Microsoft KB Archive/284408

= OL2002: The Outlook 2002 Default Archive File Path May Not Match Previous Location =

Article ID: 284408

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q284408



SYMPTOMS
If you click Archive on the File menu to set up an Archive file in Microsoft Outlook 2000, the default path may not match the path that was used by Outlook 2002.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the default path for the Archive.pst file varies according to your version of Microsoft Windows, and because of a difference in the placement of Application Data files between the two versions of Windows.

The following path is what Outlook uses with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

\\Profiles\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst

The following path is what Outlook uses with Microsoft Windows 2000:

\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, change the properties for the location of the personal folders (.pst) files in the Archive dialog box to reflect the correct path for the Archive.pst file.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem occurs if you run both Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002 against the same account information after you upgrade your operating system.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbenv kbnofix kbprb kbsetup KB284408

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