How do I import pst files backed up?

[Guest]

In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98 data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I 1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or 2) use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current version
of Outlook to access what you have.

 

[Guest]

Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the CD. On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup, Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I did that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do you think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other 2 files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98 data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I 1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or 2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the CD. On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup, Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other 2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Guest]

Hello Russ,
I found this information and I opened my file from my removable hard drive
and everything is fine until i remove my hard drive it is still looking for
that drive. How can i get this to "copy" to my new computer?
--
Diana

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the CD. On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup, Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other 2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Provide more complete information on what you did and how you configured the
default PST file for your profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hello Russ,
I found this information and I opened my file from my removable hard drive
and everything is fine until i remove my hard drive it is still looking
for
that drive. How can i get this to "copy" to my new computer?
--
Diana

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can
close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the
following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you
have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your
new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the CD.
On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup,
Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice
about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I
did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply
opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other 2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

:

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data.
It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove
it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook
98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied
the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP
and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The
error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to
access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody
have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can
I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer
or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Guest]

Well after working with this I copied my pst file to my hardrive (I hope this
was correct) and now is working correctly. Any input?
--
Diana

Provide more complete information on what you did and how you configured the
default PST file for your profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hello Russ,
I found this information and I opened my file from my removable hard drive
and everything is fine until i remove my hard drive it is still looking
for
that drive. How can i get this to "copy" to my new computer?
--
Diana

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can
close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the
following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you
have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your
new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the CD.
On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup,
Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice
about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I
did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply
opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other 2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

:

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data.
It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove
it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook
98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied
the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP
and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The
error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to
access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody
have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can
I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer
or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not sure I understand the question. You removed the drive that contained
your Outlook data file, then wonder why Outlook can't find the file?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Well after working with this I copied my pst file to my hardrive (I hope
this
was correct) and now is working correctly. Any input?
--
Diana

Provide more complete information on what you did and how you configured
the
default PST file for your profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hello Russ,
I found this information and I opened my file from my removable hard
drive
and everything is fine until i remove my hard drive it is still looking
for
that drive. How can i get this to "copy" to my new computer?
--
Diana


:

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set
because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can
close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail
accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the
following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst
folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you
have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your
new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you
close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the
CD.
On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup,
Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice
about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I
did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply
opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and
it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do
you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other
2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

:

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring
data.
It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD,
remove
it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your
current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my
Outlook
98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied
the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP
and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The
error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to
access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything.
Anybody
have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs,
can
I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new
computer
or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Guest]

I'm having a similar problem with my pst file that the original user cited.
We bought a new PC and placed the old hard drive in the new PC as a slave
drive. I reinstalled Office 2003 and went to the old pst file on the old
hard drive to bring over the data. I can't select/copy/move/import the file.
I get the error message that access is denied, it's password protected. I
didn't have a password on the file or in Outlook. Any suggestions?

Thanks a million!

Karen

Not sure I understand the question. You removed the drive that contained
your Outlook data file, then wonder why Outlook can't find the file?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Well after working with this I copied my pst file to my hardrive (I hope
this
was correct) and now is working correctly. Any input?
--
Diana

Provide more complete information on what you did and how you configured
the
default PST file for your profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hello Russ,
I found this information and I opened my file from my removable hard
drive
and everything is fine until i remove my hard drive it is still looking
for
that drive. How can i get this to "copy" to my new computer?
--
Diana


:

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set
because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can
close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail
accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the
following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst
folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you
have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your
new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you
close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the
CD.
On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup,
Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice
about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I
did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply
opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and
it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do
you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other
2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

:

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring
data.
It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD,
remove
it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your
current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my
Outlook
98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied
the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP
and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The
error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to
access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything.
Anybody
have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs,
can
I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new
computer
or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm having a similar problem with my pst file that the original user
cited. We bought a new PC and placed the old hard drive in the new PC
as a slave drive. I reinstalled Office 2003 and went to the old pst
file on the old hard drive to bring over the data. I can't
select/copy/move/import the file. I get the error message that access
is denied, it's password protected. I didn't have a password on the
file or in Outlook.

First, make sure you have permission to it. Examine its properties and see
who owns it. If it belongs to someone else, you'll have to take ownership
of it. If it belongs to you, make sure it is not read-only and try to open
it in Outlook with FIle>Open>Outlook Data File. If that doesn't work, and
the PST is an OL 97-2002 format PST, you may be able to strip the password
with this tool:
http://www.computerhope.com/download/updates/pst19upg.zip

If that doesn't work, you may be out of luck. A PST that indicates it s a
password when none was ever set is a good sign that the PST is corrupted and
unusable.

 

[Guest]

Hi Brian!

Nothing's worked so far and that is my fault. I mis-typed when I said I was
unable to open a .pst file. I now realize I am unable to open a folder in
which the .pst file resides. It's very strange. The old hard drive has the
files on it. Under g:, it has Documents and Setting and under that,
Administrator, Default User, Guest and Ron Kolbu (my husband's old folder). I
am trying to open it to get to the .pst file ( and his My Documents file) and
its data, but I am denied access. I am using his PC to do this and I have
tried to set a password and remove it to no avail. Why am I able to get to
open every other file on this drive but this one? I realize this may be out
of the scope of this discussion group, so I am okay with taking this dilemma
to the appropriate group.

