Computer crashed - how to restore outlook old email?

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cjh

My computer has crashed. I am able to get to the two hard drives I used by
connecting to them as external drive (kit) on my other computer. However no
pst file or pbx, etc (tried many extensions) exists. I can't get into my
"old" user file folders as I am restricted. I guess this occurs because its
not the user folder the way the drives are hooked up and may be restricting
me from finding the pst file. Any other suggestions? I had a lot of
important old email that I'd like to get to even if its only reading and
printing one last time.
 
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Galen

In cjh <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
My computer has crashed. I am able to get to the two hard drives I
used by connecting to them as external drive (kit) on my other
computer. However no pst file or pbx, etc (tried many extensions)
exists. I can't get into my "old" user file folders as I am
restricted. I guess this occurs because its not the user folder the
way the drives are hooked up and may be restricting me from finding
the pst file. Any other suggestions? I had a lot of important old
email that I'd like to get to even if its only reading and printing
one last time.
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You may need to "take ownership" of them if you're using XP. If they were
encrypted or archived you'd probably need a third party tool though I'm not
certain about that.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Galen
 
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