Mr. Valentine, I've done as you've instructed many times. However. when I
do: Contact backup properties.GeneralAttributesread only is NOT
checkedapplyOK I am UNABLE to view the file when I doulbe click it. I
continue to get the "Windows cannot open this file"select the program from a
listnone on the list allow me to view the file. But it just dawns on
me-will I never be able to view the file? Will I use the CD to re-load
Outlook on my home or away computer? And expecting to view the data when
outside of Outlook is impossible?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You copy the PST file from the CD to your hard drive (you can't move files
from a CD).
Then you R click it and use the Context menu to remove its read only
attribute.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Korine" wrote in message
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Thank you for bearing with me. Do I move the file from the CD to the hard
drive or am I moving the file from My Documents to the CD or from the
backup
in Outlook? I attempted to move the file from the CD to the hard drive
but
the computer will not do this. It gave me NO prompt to remove the read
only
attribute.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can't open PST files on a CD. Outlook must have read/write access to
PST
files.
Move the file to your hard drive and remove its read only attribute. Then
open it the way I told you to.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Korine" wrote in message
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Mr Valentine,
After reading other posts I've tried again to write a CD. I closed
Outlook
and went to My DocumentsContacts Backup filefile & folder tasksCopy
this
file a ballon from my task bar indicates I have "files waiting to be
copied"
and they are the contacts backup file. I follow the prompt to click
the
balloon and the CD writing wizard begins to work. It appears to write
the
CD. The CD drive door opens when the process is complete. But I cannot
open
the CD with or with out Outlook open! I again get all of the prompts
about
needing to know which "program created it".

"Korine" wrote:

I followed the Office online instructions to "create a backup copy of
my
Contacts" The backup file is visible in My Documents. But when I try
to
open
the file I"m told that "Windows is attemping to open a file of type "
office
data file" (.pst) I then select "open with" and several prompts
later
reach
"Windows needs to know what program created it" and I am asked to
select
"the program that created it" from a list. The first four selections
a
Microsoft Office Excel, Office Publisher , Office Word and Office
Document
Reader. I have tried all four of these and am unable to view the
backup
file. With Excel data is visible but not is a readable format. With
Word
all I see are geometric shapes! I also tried 3 or 4 other programs
in a
secondary list and they did not open the file either.
What program created the backup file and how do I open my backup file?
My
goal is to save the back up file to a CD.