How did you copy the file? Did you ever copy it to a read only medium, like
a CD?

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
> I have copied my pst files off an old computer to a folder
> in order to transfer them to a newer computer - both
> running Outlook 97. When I try to import the files from
> the folder of pst files, I get the window - "access
> denied". Any ideas?
> Thanks.
drew - 29 Apr 2004 03:31 GMT
Yes, I copied the pst files from my old hard drive
(operating system wouldn't start) onto a CD. Then I
placed the CD into the new computer. Thanks for the quick
response.
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>How did you copy the file? Did you ever copy it to a read only medium, like
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 29 Apr 2004 05:36 GMT
Then remove the read only attribute from the file.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
> Yes, I copied the pst files from my old hard drive
> (operating system wouldn't start) onto a CD. Then I
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drew - 30 Apr 2004 05:15 GMT
When I try to remove the "read only" attribute from the
mailbox.pst and mailbox.pab files, I get "an error has
occured in applying attributes. Access is denied"
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>Then remove the read only attribute from the file.
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 30 Apr 2004 10:55 GMT
Then you'll need to provide more information on how you copied this file,
what operating system you are using, and what your logon permissions are.

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Russ Valentine
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> When I try to remove the "read only" attribute from the
> mailbox.pst and mailbox.pab files, I get "an error has
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