cannot open .pst file with password set

F

Frank

Hi all,

I had created a pst file with password protection in outlook on my old
computer. Everytime I entered Outlook, I will be prompted a password. Now
that I have changed to a new computer and copied that pst file to my new
computer, outlook will still prompt me for a password but it will not
vaildate my password. Has anybody ever encounter this? What can I do to
access my folder?

Appreciate any help, thanks.
 
R

Roady [MVP]

There is a handy tool to strip the password of a pst-file. The funny thing
is that this tool wasn't even written for stripping the password of a
pst-file but for upgrading the pst-file to a newer format. Stripping the
password was just a (handy) side effect. Don't use this tool for any illegal
activities!!!

Read the pstread.txt file included in the zip before using the utility!
http://www.computerhope.com/download/updates/pst19upg.zip

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com


Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1
 
F

Frank

Thanks for the tip Robert, it worked!!!

Roady said:
There is a handy tool to strip the password of a pst-file. The funny thing
is that this tool wasn't even written for stripping the password of a
pst-file but for upgrading the pst-file to a newer format. Stripping the
password was just a (handy) side effect. Don't use this tool for any illegal
activities!!!

Read the pstread.txt file included in the zip before using the utility!
http://www.computerhope.com/download/updates/pst19upg.zip

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com


Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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Frank said:
Hi all,

I had created a pst file with password protection in outlook on my old
computer. Everytime I entered Outlook, I will be prompted a password.
Now
that I have changed to a new computer and copied that pst file to my new
computer, outlook will still prompt me for a password but it will not
vaildate my password. Has anybody ever encounter this? What can I do to
access my folder?

Appreciate any help, thanks.
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