Russ,

I noticed on my old computer that the attribute file box was checked on the
saved properties of the file. When I looked at the file on CD while in my new
computer the read only box was checked. Do you mean I need to uncheck that
before I can be allowed access to the file?

The alert when I try to open the file says:
You Don't have the permission required to access D:\contacts.backup.pst

Let me know the process ...just uncheck the box and click apply?

Thanks,
mike
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

So did you place the PST file back on a hard drive and remove the read only
attribute it acquired from being burned to a CD?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"kbdmike" wrote in message
...

What I did was follow the microsoft site that said to save it as a pst
file,
which I did...took it from my contacts folder in outlook and then I saved
it
to the desktop. After that I burned the file to a CD and put the CD into
the
new computer.

mike

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

How exactly did you save and transport this file? How did you try to open
it?
Normally any PST file you simply copy in Windows Explorer can be opened
in
Outlook unless you did something wrong, like exporting it, for example.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"kbdmike" wrote in message
...
I saved a .pst file from an old computer to move my files from outlook
onto
the new computer. When I attempted to open the file on the new computer
it
said that the administrator something or other would not allow it to be
opened.

I am in my home and I am the administrator on the old computer. How do
I
save the .pst file so it can be opened on the new computer?