not a pst file

[Wayne]

Hi guys

So glad i found this grooup. I have a problem thats been driving me crazy. I
have a new computer that had Vista OS on it and i chnaged back to XP cause i
disliked Vista.

I had Outllok 2007 on the Vista and i burnt the pst file to a cd before i
deleted Vista and installed XP.

Then i re installed XP on the XP OS and am trying to re import/install the
pst file from cd and Outlook keeps telling me its not a valid pst file.

I have copied the file to the desktop, changed the attributes from read
only, importing it, opening it, ran scanpst.exe (and it tells me its not a
valid pst file). I'm now at my wits end.

I even tried a program called Stellar Pheonix mailbox Pro and it says its
not a pst file.

I think it might be corrupted or something in the burning process and it
contains some very important business emails etc.

HELP!!!

Thanks

Wayne

 

[BillR [MVP]]

It sounds totally corrupt. There are sites that can recover data from
corrupt PST's but the service isn't cheap.

Are you trying to open it with Outlook 2007? If not, which version?

 

[Brian Tillman]

So glad i found this grooup. I have a problem thats been driving me
crazy. I have a new computer that had Vista OS on it and i chnaged
back to XP cause i disliked Vista.

Please don't multipost.

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

See if any of the additional suggestions here help you:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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