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Tom S typed:
In trying to import an old .pst backup into Outlook 2003 from a CD I
get an error that denies me access to those files. I'm pretty sure I
specified no encryption (and no compression) when I created the
backup, and I didn't set a password. The backup may have been
created using Office 2000, but I don't see what difference that
should make.
So why can't I get into my own files? TIA for any help.

Tom S

Do not import.
Copy the PST file to your hard drive and remove the read-only attribute, and
then open it using file |open | outlook data file.

[Outlook needs full read/write access to the PST files]