PST Issue Using Outlook 2003

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LJ

Hello All,

My goal is to open two .pst files on machine B that were created on machine
A. The Office software is the same on both computers (Office 2003).
Machine A:
I had two .pst files (approx 300MB each) that were created via Outlook 2003
on Machine A. I also password protected both of the files. I never had any
issues using or accessing the data. I needed to move to the data to another
computer in separate location. Side NOTE: I would be using a different log
in account, connecting to a different exchange server. I burned the .pst
files to a cd. I then copied the burned files to a separate directory on
machine A. I was able to open the files after entering the password for the
..pst files.

Machine B:
I set up my outlook profile with my "new" account, connecting to a different
exchange server. Using the same software, Outlook 2003. I then copied the
..pst files (created from Machine A) from the burned cd to the default outlook
directory. I receive the following error when I attempt to add/open both of
the .pst files:
"filename.pst is not a personal folders file"

I need to access the data. Please advise. Thanks
 
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Brian Tillman

LJ said:
I set up my outlook profile with my "new" account, connecting to a
different exchange server. Using the same software, Outlook 2003. I
then copied the .pst files (created from Machine A) from the burned
cd to the default outlook directory. I receive the following error
when I attempt to add/open both of the .pst files:
"filename.pst is not a personal folders file"
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Remove the read-only attribute. Make sure you do not overwrite a PST of the
same name.
 
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LJ

Hello,
I removed the read-only attribute after I initally copied the files from the
cd to the local outlook directly. I thought that would resolve the issue as
well. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. I have also tried renaming the
files, changing the file extensions, etc. All without success. Keep the
suggestions coming. I am grasping here, and am in need of accessing that
information. Thanks.
 
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