Open pst files

[jerry]

My old computer has 6 pst files. I want to open them to
determine what's in them. When I try to open the 5 oldest
pst files with Outlook 2000, I get a blank email form
with the pst file attached. When I try to open the latest
and largest pst file (0.3 GB), I get the following error
message: "The process cannot access the file because
another process has locked a portion of the file."

This is very different than the way my other programs
behave. Can someone point me toward something that would
explain this and how I can open pst files?

Ultimately, I want to copy the appropriate pst file to my
new computer, which has Office 2003 installed.

 

[Nikki]

Try using the Outlook FILE menu
Select OPEN
Select PERSONAL FOLDERS FILE (.PST)...
Then drill down to where you have the pst.

NOTE: Did you move it to a CD? If so, then you need to
Save it to your computer somewhere and then
Right click on the saved file to bring up the properties.
and remove the "Read Only" property attribute.

--
Nikki Peterson [MVP - Outlook]

My old computer has 6 pst files. I want to open them to
determine what's in them. When I try to open the 5 oldest
pst files with Outlook 2000, I get a blank email form
with the pst file attached. When I try to open the latest
and largest pst file (0.3 GB), I get the following error
message: "The process cannot access the file because
another process has locked a portion of the file."

This is very different than the way my other programs
behave. Can someone point me toward something that would
explain this and how I can open pst files?

Ultimately, I want to copy the appropriate pst file to my
new computer, which has Office 2003 installed.