Outlook PST Password/Manual Uninstall

[Luke]

I posted on another group, but didn't get a response, thought I'd try posting
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I set a passowd on my personal folders. It worked for about 4 days but then
suddenly wouldn't take the password. I tried a system restore on the PC to
no avail. I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling MS Office 2 times to no
avail. When I open outlook it still prompts me for a password to the
personal folders file. Any ideas on what I can try. Is it possible to do a
manual install of Outlook and clear out the Registry? If so, how.
Thanks for you help

 

[Luke]

It seems like something is in the registry. I did a search on my PC and no
*.pst files exist. So the recovery tools won't work. Any other ideas?

 

[DL]

http://www.securiteam.com/tools/6G00B1F0AS.html
may help

It seems like something is in the registry. I did a search on my PC and no
*.pst files exist. So the recovery tools won't work. Any other ideas?

Once you lose the .pst password, you will need to use an Office Recovery
tool to gain access. It is not kept in the registry. Try google.com and
look for password recovery tools.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Luke asked:

| I posted on another group, but didn't get a response, thought I'd try
| posting here
|

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| I set a passowd on my personal folders. It worked for about 4 days
| but then suddenly wouldn't take the password. I tried a system
| restore on the PC to no avail. I also tried uninstalling and
| reinstalling MS Office 2 times to no avail. When I open outlook it
| still prompts me for a password to the personal folders file. Any
| ideas on what I can try. Is it possible to do a manual install of
| Outlook and clear out the Registry? If so, how.
| Thanks for you help

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

..pst files are hidden - you need to turn on that option when searching.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Luke asked:

| It seems like something is in the registry. I did a search on my PC
| and no *.pst files exist. So the recovery tools won't work. Any
| other ideas?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Once you lose the .pst password, you will need to use an Office
|| Recovery tool to gain access. It is not kept in the registry. Try
|| google.com and look for password recovery tools.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Luke asked:
||
||| I posted on another group, but didn't get a response, thought I'd
||| try posting here
|||
||
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||| I set a passowd on my personal folders. It worked for about 4 days
||| but then suddenly wouldn't take the password. I tried a system
||| restore on the PC to no avail. I also tried uninstalling and
||| reinstalling MS Office 2 times to no avail. When I open outlook it
||| still prompts me for a password to the personal folders file. Any
||| ideas on what I can try. Is it possible to do a manual install of
||| Outlook and clear out the Registry? If so, how.
||| Thanks for you help