Open a .pst extension in Outlook Express

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Poppa bear

I have a CD full of emails in one file saved as - archive.pst.
My current OS is Windows XP but is unable to open these mails.
Is it possible get around this problem?
 
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Chuck Davis

-----Original Message-----
I have a CD full of emails in one file saved as - archive.pst.
My current OS is Windows XP but is unable to open these mails.
Is it possible get around this problem?

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This Newsgroup deals with MS Office Outlook issues. Not
Outlook Express. Outlook Express is a component of the
Operating System, specifically a part of Internet Explorer.
You will have better responses from the OE gurus that hang
out at:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=InternetExplorer
 
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Hal Hostetler [MVP S/U]

You cannot open a .PST file with Outlook Express. You'll need to install
Outlook 97/98/2000/2002/2003 on this machine which CAN open the .PST file,
then use either Outlook's Export functions or Outlook Express' Import
functions to move mail from one to the other. Again, BOTH programs must be
installed and operational on this machine for the process to work. One last
item of importance is the .PST file, itself, which was set to READ ONLY
status when you transferred it to CD. It will have to be copied back to
your hard drive and reset to READ/WRITE status before Outlook can use it.

Hal
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Brian Tillman

Poppa bear said:
I have a CD full of emails in one file saved as - archive.pst.
My current OS is Windows XP but is unable to open these mails.
Is it possible get around this problem?
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Outlook Express cannot utilize PSTs. You need Outlook for that.
 
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