PST file suddenly asks for password after system change

[Guest]

This is not the first time I've experienced this problem, and Outlook
2010 is not the only version of Outlook in which I have seen it. I
recently changed my laptop from Vista x64 Home Edition to Windows 7
x64 Professional—therefore, a complete “fresh” install.

For no apparent reason, when I tried to use my old PST file, it now
asks for a password on the new system. There was no password on the
file in the old system.

I ran scanpst on the file and it found and corrected some errors but
the file still wants a password.

Why does this happen when one moves a PST file to a new system? What
do I do now—I definitely want to keep the file!!!

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Peter Foldes]

How did you move the old pst files over to your new install. Can you post it in
detail

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This is not the first time I've experienced this problem, and Outlook
2010 is not the only version of Outlook in which I have seen it. I
recently changed my laptop from Vista x64 Home Edition to Windows 7
x64 Professional—therefore, a complete “fresh” install.

For no apparent reason, when I tried to use my old PST file, it now
asks for a password on the new system. There was no password on the
file in the old system.

I ran scanpst on the file and it found and corrected some errors but
the file still wants a password.

Why does this happen when one moves a PST file to a new system? What
do I do now—I definitely want to keep the file!!!

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Guest]

How did you move the old pst files over to your new install. Can you postit in
detail

--
Peter
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This is not the first time I've experienced this problem, and Outlook
2010 is not the only version of Outlook in which I have seen it.  I
recently changed my laptop from Vista x64 Home Edition to Windows 7
x64 Professional—therefore, a complete “fresh” install.

For no apparent reason, when I tried to use my old PST file, it now
asks for a password on the new system.  There was no password on the
file in the old system.

I ran scanpst on the file and it found and corrected some errors but
the file still wants a password.

Why does this happen when one moves a PST file to a new system?  What
do I do now—I definitely want to keep the file!!!

Thanks in advance for any help!

Thanks for the reply. I believe that in all cases I have simply
copied them from disc images to the new system.