OL2003 CRC error in .pst ?

[J.Kearney]

Hey folks I'm running Outlook 2003 and my PST file is 433M.

I just got a checksum CRC error on it. I can't pull down mail
and the OS won't let me rename so that I could put new PST
in its place. Outlook doesn't want to (easily) revert back to a
default PST file either.

Does any know of a utility that would go into the PST, recalulate
a new CRC and change that particular header field.

Am I stuck or am I over simplfying the concept?

Is there a way out & still save all those email?

Thanks in advance.
Joe K

 

[Nikki]

For those who may not know what a CRC is:
Cyclic Redundancy Check.

What operating system are you using?
Do you use Exchange? HTTP?

Without more info you may want to check the following MS Support Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319128/en-us
"Data Error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)" Error Message When Outlook Downloads
E-mail

Nikki Peterson

 

[Brian Tillman]

Hey folks I'm running Outlook 2003 and my PST file is 433M.

I just got a checksum CRC error on it.

A CRC error is an indication of a disk hardware issue. Run CHKDSK. After
that, run SCANPST on the PST.

I can't pull down mail
and the OS won't let me rename so that I could put new PST
in its place.

That's not how you replace it anyway. YOu open a new PST with
FIle>New>Outlook Data File, make it the delivery location with Tools>E-mail
Accounts>Next, stop and restart Outlook, then move or copy the data from the
old PST to the new one, closing the old when you're finished.