you =
don't=20
  have two different paths to the same file.  If this happened to me I =
would=20
  go to the data file options and if two are listed remove one.  If only =
one=20
  is listed I would delete the MAPI profile and recreate it.

  Rich

    "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message=20
  news:433c45c6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    The 2 gig file size limit...is that an Outlook limit, or a hard =
OS/File
    System limit?  Running on Windows 2K, and I believe formatted =
partition is
    NTFS.  Might be Fat32 though..

    Reason I ask, is I just spent the bulk of today repairing a PST file =
that
    had exceeded the file size, and could not be opened.  Had to =
download the
    2gig limit truncation program, and then run Scanpst.exe to repair =
the=20
  file.
    Lots of resulting corruption, for example, all the peoples names are =
gone=20
  in
    his contacts list, but the internal info on each entry is there.

    He's now getting close to 3000 reminders opening, almost like every=20
  reminder
    he's ever set is now back.

    In the process of correcting this, we did upgrade to Office XP from =
Office
    2K.  At least in Office XP, the reminders come up in a Reminders =
list,
    rather than a gazillion popup reminder windows on his desktop, which =
was
    crashing Outlook.

    Also, now even though we're only opening 1 PST file, it shows as 2, =
which
    are identical, and neither can be closed, which does indicate it's =
the=20
  same
    file, with 2 instances being displayed.  Even the indications on the =

  folder
    list match, when an email arrives, it shows as (1) in both inboxes.=20
  Anyone
    have any clue how to fix that????

    He's in massive "trim" mode right now, as well as running compact on =
the
    file.  What really killed him space was, is he has tons of documents =
saved
    with his Tasks list, and tons of attachments included in his email.=20
  .

    --=20

    Glenn M.



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   All I can
say is that I =
have a PST=20
larger than 2GB with Outlook 2003.  I can't tell you what the
upper = limit=20
is.  Based on file I/O it is no longer 4GB.  There may be
= other limits=20
that kick in.
 
   In
Outlook 2003 when you =
create a new=20
PST there is a choice between Outlook 97-2002 format and the current=20
format.  You want the current format which is not backward =
compatible with=20
pre-Outlook 2003.  The only way I know how to switch an existing =
file to=20
the new format is to create a new file and move all messages from the = old file=20
to the new one.  That is what I did.  If there is another
way = I don't=20
know it.  Creating a new file and moving was easy enough I never = looked=20
further.
 
Rich
 

  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:433d6391$1{at}w3.nls.net...OK,=20
  based on that (32 bit vs 64 bit), would that over 2gig limit file be=20
  openable with Office 2003?  Would I then be able to compact =
it/clean=20
  it up, and then when it's properly "shrunk" in size,
re-open it in =
Office=20
  XP, or does Office 2003 make a change to the file during it's=20
  opening/compacting that's not backward =
compatible?(Thinking out=20
  loud, in finding a machine with Office XP installed, and using =
that to=20
  repair the particular PST file).--
Glenn M."Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote in message news:433c9e62$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
  =20
  In Office XP the PST file I/O uses 32-bit file offsets.  In =
Office 2003=20
  the file I/O uses 64-bit offsets.  I don't know if the file =
format=20
  itself has some limit.  As I have a PST that is larger than =
2GB that=20
  I use with Office 11.  
If you have two PSTs =
reported as=20
  opened I would check to see if you don't have two different paths =
to the=20
  same file.  If this happened to me I would go to the data =
file=20
  options and if two are listed remove one.  If only one is =
listed I=20
  would delete the MAPI profile and recreate =
it.Rich =20
  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:433c45c6$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  The 2 gig file size limit...is that an Outlook limit, or a hard=20
  OS/File  System limit?  Running on Windows 2K, and I =
believe=20
  formatted partition is  NTFS.  Might be Fat32=20
  though..  Reason I ask, is I just spent the
bulk of today =

  repairing a PST file that  had exceeded the file size, and =
could not=20
  be opened.  Had to download the  2gig limit
truncation =
program,=20
  and then run Scanpst.exe to repair the
file.  Lots of =
resulting=20
  corruption, for example, all the peoples names are gone =
in  his=20
  contacts list, but the internal info on each entry is =
there. =20
  He's now getting close to 3000 reminders opening, almost like every=20
  reminder  he's ever set is now
back.  In the =
process=20
  of correcting this, we did upgrade to Office XP from Office =20
  2K.  At least in Office XP, the reminders come up in a Reminders=20
  list,  rather than a gazillion popup reminder windows on his =
desktop,=20
  which was  crashing
Outlook.  Also, now even =
though=20
  we're only opening 1 PST file, it shows as 2, which  are =
identical,=20
  and neither can be closed, which does indicate it's the =
same =20
  file, with 2 instances being displayed.  Even the indications on =
the=20
  folder  list match, when an email arrives,
it shows as =
(1) in=20
  both inboxes. Anyone  have any clue how to fix=20
  that????  He's in massive "trim"
mode right now, as well =
as=20
  running compact on the  file.  What really killed him =
space was,=20
  is he has tons of documents saved  with his Tasks list, and =
tons of=20
  attachments included in his email.
<sigh>.  --=20
    Glenn
M.

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