PST File Question

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jack tinker

Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new computer,
the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the reason I
cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
 
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on a
DVD?
 
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are there
any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than Scanpst - which
didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
Russ Valentine said:
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on a
DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the reason I
cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you over
to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than Scanpst -
which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
Russ Valentine said:
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on a
DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the reason I
cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no luck.
They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid PST file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on that
DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Russ Valentine said:
Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you over
to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than Scanpst -
which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
Russ Valentine said:
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on a
DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the reason
I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I wonder if you exported this PST file before you copied it to the DVD. That
would be an easy way to corrupt it.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no luck.
They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid PST
file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on
that DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Russ Valentine said:
Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you
over to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than Scanpst -
which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on
a DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the reason
I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I move all emails after reading into that PST.

I already tried that tool - looks like this one is lost forever :-(


Russ Valentine said:
I wonder if you exported this PST file before you copied it to the DVD.
That would be an easy way to corrupt it.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no luck.
They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid PST
file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on
that DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Russ Valentine said:
Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you
over to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than
Scanpst - which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on
a DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the
reason I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Afraid so.
Tell me how you created the PST file in the first place and how you burned
it to a DVD.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
I move all emails after reading into that PST.

I already tried that tool - looks like this one is lost forever :-(


Russ Valentine said:
I wonder if you exported this PST file before you copied it to the DVD.
That would be an easy way to corrupt it.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no
luck. They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid
PST file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on
that DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you
over to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than
Scanpst - which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being
on a DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in
PST format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the
reason I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I can't rember exactly how I created the PST (it was last year). However, I
normally just go to File--> New --> Outlook Data File..

As for the DVD burning, it is a standard burned with NERO as a data CD




Russ Valentine said:
Afraid so.
Tell me how you created the PST file in the first place and how you burned
it to a DVD.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
I move all emails after reading into that PST.

I already tried that tool - looks like this one is lost forever :-(


Russ Valentine said:
I wonder if you exported this PST file before you copied it to the DVD.
That would be an easy way to corrupt it.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no
luck. They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid
PST file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on
that DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you
over to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and
are there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than
Scanpst - which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being
on a DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in
PST format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my
new computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the
reason I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Have you copied the file from the DVD to your hard drive and turned off the
read-only flag? You can't open a .pst file stored on a DVD.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



jack tinker said:
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no luck.
They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid PST
file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on
that DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Russ Valentine said:
Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you
over to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jack tinker said:
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than Scanpst -
which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on
a DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the reason
I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Yes Sue, I copied it to the hard disk and made sure the file wasn't read
only.

I can only assume some sort of corruption occured while burning that file to
DVD.


JT


Sue Mosher said:
Have you copied the file from the DVD to your hard drive and turned off
the read-only flag? You can't open a .pst file stored on a DVD.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



jack tinker said:
The 1.4gb PST file I burned onto a DVD. Now when I open it with Outlook
(after copying to hard disk & disable read only) I get a message:

The File C:\2004.pst is not a valid PST file.

I've tried using Scanpst.exe and also some third party tool with no luck.
They all seem to provide the same message - 'This is not a valid PST
file'.

Strange there are no scratches on the DVD and the other files burned on
that DVD don't have any problems.


JT





Russ Valentine said:
Is what a common issue?
You've provided so little real information that I'll have to turn you
over to a mind reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The read only attribute is not enabled. Is this a common issue and are
there any decent tools to repair or recover the PST other than
Scanpst - which didn't work?



I'm getting the error message
No.
All PST files are compatible with Outlook 2003.
Did you remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being on
a DVD?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have a problem in that I had 4 years worth of email archived in PST
format. I burned it to DVD but when I tried to open it on my new
computer, the PST will not open.

I am aware of 'UNICODE' PST files in OL2003 - could this be the
reason I cannot open it?

JT
PS. I'm running OL2003
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
jack tinker said:
I can't rember exactly how I created the PST (it was last year).
However, I normally just go to File--> New --> Outlook Data File..

As for the DVD burning, it is a standard burned with NERO as a data CD
Click to expand...

Was Outlook closed at the time you burned the PST to the DVD? If not, that,
too, can result in an unusable PST.
 
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