Removing PST file from Folder list, get error message

[Jan]

I'm trying to close a PST file by right-clicking on it
and choosing "close". It doesn't work. The error
message is: "The operation failed. An object could not
be found".

This is only the case for this specific .PST. I can
still open and close all my other .PST files.

The name of this .PST file is "Personal Folders". Yes,
the same as the one I use as my default .PST. Could that
be the problem?

I've used the "scanpst.exe" tool from Microsoft. It
didn't help. I was using the automatic .PST backup tool
from Microsoft at the time this happened. Maybe that is
an issue?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Jan]

Some additional information. I'm using EN OL 2000 SP-3
and XP Home SP-1.

 

[Peter]

This has been covered several times in the group.

Go to the control panel - mail settings. Create a new mail profile.

Then you should be able to delete the old not working .psf.

Make sure you export each of your folders or do a back up in case your data
disappears.

p

 

[Jan]

Thanks Peter.
The problem is that I have no profile settings under Mail
in the Control Panel. All that is there is the .iaf
files, the Internet Account Files. I.e. the POP3
accounts that I use in my profile.

The only way that I can see to change the profile is to
add a new one from within Outlook, move the current .PST
files from the current location and choose the new .PST
file as default when I restart Outlook.

Is this correct?