Well...this actually wasn't so bad...I just did what Neil said and deleted my old profile and created a new one, then "opened" the 2002 pst in 2003....but here's the coolest thing...normally when I have to move my rules from one machine to another, I export them to a file on one machine and import them on the new machine, and they always come thru but I have to reassociate them with the folders all over again....this time I imported the rules and they were automatically associated with the folders in the pst file I opened in here...so all of my mail, folders, and rules are now in 2003 and actually seem to be working and it only took about 2 minutes. Now, I need to decide which machine I want to use for email. Hmmmm....decisions decisions...I could use both, but I hate it when my email is spread out over multiple machines...bad enuf that my programs and files are that way LOL So...Neil and Dian...you think Outlook 2003 is really bugproof enuf that I could use it as my default email program without too much worry? (Of course, this depends on whether Email Saver XE and Spam Inspector are compatible with 2003 cuz I can't live without them...so, I guess that's what I need to find out first.) So, far I like the look of 2003...but that's really all I've had a chance to explore. Linda (sending from my new machine where I don't even have a signature set up yet LOL) ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************