ol2003 asks for a password when I never set a password

[bakc4]

My OS = XP Media Center Edition. Office Professional 2003

I backed up my OL with a personal folders file before reinstalling windows.
After reinstaling windows I copied the saved personal folders file to my
documents on the hard drive. Then in OL: NEW > OPEN > OUTLOOK DATA FILE, I
attempted to open the personal folders file and I was prompted for a
password. I never set a password to my personal folders file. Does anyone
know how I can "import" my OL personal folders file? Programs on the web
claim to be able to "find" my password but I'm distrusting of scams, malware,
etc

 

[DL]

How did you backup & copy this data file?
And if you run scanpst.exe against this data file what does it report?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/lostpw.asp for the method to remove
the password from older pst formats - but you may just need to run scanpst
on it since it really wasn't passworded.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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