Thanks for your help and I appologize for not having my facts straight
before I emailed the first time. Have a great weekend.

Karen

 

[Brian Tillman]

Nothing's worked so far and that is my fault. I mis-typed when I said
I was unable to open a .pst file. I now realize I am unable to open a
folder in which the .pst file resides. It's very strange. The old
hard drive has the files on it. Under g:, it has Documents and
Setting and under that, Administrator, Default User, Guest and Ron
Kolbu (my husband's old folder). I am trying to open it to get to the
.pst file ( and his My Documents file) and its data, but I am denied
access.

That's because he owns the files and permissions on the folder don't allow
your account to access it. You must either use his account to give you
permission to the file, move the file to a folder to which you do have
permission, or an administrator account to move it.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Brian. I am on his PC doing these fixes, signed on as him, as
computer administrator.

I've got another angle to go with, so I'm working that. Thanks anyway.

Karen

 

[Guest]

I need to move pst files from a trial version of Office2003 to OfficeXP that
I already own - looks like the files are incompatible when moving back from
Office2003 to an earlier version...any ideas would be really appreciated

 

[Brian Tillman]

I need to move pst files from a trial version of Office2003 to
OfficeXP that I already own - looks like the files are incompatible
when moving back from Office2003 to an earlier version...any ideas
would be really appreciated

It's not "nice" to hijack another thread for your own question.

That said, you'll need to create an Outlook 97-2002-format PST and move all
your folders to it. File>New>Outlook Data File>Outlook 97-2002 Personal
Folders File (.pst)

 

[Guest]

Exactly the same problem. I have saved the Outlook.pst file to a disk, but I
cannot change the read only attribute. Any suggestions. When I open the
file on the desktop (from which I made the copy on the disk) it is not "read
only." I tried to unclick the "read only" box on the CD, but it will not let
me change it. Thanks in advance.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98 data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I 1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or 2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

State how you created this PST file. If you backed up the file by exporting
it, you may have copied it while Outlook was still holding a connection to
it. That will corrupt the file. Outlook only drops connections to pst-files
when you close Outlook (even if you chose to Disconnect the PST file).
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Exactly the same problem. I have saved the Outlook.pst file to a disk,
but I
cannot change the read only attribute. Any suggestions. When I open the
file on the desktop (from which I made the copy on the disk) it is not
"read
only." I tried to unclick the "read only" box on the CD, but it will not
let
me change it. Thanks in advance.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help. I found out that because I had transfered the .pst file
to a CD, it forced "read only" until I transfered the file from the CD to the
new computer's hard drive. Once the file was moved, I could change the
settings and directed Outlook to the new file.

State how you created this PST file. If you backed up the file by exporting
it, you may have copied it while Outlook was still holding a connection to
it. That will corrupt the file. Outlook only drops connections to pst-files
when you close Outlook (even if you chose to Disconnect the PST file).
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Exactly the same problem. I have saved the Outlook.pst file to a disk,
but I
cannot change the read only attribute. Any suggestions. When I open the
file on the desktop (from which I made the copy on the disk) it is not
"read
only." I tried to unclick the "read only" box on the CD, but it will not
let
me change it. Thanks in advance.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Of course. Documented here countless times.
Your post didn't say that. You said you tried to open it on the desktop.
Apparently you didn't mean that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for the help. I found out that because I had transfered the .pst
file
to a CD, it forced "read only" until I transfered the file from the CD to
the
new computer's hard drive. Once the file was moved, I could change the
settings and directed Outlook to the new file.

State how you created this PST file. If you backed up the file by
exporting
it, you may have copied it while Outlook was still holding a connection
to
it. That will corrupt the file. Outlook only drops connections to
pst-files
when you close Outlook (even if you chose to Disconnect the PST file).
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Exactly the same problem. I have saved the Outlook.pst file to a disk,
but I
cannot change the read only attribute. Any suggestions. When I open
the
file on the desktop (from which I made the copy on the disk) it is not
"read
only." I tried to unclick the "read only" box on the CD, but it will
not
let
me change it. Thanks in advance.

:

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data.
It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove
it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook
98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied
the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP
and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The
error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to
access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody
have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can
I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer
or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?

 

[Guest]

I thought this would import all the email accounts I'd set up but it doesn't.
Can anyone help? Thx

You're doing fine. You will not be able to remove the first set because
Outlook set it up as your current default data file.
All you need to do is set the second set to your default. Then you can close
the first set.
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes I still have the old data, both on the old computer and on the CD. On
the CD are the 3 files created during the export I did: backup, Outlook, &
Outlook-Hotmail, plus an "expand" file.

After posting and poking around a bit more, I discovered the advice about
saving to the hard drive, chging the attribute, and then opening. I did
that
before receiving your reply.

Then I rec'd your reply and advice about not importing but simply opening
the data file. I did this with the largest of the 3 data files and it
created a 2nd Personal Folder with all of the subfolders. How do you
think I
should proceed? Shall I delete 1 set? Do I need to open the other 2
files
using your method and copare the 2?

Thanks a million for your time.

Do you still have your old data?
Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's
only a good way to lose data.
You only needed to copy your data file.
If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's
read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current
version
of Outlook to access what you have.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98
data
(contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the
resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and
Outlook
2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error
reads:
"File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access
the
file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have
any
suggestions?

And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I
1)
recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or
2)
use
the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist?