Microsoft KB Archive/303337

= OL2000: Outlook Data Files Appear As Office Data Files in Windows Explorer =

Article ID: 303337

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q303337





SUMMARY
After you install Outlook 2000 and you open Microsoft Windows Explorer, the personal folders (.pst) files are referenced as office data files.



MORE INFORMATION
The following are the files used by Outlook 2000 that are classed as office data files:
 * Personal Folders (PST) files
 * Offline Storage (OST) files
 * Personal Address Book (PAB) files
 * Nickname (NICK, NK2) files
 * Rules (RWZ) files

This behavior is by design.

Both Microsoft Office XP and, by extension, Outlook 2000 register their data files with the operating system during installation. Data files in of Microsoft Office versions before Microsoft Office 2000 were not registered when Office was installed.

You can edit the file type association entry to change the office data file description. To do this:

For Microsoft Windows 2000

 * 1) Double-click My Computer on your desktop.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
 * 3) Scroll down to and select the first office data file that you want to change.
 * 4) Click Advanced.
 * 5) In the Description of type box at the top of the File Types dialog box, change Office Data File to Outlook Data File, and then click OK.
 * 6) Click Close.

For Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows NT

 * 1) Double-click My Computer on your desktop.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
 * 3) Scroll down to, and select, the first Office Data File that you want to change, and then click Edit.
 * 4) In the Description of type box at the top of the File Types dialog box, change Office Data File to Outlook Data File.
 * 5) Click OK twice.

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