Can not import copy of outlook.pst file

[Chuck Lisinski]

My computer crashed and I was able to save a copy of my
outlook.pst file. I had to reload the entire machine
starting with the Windows 2000.

I set up outlook exactly the same on the new configuration
and tried to use the copy of the outlook.pst file. First
I tried to just change the name to the default. Next I
tried to import the outlook2.pst file from before the
crash.

I recieved the same error message each time: "File access
denied, you do not have the required permission to access
the file". The OS userid and password is the same as
before and I did not have a password on Outlook.

Can you please provide steps to load the outlook2.pst file
that I was able to recover?

Thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What happens if you use File->Open?

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
Chuck Lisinski <[email protected]> asked:

| My computer crashed and I was able to save a copy of my
| outlook.pst file. I had to reload the entire machine
| starting with the Windows 2000.
|
| I set up outlook exactly the same on the new configuration
| and tried to use the copy of the outlook.pst file. First
| I tried to just change the name to the default. Next I
| tried to import the outlook2.pst file from before the
| crash.
|
| I recieved the same error message each time: "File access
| denied, you do not have the required permission to access
| the file". The OS userid and password is the same as
| before and I did not have a password on Outlook.
|
| Can you please provide steps to load the outlook2.pst file
| that I was able to recover?
|
| Thanks

 

[Sandra Lafreniere [MSFT]]

Chuck, unfortunately, even though you did not put a password on the file,
the behavior of the file seems to be damaged. You might try searching on
the Internet for 3rd party solutions for recovering the PST file.

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[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

Make sure the file isn't marked read-only. If it's on a CD, move it to your
hard drive and remove the read-only attribute.

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