Fix Outlook PST

How to fix a situation when you are unable to import PST in Windows Mail?

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:20:42 +0000

Windows Email is the email client for Windows Vista. It is actually a replacement for MS Outlook Express but it is not a component of Internet Explorer. The application lets you use Microsoft Outlook emails once you import the related PST in it. In order to do this, Windows Mail requires a healthy PST that is free from any kind of error messages. Windows mail cannot import PST which is corrupt or unreadable. In order to import the file, you first need to repair the file, which can be easily done using Outlook Inbox Repair Tool or any third party PST fix software tool.

However, there can be other reasons too that might just stop PST from importing. Suppose you try importing your PST in Windows Mail. The import operation might fail with one of the following symptoms:

* You receive an error depicting that email cannot be imported from MAPI client

* You try to import Outlook contacts in Windows contacts but fail

* When you try importing, the process freezes with no clue

As per the above mentioned errors and usual errors that strike, while importing PST in Windows mail, some possible reasons for such behavior might be:

* MS Outlook is not installed on the computer in which PST stored

* You are exporting contacts without comma separated values text file to Windows contacts

* Outlook PST you are trying to import is corrupt

However, you can resolve these issues easily. In order to resolve this issue, try the following corrective measures:

* Install Outlook on the system where PST is stored

* Rectify Outlook’s contact format

* You can import PST emails in Windows Mail by first importing them to Outlook Express. Then import the .dbx file created directly to Windows Mail

However, if this doesn’t help you, use Scanpst.exe file and double-click to perform PST fix. If this doesn’t works too, then restore the files using an updated backup copy. In absence of a backup, use pst fix software to restore your lost or deleted data.

Fix Outlook .pst

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:52:59 +0000

Working with MS Outlook means, you need to get ready for resolving errors that mainly occur due to diverse problems in the PST file. Once the PST is damaged, Outlook cannot load your important emails, contact, notes, etc. stored in the PST to your mailbox. When you start MS Outlook then instead of displaying your mailbox folder, Outlook generates errors. The error you might experience, might be one of the following:

* An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040116.

* An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040119.

* An unknown error has occurred. 0×80040600.

* Outlook.pst is not a personal folders file.

* Outlook.pst could not be found.

* Outlook.pst could not be opened.

* Outlook.pst cannot be accessed - 0×80040116.

* Outlook.pst has reached its maximum size.

* Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

* Messaging interface has caused an unknown error.

* Xyz.pst file could not be opened. The file may not be compatible with this version of Outlook or it may be corrupted.

* Unable to display the folder, Outlook.pst could not be accessed, access denied.

* The operation failed due to a registry or installation problem. Restart Outlook and try again. If the problem persists, please reinstall.

These are some of the most common Outlook error that might come in your way, haunt you of data loss and disturb your life. But there is no need to get disturbed, to resolve these errors and issues, you simply need to repair the damaged PST file. You can repair the damaged PST file with the help of PST fix tool. PST fix tool is reckoned for their accurate data recovery results.

Kernel for Outlook is an amazing PST fix software, which has been devised to help Outlook users who are facing data loss due to damaged PST. Now, Outlook users do not need to stand data loss, as Kernel for Outlook – PST fix is there to help them. The software quickly scans the corrupt PST to find out the possible damages in the file and repair those damages. Once the scanning process is complete, Kernel for Outlook – PST fix displays all recovered emails in their respective email folders like Inbox, Drafts, Deleted Items, etc. This wonderful software supports all versions of MS Outlook.

How to Check Spelling Mistakes in Email Message

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:29:37 +0000

Whenever you write an email to your colleague, relatives, or friends, you definitely check the message for finding spelling mistakes, if any. Writing a professional email message without any spelling mistakes shows professionalism and makes a great impact on your colleagues.

But, it has been noticed that even after checking the email message for extracting possible spelling mistakes, sometimes, there are always some mistakes left in the message. Later when you come to know about those mistakes, you feel awful because you made sure the mistakes were not there before sending that message.

