ol2003 asks for a password when I never set a password
 

My OS = XP Media Center Edition. Office Professional 2003

I backed up my OL with a personal folders file before reinstalling windows.
After reinstaling windows I copied the saved personal folders file to my
documents on the hard drive. Then in OL: NEW OPEN OUTLOOK DATA FILE, I
attempted to open the personal folders file and I was prompted for a
password. I never set a password to my personal folders file. Does anyone
know how I can "import" my OL personal folders file? Programs on the web
claim to be able to "find" my password but I'm distrusting of scams, malware,
etc

ol2003 asks for a password when I never set a password
 

How did you backup & copy this data file?
And if you run scanpst.exe against this data file what does it report?

"bakc4" wrote in message
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My OS = XP Media Center Edition. Office Professional 2003

I backed up my OL with a personal folders file before reinstalling
windows.
After reinstaling windows I copied the saved personal folders file to my
documents on the hard drive. Then in OL: NEW OPEN OUTLOOK DATA FILE,
I
attempted to open the personal folders file and I was prompted for a
password. I never set a password to my personal folders file. Does
anyone
know how I can "import" my OL personal folders file? Programs on the web
claim to be able to "find" my password but I'm distrusting of scams,
malware,
etc

ol2003 asks for a password when I never set a password
 

See http://www.slipstick.com/problems/lostpw.asp for the method to remove
the password from older pst formats - but you may just need to run scanpst
on it since it really wasn't passworded.


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"bakc4" wrote in message
...
My OS = XP Media Center Edition. Office Professional 2003

I backed up my OL with a personal folders file before reinstalling
windows.
After reinstaling windows I copied the saved personal folders file to my
documents on the hard drive. Then in OL: NEW OPEN OUTLOOK DATA FILE,
I
attempted to open the personal folders file and I was prompted for a
password. I never set a password to my personal folders file. Does
anyone
know how I can "import" my OL personal folders file? Programs on the web
claim to be able to "find" my password but I'm distrusting of scams,
malware,
etc