HELP! My Outlook backup.pst file wants a password that doesn't exi

[Jeff Meeusen]

My system lost stability and I did the full restore DVD.

I reinstalled Outlook 2007 and attempted to open my backup.pst file but it
asks for a password. It doesn't let me advance leaving it blank and it
doesn't accept my POP3 email password. When I created the file I left the
password field blank.

I am able to get to my email through the web client and by setting up a new
POP3 account in 2007 but i can't access any of my old emails some of which I
really need.

How can I get my emails?

 

[Gordon]

My system lost stability and I did the full restore DVD.

I reinstalled Outlook 2007 and attempted to open my backup.pst file but it
asks for a password. It doesn't let me advance leaving it blank and it
doesn't accept my POP3 email password. When I created the file I left the
password field blank.

I am able to get to my email through the web client and by setting up a
new
POP3 account in 2007 but i can't access any of my old emails some of which
I
really need.

How can I get my emails?

Where is this pst file located that you are trying to open?

 

[DL]

And how did you create the backup, the MS outlook backup tool has no
password option

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Google for pstupg19 -
http://www.google.com/search?q=pstu...ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIE_en

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Jeff Meeusen asked:

| My system lost stability and I did the full restore DVD.
|
| I reinstalled Outlook 2007 and attempted to open my backup.pst file
| but it asks for a password. It doesn't let me advance leaving it
| blank and it doesn't accept my POP3 email password. When I created
| the file I left the password field blank.
|
| I am able to get to my email through the web client and by setting up
| a new POP3 account in 2007 but i can't access any of my old emails
| some of which I really need.
|
| How can I get my emails?

 

[DL]

I think you will find it only works on ansi format pst's

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Google for pstupg19 -
http://www.google.com/search?q=pstu...ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIE_en

I was under the impression that doesn't work for Unicode PSTs.