Microsoft understands this problem; therefore, a spell checker has been embedded in MS Outlook. This spell checker automatically finds out the spelling mistakes in the email message and highlights them. Owing to this tool, you come to know about the various mistakes you made and it suggests you corrections for the mistakes. However, this tool is not enabled by default and therefore you need to enable it first to find out the spelling mistakes you perform. Following are the steps that help you enable the spell checker in Outlook 2007:

1. Start MS Outlook.

2. Select Options in the Tools menu.

3. Select the Spelling tab.

4. Select the Always check spelling before sending option.

5. Click the Apply button.

6. Click the OK button

7. Restart Outlook.

After you follow the steps given above, you will be able to enable the spell check tool. Now, whenever you write the email message, Outlook spell checker finds spelling mistakes, if any.

Use Kernel for Outlook fix pst software to repair the damaged Outlook.pst file. The software quickly repairs the PST file, which is damaged due to power sabotage, virus infection, application failure, etc. Kernel for Outlook PST fix software supports all versions of MS Outlook.

Cyclic Redundancy Check error when copying PST to another Location

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:09:59 +0000

An Outlook user may need to copy Outlook.pst file from one location to another in order to access the emails, notes, etc. stored in the PST file from another location. Consider a scenario depicting the need for copying the PST file from one location to another. You purchased a new computer and configured Outlook in it. Now, you want to access all your old emails including attachments, images, notes, etc. with the new profile created on your new computer. To do that you copy the PST file from old computer to paste into the new computer. However, when you are copying the PST file from old computer, you get the following error message:

“Data error (cyclic Redundancy Check)”

Reason

Supposedly this issue occurs when there is a bad sector in the storage media or the PST file is corrupt. However, let’s take a look at some of the common reasons that might result in occurrence of the above-mentioned error message:

* The Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) error occurs when the storage media from where you are copying the PST file has bad sectors.

* Another reason for CRC error can be the damage of the PST file that your are copying to place at another location.

* Problem can also be occurred due to presence of bad sectors on the target storage area.

Solution

Consider following solutions to successfully copy the PST file to target location:

* Copy the PST file to another location. If the problem has been occurring due to problem in the target storage area, the issue will be automatically resolved.

* If the problem still pursue then check the storage media for finding and fixing possible errors. Execute following steps to check the storage media for errors:

1. Explore My Computer.

2. Right-click the storage media and select the Properties option. A dialog box opens.

3. Select the Tools tab.

4. Click the Check Now button in the Error-checking section.

5. Select required options.

6. Click the Start button.

Computer starts checking the storage media for finding and resolving possible errors.

* If you still face the problem in copying PST file to another location then it means the PST file is damaged. In that scenario, you need to repair the damaged PST file.

You can repair the damaged PST file using a third-party PST fix software, which you can easily find over Internet (available for free evaluation). Kernel for Outlook – PST Fix is one of the five-star rated software, which has been developed to help you repair the damaged PST file. The software supports all versions of MS Outlook and recovers all data including emails, deleted items, attachments (whether small or large), images, notes, contacts, etc.

Having Problem in Importing PST file- Resolve It

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:09:25 +0000

Importing a PST file in MS Outlook is very easy when performed with Import wizard. By importing a PST file, you can quickly use contacts, notes, etc. stored in the imported PST file. However, sometimes while using the Import wizard for accessing contacts, notes, emails, etc. you may get following error message:

“File access is denied. You do not have permission required to access the file c:\ Documents and Settings\user_id\Local Settings\Application …”

In the above error message, “c:\ Documents and Settings\abc.pst.” is the path where PST file that you are trying to import is saved.

Reason

Following can be the reasons due to which Outlook is unable to import the file:

* PST file that you want to import is in read-only mode.

* You are trying to import the PST file from CD or DVD.

* PST file is saved on a remote computer and you do not have enough rights to access the shared data from that remote computer.

Due one or multiple reasons mentioned above, your PST displays errors while you import it using Import Wizard.

