Can corrputed PST files be reparied by Adminstrators for users?

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Howard Jares - 20 Oct 2004 17:35 GMT

I manage several large file servers where users sometime store their PST files.
Backup Exec has recognized that a couple are corrputed.

Can an Administrator run SCANPST to repair the problem for the user or does
it have to be done by the user/owner? Will SCANPST change anything internal
to the file related to security based upon who runs it?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 20 Oct 2004 22:03 GMT

Scanpst.exe needs to be run locally on the machine where the .pst file
resides, not over a network. It doesn't affect any security attributes for
the file.

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>I manage several large file servers where users sometime store their PST
>files.
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> internal
> to the file related to security based upon who runs it?

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Howard Jares - 20 Oct 2004 22:47 GMT

Thank you for the info. Unfortunately, this leads to a different question:
I don't have office installed on my file servers.
Will ScanPST.exe run standalone? If I put a copy of it temporarily on the
server to fix the problem, will I need a bunch of dlls?

A better question: Is this something that I can do for my users without
installing Office on my eneterpise file servers?

Will SCANPST from Office 2003 fix PST files create by Office 2000 or Office
XP?

> Scanpst.exe needs to be run locally on the machine where the .pst file
> resides, not over a network. It doesn't affect any security attributes for
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> > internal
> > to the file related to security based upon who runs it?

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