Access denied

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When I open Outlook I receive the message can not access
<windows local settings etc .pst> access denied. Now the
really weird part, this message is in the right window
where the message headers are usually displayed. In the
folders window, the individual folders have numbers in
parenthsis next to the folders for the number of unread
messages. I can open all folders except the inbox which
displays that message. It too has the numbers in
parenthsis. I have run Norton Antivirus on the entire PST
but am not sure how effective that is. I always have
Norton running in the background and keep the definitions
update each week so I doubt if a virus could have gotten
thru but I guess it's possible. I didn't have any trouble
shutting anything down or closing the last time I had used
it. I am assuming that the PST file is corrupt and I will
have to create a new profile. Does anyone have a better
solution so that I might be able to recover the contents
on the "inbox"? All others I'm sure I can export.
Thanks a bunch

P.J.. Smith
If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished!
 
Try running the repair tool scanpst.exe, you may have to run this several
times
Earlier versions of OL can have problems with a pst >1.5gb
David
 
PJs_mail@comcast net said:
When I open Outlook I receive the message can not access
<windows local settings etc .pst> access denied.
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I suspect you've lost access to the PST file or one of the folders whose
path it's in. Try examining the permissions of the file and the folders
containing it. If they are supposed to be your files and folders and you're
running an NT-based Windows (Windows NT, 2000, or XP), then take ownership
of the file (and possibly the folders containing it). That should clear up
the "access denied" problem.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
Thanks a bunch. The PST wasn't anyhere near 2 Gigs. I
ran the scanpst and that did the trick. Everything is up
and running. Thanks once again.
 
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