Move Outlook 2003 to new computer

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Tom L

I am trying to move my Outlook contacts & email to a new compuer. I have
burned a cd with the .pst files from my old computer - when I try to install
on the new computer I get an error message "File Access is denied. You do
nothave permission required to access the file E:\outlook.pst" I do not use
passwords
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Copy the .pst file from the CD (read only) to the hard drive and remove the Read-Only attribute from its properties. Outlook requires both read AND write access to the .pst file. Then, use Outlook's File->Open->Outlook Data File to access your data - do NOT import.

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After furious head scratching, Tom L asked:

| I am trying to move my Outlook contacts & email to a new compuer. I
| have burned a cd with the .pst files from my old computer - when I
| try to install on the new computer I get an error message "File
| Access is denied. You do nothave permission required to access the
| file E:\outlook.pst" I do not use passwords
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Glad it worked for you!

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Tom L asked:

| Thnaks so much Milly - this did solve the problem
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Copy the .pst file from the CD (read only) to the hard drive and
|| remove the Read-Only attribute from its properties. Outlook
|| requires both read AND write access to the .pst file. Then, use
|| Outlook's File->Open->Outlook Data File to access your data - do NOT
|| import.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Tom L asked:
||
||| I am trying to move my Outlook contacts & email to a new compuer. I
||| have burned a cd with the .pst files from my old computer - when I
||| try to install on the new computer I get an error message "File
||| Access is denied. You do nothave permission required to access the
||| file E:\outlook.pst" I do not use passwords
 

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