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Hi Russ,
I have tried to do this but all I have is the cd that the files were backed up to. I have chedked the attributes and it is not a "read only". How do I copy these files? "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Do you still have your old data? Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's only a good way to lose data. You only needed to copy your data file. If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current version of Outlook to access what you have. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "MRJ" wrote in message news ![]() In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98 data (contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and Outlook 2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error reads: "File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have any suggestions? And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I 1) recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or 2) use the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist? |
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Any file on a CD is read only. Move it to your hard drive using Windows
Explorer and remove its read only attribute. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mary" wrote in message ... Hi Russ, I have tried to do this but all I have is the cd that the files were backed up to. I have chedked the attributes and it is not a "read only". How do I copy these files? "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Do you still have your old data? Importing and exporting is a very poor choice for transferring data. It's only a good way to lose data. You only needed to copy your data file. If this is the only file you now have, remove it from the CD, remove it's read only attribute, then open it (do NOT import it) in your current version of Outlook to access what you have. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "MRJ" wrote in message news ![]() In anticipation of receiving a new computer I backed up my Outlook 98 data (contacts and calendar) using the Import Export wizard and copied the resulting pst files to CD. I now have my new computer running XP and Outlook 2003 but seem to be having difficulty importing the files. The error reads: "File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the file D:\backup.pst" I did not password protect anything. Anybody have any suggestions? And if for some reason this is not doable from the existing CDs, can I 1) recreate files for proper export to CD and import onto new computer or 2) use the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to assist? |
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