okay, little background:
- at work, i use Windows 2000 Professional with OL 2003 (dont ask)
- at home, i have Vista and Office 2007
- i have been overseas for some time, and on my trip home backed up my
entire inbox & folders to a PST
- due to "security concerns" i was unable to copy it to a flash drive, and
used a CD RW

i understand OL's limitation regarding opening a PST off of a CD (the
read-only attribute), which leads directly to my problem:

i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive. i have tried
every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt copy, xcopy,
you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and scanpst'ing the file
itself

at first i thought this was simply a corrupt file (which really had me
p---ed off), but when i discovered that older PSTs also would not copy... i
knew something was fishy.

OBTW - I am unable to write to the CD RW, due to differences in the UDF
format and software incompatibilities from the network that i originally
burned it on (ie, i cannot change the file attributes on the disk - it is
truly "read only")

PLEASE help!! the exchange server with these emails are THOUSANDS of miles
away... thanks in advance!

--
JMG

You write that you are "unable" to copy the PST file; what does that
mean - what exactly happens when you try?

JMG wrote:
> okay, little background:
> - at work, i use Windows 2000 Professional with OL 2003 (dont ask)
> - at home, i have Vista and Office 2007
> - i have been overseas for some time, and on my trip home backed up my
> entire inbox & folders to a PST
> - due to "security concerns" i was unable to copy it to a flash drive, and
> used a CD RW
>
> i understand OL's limitation regarding opening a PST off of a CD (the
> read-only attribute), which leads directly to my problem:
>
> i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive. i have tried
> every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt copy, xcopy,
> you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and scanpst'ing the file
> itself
>
> at first i thought this was simply a corrupt file (which really had me
> p---ed off), but when i discovered that older PSTs also would not copy... i
> knew something was fishy.
>
> OBTW - I am unable to write to the CD RW, due to differences in the UDF
> format and software incompatibilities from the network that i originally
> burned it on (ie, i cannot change the file attributes on the disk - it is
> truly "read only")
>
> PLEASE help!! the exchange server with these emails are THOUSANDS of miles
> away... thanks in advance!

when using the GUI (ie, drag n drop, copy n paste) i get a copying file
dialogue box that goes for about 41MB out of the 50MB; then it stops and i
get an error box that reads something to the effect of "Cannot read from
source disk"

when i attempt to use a CLI, immediately i get "unable to access file"


--
JMG


"Pat Willener" wrote:

> You write that you are "unable" to copy the PST file; what does that
> mean - what exactly happens when you try?
>
> JMG wrote:
> > okay, little background:
> > - at work, i use Windows 2000 Professional with OL 2003 (dont ask)
> > - at home, i have Vista and Office 2007
> > - i have been overseas for some time, and on my trip home backed up my
> > entire inbox & folders to a PST
> > - due to "security concerns" i was unable to copy it to a flash drive, and
> > used a CD RW
> >
> > i understand OL's limitation regarding opening a PST off of a CD (the
> > read-only attribute), which leads directly to my problem:
> >
> > i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive. i have tried
> > every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt copy, xcopy,
> > you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and scanpst'ing the file
> > itself
> >
> > at first i thought this was simply a corrupt file (which really had me
> > p---ed off), but when i discovered that older PSTs also would not copy... i
> > knew something was fishy.
> >
> > OBTW - I am unable to write to the CD RW, due to differences in the UDF
> > format and software incompatibilities from the network that i originally
> > burned it on (ie, i cannot change the file attributes on the disk - it is
> > truly "read only")
> >
> > PLEASE help!! the exchange server with these emails are THOUSANDS of miles
> > away... thanks in advance!
>

when using the GUI (ie, drag n drop, copy n paste) i get a copying file
dialogue box that goes for about 41MB out of the 50MB; then it stops and i
get an error box that reads something to the effect of "Cannot read from
source disk"

when i attempt to use a CLI, immediately i get "unable to access file"


--
JMG


"Pat Willener" wrote:

> You write that you are "unable" to copy the PST file; what does that
> mean - what exactly happens when you try?
>
> JMG wrote:
> > okay, little background:
> > - at work, i use Windows 2000 Professional with OL 2003 (dont ask)
> > - at home, i have Vista and Office 2007
> > - i have been overseas for some time, and on my trip home backed up my
> > entire inbox & folders to a PST
> > - due to "security concerns" i was unable to copy it to a flash drive, and
> > used a CD RW
> >
> > i understand OL's limitation regarding opening a PST off of a CD (the
> > read-only attribute), which leads directly to my problem:
> >
> > i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive. i have tried
> > every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt copy, xcopy,
> > you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and scanpst'ing the file
> > itself
> >
> > at first i thought this was simply a corrupt file (which really had me
> > p---ed off), but when i discovered that older PSTs also would not copy... i
> > knew something was fishy.
> >
> > OBTW - I am unable to write to the CD RW, due to differences in the UDF
> > format and software incompatibilities from the network that i originally
> > burned it on (ie, i cannot change the file attributes on the disk - it is
> > truly "read only")
> >
> > PLEASE help!! the exchange server with these emails are THOUSANDS of miles
> > away... thanks in advance!
>

"JMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5CAE4BDE-80B7-490E-ABDB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> when using the GUI (ie, drag n drop, copy n paste) i get a copying file
> dialogue box that goes for about 41MB out of the 50MB; then it stops and i
> get an error box that reads something to the effect of "Cannot read from
> source disk"
>


Try cleaning the CD - toothpaste will do. (I kid you not.....)

