Sharing OUTLOOK 2003 between WinXP and W2K on 2 Partitions on the same PC?

>>On my PC I've got 2 OS (WinXP & W2K) and I'd
like to share my Outlook 2003
between these 2 Partitions. I don't want to move the file
outlook.pst each
time I logon to one of these OS.<<
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I can't say I know of the RIGHT or PROPER way to do it, but
this is how I
would do it.

Log into whichever OS your use as your PRIMARY OS, the one
you spend the
most time in. Open Outlook, clean up the folders as best you
can (deleting
unwanted, outdated mail, organizing folders, etc.) Right
click the Personal
Folders, click on Properties, click on Advanced, click on
Compact. (This is
like defragging your .pst file, compacting free space.)
While you're in the
Properties, make note of the path to the .pst file. It
should look similar
to this path, regardless of whether you are in W2K of WXP.

C:\Documents and Settings\user_name_here\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst

Note the drive letter will depend on which partition you are
in, probably C:
for Windows 2000 and D: for Windows XP.

Next, open Windows Explorer and navigate to the .pst file
that you DON'T
want to use. For example, if the PRIMARY .pst file being
used is in the
Windows XP partion, locate the .pst file in the Windows 2000
partition.
Rename that .pst file by right clicking, choosing rename,
then append the
current file name with a .old extension. This will make the
file name
something like

C:\Documents and Settings\user_name_here\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst.old

Close Windows Explorer and log off the current OS, then
reboot the computer
and log into the alternate OS. Open MS Outlook. You should
receive a message
similar to "Can't locate the outlook.pst file. Do you
want to tell Outlook
where to look for this file?"

Obviously the message will be worded differently, but that
is the gist of
the message.

This message box will have a browse button. Click on the
browse button and
navigate to the .pst file in the OTHER OS, the primary OS.
Outlook will
pause a bit, then load the Personal Folders from the OTHER
Outlook.

Now, either OS you are logged in to, you can use Outlook and
both are
working from the same "store".

Note, as with any disk maintenance and file changes, a
complete system
backup and image should be prepared before undertaking the
changes,
especially changes of this magnitude.

I actually performed this operation a few years back when I
was dual booting
a system between W2K and W98.

Mark Fields
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