Vista Import of .PST File (from recovered data)

[Person]

I need help

1. I inadvertantly deleted from my XP machine my .pst files.
2. I have had them recovered on DVD
3. I have tried to import them in Vista's Outlook (not express)
4. Get error message that it is not a PST File (but it has the pst file
extension)
5. The Dell tech says it must be corrupt.

Query - Is the file possible corrupt and if so how do I fix it?

If this is a Microsoft system problem - how do solve it

 

[Brian Tillman]

5. The Dell tech says it must be corrupt.

If you have moved the PST from the DVD to your hard drive and have removed
the read-only attribute, then the Dell tech is correct. The file was most
likely corrupted by the method you used to store it on DVD in the first
place.

Query - Is the file possible corrupt and if so how do I fix it?

Possibly by purchasing a PST recovery program. There are plenty, but you
can find one here: http://www.officerecovery.com/

 

[Person]

Thanks - do you think that a "Geek Squad" would have the facilities to
perform such a task?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks - do you think that a "Geek Squad" would have the facilities to
perform such a task?

Call first and ask if they can recover a PST. You'd pay less, though, by
buying a PST recovery program yourself.