Fix Outlook PST

Oversized PST file is a common but complicated situation for Outlook users. There are various inbuilt tools to deal with oversized PST file and 2 GB Truncation utility is one of them. This utility helps an Outlook user to deal with oversized PST file by creating a truncated copy of PST file. But sometimes when you run this utility following error message appear on your screen:

Run-time Error ‘713?: Class not registered. You need the following file to be installed on your machine. MSSTDFMT.DLL

Solution ( PST Fix Tool )

To deal with the above mentioned error message; follow these steps in different operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Microsoft Windows ME

Follow these steps when Windows 98, Windows 98 SE or Windows ME is installed on your computer system:

* Copy the MSstdfmt.dll file to the C:\Windows\System folder.

* Open a command prompt, and then type the following command:

* REGSVR32 C:\Windows\System\MSSTDFMT.DLL

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Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Microsoft Windows XP

Follow these steps when Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP is installed on your computer system:

* Copy the MSstdfmt.dll to the C:\<windir>\System32 folder.

* Open a command prompt and type the following command

* REGSVR32 C:\windir\System32\MSSTDFMT.DLL

Where windir is either the WINNT or the Windows directory

This way you can deal with the error messages interrupting you in running 2 GB Truncation utility and resolve the issue of oversized PST file without any obstacle.

However most of the time, these Microsoft utilities don’t work and you lose your PST email data forever. Hence before you try out for any of data recovery software to recover data, make sure you save a copy of the data at another safe location. If in case your PST has got corrupt due to exceeding 2 GB file size limitation, you can take help of Kernel for Outlook PST Repair for recovering emails from corrupt PST file.