I am trying to import a pst file that I exported from Outlook 2003 on my Win
XP hard drive into Outlook 2007 on my Vista Hard drive before I format the
XP drive.

I keep getting the error message ' File access is denied. You do not have
the permission required to access the file.....'

I have also tried using Outlook 2003 backup tool from MS website however
when I import into Outlook 2007, I am unable to open all the mail folders.

Any ideas as to ways around this?

Outish wrote:

I am trying to import a pst file that I exported from Outlook 2003 on my
Win XP hard drive into Outlook 2007 on my Vista Hard drive before I format
the XP drive.

Don't ever export or import a native outlook file. If the pst file is on a
CD, copy it to your HDD, (do NOT overwrite the existing file, ie put it
somewhere other than the default location), remove the Read-Only attribute,
then in Outlook go to File-Open-Outlook data file and navigate to where you
copied it to. You then have two choices: either drag the data from your old
pst file to the new, or set the old file as the default delivery location,
and just carry on using it as normal.

I managed to copy the pst file onto the new directory where Outlook stores
its data. However, when I try to open certain folders that contain mail
within Outlook 2007, I get the follwoing message..
'The messaging Interface has returned an unknown error. If the problem
persists, restart outlook' I have restarted outlook and keep getting this
message. Anything i can do? These mail folders contain important messages
which I would like to keep.

Thanks


"Gordon" wrote in message
...
Outish wrote:

I am trying to import a pst file that I exported from Outlook 2003 on my
Win XP hard drive into Outlook 2007 on my Vista Hard drive before I
format
the XP drive.

Don't ever export or import a native outlook file. If the pst file is on a
CD, copy it to your HDD, (do NOT overwrite the existing file, ie put it
somewhere other than the default location), remove the Read-Only
attribute,
then in Outlook go to File-Open-Outlook data file and navigate to where
you
copied it to. You then have two choices: either drag the data from your
old
pst file to the new, or set the old file as the default delivery location,
and just carry on using it as normal.

If this copied .PST file has the same name as an existing file in that
folder and you overwrote the existing file with the copied file, you now
have a corrupt Outlook profile. Create a new profile with 'Control
Panel|Mail'(which will create a new, empty .PST file), open Outlook, use
'File|Open|Outlook Data File' to open the copied .PST, then close (and
delete, if you care to) the empty .PST created with the new profile.

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
Adding/Recreating a Mail Profile
http://www.slipstick.com/config/movepst.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Outish" wrote in message
k...
I managed to copy the pst file onto the new directory where Outlook stores
its data. However, when I try to open certain folders that contain mail
within Outlook 2007, I get the follwoing message..
'The messaging Interface has returned an unknown error. If the problem
persists, restart outlook' I have restarted outlook and keep getting this
message. Anything i can do? These mail folders contain important messages
which I would like to keep.

Thanks


"Gordon" wrote in message
...
Outish wrote:

I am trying to import a pst file that I exported from Outlook 2003 on
my
Win XP hard drive into Outlook 2007 on my Vista Hard drive before I
format
the XP drive.

Don't ever export or import a native outlook file. If the pst file is on
a
CD, copy it to your HDD, (do NOT overwrite the existing file, ie put it
somewhere other than the default location), remove the Read-Only
attribute,
then in Outlook go to File-Open-Outlook data file and navigate to where
you
copied it to. You then have two choices: either drag the data from your
old
pst file to the new, or set the old file as the default delivery
location,
and just carry on using it as normal.

Hal, thansk for your prompt reply, I tried all that you advised however I am
still getting the same error message

'The messaging Interface has returned an unknown error. If the problem
persists, restart outlook'

WHat else could the problem be?

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote in message
...
If this copied .PST file has the same name as an existing file in that
folder and you overwrote the existing file with the copied file, you now
have a corrupt Outlook profile. Create a new profile with 'Control
Panel|Mail'(which will create a new, empty .PST file), open Outlook, use
'File|Open|Outlook Data File' to open the copied .PST, then close (and
delete, if you care to) the empty .PST created with the new profile.

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
Adding/Recreating a Mail Profile
http://www.slipstick.com/config/movepst.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Outish" wrote in message
k...
I managed to copy the pst file onto the new directory where Outlook
stores
its data. However, when I try to open certain folders that contain mail
within Outlook 2007, I get the follwoing message..
'The messaging Interface has returned an unknown error. If the problem
persists, restart outlook' I have restarted outlook and keep getting this
message. Anything i can do? These mail folders contain important messages
which I would like to keep.

Thanks


"Gordon" wrote in message
...
Outish wrote:

I am trying to import a pst file that I exported from Outlook 2003 on
my
Win XP hard drive into Outlook 2007 on my Vista Hard drive before I
format
the XP drive.

Don't ever export or import a native outlook file. If the pst file is
on
a
CD, copy it to your HDD, (do NOT overwrite the existing file, ie put it
somewhere other than the default location), remove the Read-Only
attribute,
then in Outlook go to File-Open-Outlook data file and navigate to where
you
copied it to. You then have two choices: either drag the data from your
old
pst file to the new, or set the old file as the default delivery
location,
and just carry on using it as normal.