Egadds - how do I merge my old .pst file in Outlook 2000

[JonT]

Please help.

My PC hard disk got fried a few weeks ago.

Reinstalled Windows XP Home, everything fine, then re-installed Office 2000.
Everything fine. Until ...............

I went to merge my old backed up .pst file, which was backed up in the usual
File, Export, .PST file way.

When I tried to bring it in, I was prompted for a password ???? I did not
password protect the backed up .pst file.

So, I have moved on, sort of .... but really need a lot of the information
from my old .pst file.
Every time Outlook 2000 is opened I am prompted for a password that I do not
know for the second set of Personal Folders that just hangs out in my list
of folders.

How can I disconnect my old personal folders,
open it up with a password I did not put there,
then, merge them (probably I would go one by one).
But number one is to open my old pst file

Thank you so much,

Jon

If you want to send me an e-mail personally on this, I believe I have added
the word SPAM, which you can remove and e-mail me.

 

[AndreasRoeder]

Hi JonT,
maybe this software helps you
http://www.elcomsoft.com/prs.html

 

[Brian Tillman]

Reinstalled Windows XP Home, everything fine, then re-installed
Office 2000. Everything fine. Until ...............

I went to merge my old backed up .pst file, which was backed up in
the usual File, Export, .PST file way.

That's not the usual way to backup a PST. The usual way is, with Outlook
closed, simply to copy the PST to another folder or to a CD. Any other way
can (not always, necessarily, but possibly) lose data. To restore, you use
FIle>Open>Personal Folders File, browse to your PST, select it, and click
OK. You can then move things around as you will. (Note: if your backup PST
was stored on a CD, you have to copy it to the hard drive and remove the
Read-Only attribute before you can open it in Outlook.)

When I tried to bring it in, I was prompted for a password ???? I did
not password protect the backed up .pst file.

Download http://www.computerhope.com/download/updates/pst19upg.zip and run
it against the PST that seems to have a password. Be sure to read the note
in the zip first.

How can I disconnect my old personal folders,

Right-click and choose Close.

open it up with a password I did not put there,

See above

then, merge them (probably I would go one by one).

File>Open>Personal Folders File.

 

[JonT]

Thanks all, I give things a chance. But I certainly won't pay $30 for
software.

I definately did not do the correct procedure. I ma sure this has had to
have occured before. There are others here that are too bright as well .

Jon