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i dont think thats it. the disc was BRAND new, and looking at it, it is
still in great shape.

thanks though!

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JMG


"Gordon" wrote:

> "JMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5CAE4BDE-80B7-490E-ABDB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > when using the GUI (ie, drag n drop, copy n paste) i get a copying file
> > dialogue box that goes for about 41MB out of the 50MB; then it stops and i
> > get an error box that reads something to the effect of "Cannot read from
> > source disk"
> >
>
>
> Try cleaning the CD - toothpaste will do. (I kid you not.....)
>
> --
> Asking a question?
> Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about,
> your OS, Service Pack level
> and the FULL contents of any error message(s)
>
>

JMG wrote:
> when using the GUI (ie, drag n drop, copy n paste) i get a copying file
> dialogue box that goes for about 41MB out of the 50MB; then it stops and i
> get an error box that reads something to the effect of "Cannot read from
> source disk"
>
> when i attempt to use a CLI, immediately i get "unable to access file"
>
>

JMG "Pat Willener" wrote:
> > You write that you are "unable" to copy the PST file; what does that
> > mean - what exactly happens when you try?
> >
> > JMG wrote:
>> > > okay, little background:
>> > > - at work, i use Windows 2000 Professional with OL 2003 (dont ask)
>> > > - at home, i have Vista and Office 2007
>> > > - i have been overseas for some time, and on my trip home backed
up my
>> > > entire inbox & folders to a PST
>> > > - due to "security concerns" i was unable to copy it to a flash
drive, and
>> > > used a CD RW
>> > >
>> > > i understand OL's limitation regarding opening a PST off of a CD
(the
>> > > read-only attribute), which leads directly to my problem:
>> > >
>> > > i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive.
i have tried
>> > > every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt
copy, xcopy,
>> > > you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and
scanpst'ing the file
>> > > itself
>> > >
>> > > at first i thought this was simply a corrupt file (which really
had me
>> > > p---ed off), but when i discovered that older PSTs also would
not copy... i
>> > > knew something was fishy.
>> > >
>> > > OBTW - I am unable to write to the CD RW, due to differences in
the UDF
>> > > format and software incompatibilities from the network that i
originally
>> > > burned it on (ie, i cannot change the file attributes on the
disk - it is
>> > > truly "read only")
>> > >
>> > > PLEASE help!! the exchange server with these emails are
THOUSANDS of miles
>> > > away... thanks in advance!
> >

You can't get anyone to email it to you or send it via Yahoo Messenger
or the like?

Alias

i am pursuing this right now behind the scenes... thing about that is, LOTS
of firewalls would prevent it being sent via messenger. and, outgoing mail
size is limited to ~2MB. pretty sweet huh?

--
JMG


"Alias" wrote:

> JMG wrote:
> > when using the GUI (ie, drag n drop, copy n paste) i get a copying file
> > dialogue box that goes for about 41MB out of the 50MB; then it stops and i
> > get an error box that reads something to the effect of "Cannot read from
> > source disk"
> >
> > when i attempt to use a CLI, immediately i get "unable to access file"
> >
> >
>
> JMG "Pat Willener" wrote:
> > > You write that you are "unable" to copy the PST file; what does that
> > > mean - what exactly happens when you try?
> > >
> > > JMG wrote:
> >> > > okay, little background:
> >> > > - at work, i use Windows 2000 Professional with OL 2003 (dont ask)
> >> > > - at home, i have Vista and Office 2007
> >> > > - i have been overseas for some time, and on my trip home backed
> up my
> >> > > entire inbox & folders to a PST
> >> > > - due to "security concerns" i was unable to copy it to a flash
> drive, and
> >> > > used a CD RW
> >> > >
> >> > > i understand OL's limitation regarding opening a PST off of a CD
> (the
> >> > > read-only attribute), which leads directly to my problem:
> >> > >
> >> > > i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive.
> i have tried
> >> > > every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt
> copy, xcopy,
> >> > > you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and
> scanpst'ing the file
> >> > > itself
> >> > >
> >> > > at first i thought this was simply a corrupt file (which really
> had me
> >> > > p---ed off), but when i discovered that older PSTs also would
> not copy... i
> >> > > knew something was fishy.
> >> > >
> >> > > OBTW - I am unable to write to the CD RW, due to differences in
> the UDF
> >> > > format and software incompatibilities from the network that i
> originally
> >> > > burned it on (ie, i cannot change the file attributes on the
> disk - it is
> >> > > truly "read only")
> >> > >
> >> > > PLEASE help!! the exchange server with these emails are
> THOUSANDS of miles
> >> > > away... thanks in advance!
> > >
>
> You can't get anyone to email it to you or send it via Yahoo Messenger
> or the like?
>
> Alias
>

JMG wrote:
> i am pursuing this right now behind the scenes... thing about that is, LOTS
> of firewalls would prevent it being sent via messenger. and, outgoing mail
> size is limited to ~2MB. pretty sweet huh?
>

I hear that Skype would be your best bet for transferring large files.

Alias

"JMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:052D58DB-3852-4CA9-A789-(E-Mail Removed)...

> i am unable to copy a PST file from my CD RW to a local drive. i have tried
> every method i can dream up (drag/drop, copy/paste, cmd prompt copy, xcopy,
> you name it) i have also tried importing from PST, and scanpst'ing the file
> itself

How do you expect anyone to answer when you don't give any details? EXACTLY
what happens when you, for example, try to drag the file from the CDRW to the
local drive (My Documents, for example)?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]