Re: Problems importing pst file

From: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] (russval_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 18:39:29 -0500

Clarify, please. Do you mean you had already removed the read only attribute
before you asked your question?
What happened when you ran IRT and then tried to open the file in Outlook? 

-- 
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2641701c462d8$71312280$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> File had a read-only attribute, which I have removed.
>
> So am I basically screwed? Is there any way to recover the
> data from the pst file? Tried Inbox Repair Toll, but that
> didn't seem to do anything.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Did the file acquire a read only attribute from the
> storage medium? If so,
> >remove it.
> >Exporting and importing is not the way you back up a PST
> file.
> >Next time just save it and then open it in the other
> installation.
> >Use exporting and importing only when you need to convert
> to another file
> >format or when you want to lose data or damage the PST
> file :(
> >-- 
> >Russ Valentine
> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >"Tim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:26b5901c462c7$8bd60710$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Upgraded system from Win 98 to 2000. Had Outlook 97 on
> old
> >> machine and backed up everything in a pst file using the
> >> Import/Export wizard. When I try importing the pst into
> >> Outlook 2000, I get two errors. First error
> is "Properties
> >> for this information service must be defined prior to
> use"
> >> Hit OK...second error says that my file is not a
> personal
> >> folders file.
> >>
> >> Tried Inbox Repair tool...its runs through it, but
> doesn't
> >> seems to have any info in the file when it's
> done....even
> >> though the file size is over 60MB.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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