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Don't sweat it too much, you can actually remove outlook completely from your system and your data will still be sitting safely in your PST file. &nbsp;Updating the actually program Outlook doesn't have any effect at all on the data.
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Don't sweat it too much, you can actually remove outlook completely from your system and your data will still be sitting safely in your PST file.  Updating the actually program Outlook doesn't have any effect at all on the data.

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I just recently upgraded outlook xp to outlook 2003 on several machines at our office with no problem. &nbsp;You do not need to back anything up.
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I just recently upgraded outlook xp to outlook 2003 on several machines at our office with no problem.  You do not need to back anything up.

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Thanks to all who responded...<br />
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I am now up and running with Office 2003 with all my files intact.<br />
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Thanks again...<br />
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Mat_foran
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Thanks to all who responded...

I am now up and running with Office 2003 with all my files intact.

Thanks again...

Mat_foran

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Thanks for the points and grade
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Hi All,<br />
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I have Office xp installed at home with lots of mail items and and personal foldders.<br />
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I am upgrading to Outlook 2003 (Office 2003) do i need to back up any file, mail items, contacts etc. or will they be all kept in place?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Mat_foran
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Hi All,

I have Office xp installed at home with lots of mail items and and personal foldders.

I am upgrading to Outlook 2003 (Office 2003) do i need to back up any file, mail items, contacts etc. or will they be all kept in place?


Thanks,
Mat_foran

Upgrading to Outlook 2003, Do i need to back up files?

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.