importing .pst file

[CHW]

I created a *.pst file of Outlook 2000 "contacts" on my XP machine. Burned
a cd but when I tried to import the file into Outlook 2007 on a new Windows
7 machine I was denied access:

"You do not have the permission required to access the file E:\outlook.pst",

Help or other suggested alternative method appreciated in advance.

Craig

 

[DL]

The correct way to move outlook data is posted here daily, and you chose the
wrong method
Nor can you import a pst from a cd

 

[VanguardLH]

I created a *.pst file of Outlook 2000 "contacts" on my XP machine. Burned
a cd but when I tried to import the file into Outlook 2007 on a new Windows
7 machine I was denied access:

"You do not have the permission required to access the file E:\outlook.pst",

Help or other suggested alternative method appreciated in advance.

Craig

Outlook always requires write access to the .pst file. When you put the
..pst file on a CD, you made it read-only since you put it on read-only
media. When you copied the .pst file off the CD, it retained its file
attributes and that includes the read-only attribute.

You have to remove the read-only attribute from the .pst file that you
copied from the CD onto your hard disk. Right-click on the file and change
properties.

 

[CHW]

Thanks for the response. I saved the contacts folder to a cd using the CVS
format and it worked fine.

Craig

 

[Russ Valentine]

Moreover, you never import PST files. You open them. Wake up. Read the posts
here before you post. Your question has been answered countless times.

 

[VanguardLH]

Moreover, you never import PST files. You open them. Wake up. Read the posts
here before you post. Your question has been answered countless times.

I didn't address the issue of importing the .pst file versus opening the
..pst file. I only addressed that the read-only attribute needs to be
removed.

 

[Gordon]

Thanks for the response. I saved the contacts folder to a cd using the CVS
format and it worked fine.

Why would you do that? Just copy the pst file and open it in the new
instance of Outlook.

 

[VanguardLH]

CHW wrote ...


Why would you do that? Just copy the pst file and open it in the new
instance of Outlook.

He's taking the scenic route.

 

[Gordon]

He's taking the scenic route.

Oh you mean the rocky canyon..... ;-)

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

Oh you mean the rocky canyon..... ;-)

A maze of twisty little passages, all different.

 

[Russ Valentine]

Got that. I threaded my reply incorrectly. Sorry.