Solution

Now after you realize the reason behind the occurrence of this error message, you need to confirm what caused the error message, so that you can proceed to resolve the issue. Execute following methods to resolve the issue:

* Check the read-only attribute of the file. If the file is in read-only mode then change it to read-write mode. After changing the file’s attribute, import the file once again.

* After you have verified the file’s attribute and have made required modifications, confirm that the file is not stored on CD or DVD. If the file that you are trying to import is saved on CD or DVD then first save the file on your computer’s hard disk and then import the file. Your problem will be resolved.

* If the file is not stored on CD or DVD but is stored on a remote computer in a network then first saves the file on your computer. If you do not have enough rights to copy data from the remote computer then ask the owner of the remote computer to provide you privileges for accessing shared data.

Hope the aforementioned solutions may help you resolve the error message issue and let you import the desired PST file. If in case the above mentioned solutions are not able to help you, then most probably, Outlook is displaying these error messages due to corruption of PST file. It may have happened that there is some sort of corruption in the PST file due to which you are having problem in importing the file.

If you feel that the PST file you are using is damaged, then use Kernel for Outlook – PST Fix software to repair the damaged PST file. Kernel for Outlook – PST Fix is an efficient, cost-effective, and reliable PST repair software.

How to get help to deal with corrupt PST file?

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:27:29 +0000

Are you facing continuous error messages while trying to work on PST? Is your PST data corrupt? You find your PST data inaccessible? If yes then this blog post will pave your way to find out the solution for dealing with such problematic situation. But before moving further to find out the solution you should know the reasons that might lead you to PST file corruption or damage. Let us first discuss reasons for PST file corruption. Usually, corruption to PST file is caused due to header corruption, accidental email deletion, 2 GB size limitation or many other opening and operational errors.

Corruption strikes without any prior notice and you are left empty-handed as the data in your PST corrupts and becomes inaccessible. In order to resolve such situations, you need to make sure what made to

So what to do when PST file is corrupt? First of all use the inbuilt PST repair utility i.e. inbox repair tool. If it does not work for then take help of third party PST fix software. If chosen prudently, such software provides you with quick and convenient PST repair and recovery.

Kernel for Outlook PST is such a PST fix tool that can prove to your best companion in complex situations of PST file corruption. It effortlessly recovers all available emails and other items from corrupt PST file and allows you to save them to a new PST file. Even deleted emails can also be recovered with this excellent PST fix tool. So whenever you face PST file corruption, just relax and try to resolve it using Inbox repair tool. If it does not help you out, get PST recovery done with Kernel for Outlook PST.

How to reduce the size of Outlook mailbox

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:31:21 +0000

With passing time and increased usage, your Outlook mailbox keeps on growing on size. Since, size limitation for email storage is there in Outlook storage files, you need to look at your mailbox size time to time. If in case you don’t take care of this issue in your PST file, then you might face PST corruption any time.

Although you can find many ways to manage your mailbox and reduce the size of the data file but Mailbox Cleanup tool is one of those ways, which allows you to view the size of your mailbox and individual folders.

You can also archive older items to an archive Personal Folders file (.pst) and empty your Deleted Items folder. To do so follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Mailbox Cleanup.

2. Do any of the following:

* To view the total size of your mailbox and of individual folders within it, click View Mailbox Size.

* To locate older items, select Find items older than n days, enter a number between 1 and 999, and then click Find.

* To locate large items, select Find items larger than n kilobytes, enter a number between 1 and 9999, and then click Find.

* To move older items in your mailbox to an archive Personal Folders file (.pst), click AutoArchive. The default folder for archive .pst files is c:\Documents and Settings\user name\Local Settings\ Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

* To view the size of your Deleted Items folder, click View Deleted Items Size.

* To empty your Deleted Items folder, click Empty.

* To view the size of your Conflicts folder, click View Conflicts Size.

* To delete the contents of your Conflicts folder, click Delete.

This way you can delete unnecessary data from the mailbox file and prevent situations leading to malfunctioning of Outlook. At times corruption due to passing threshold limit is so severe that you might just lose your email data forever.

There are situations when you may face PST file corruption due to crossing maximum file size limit or any other reason. In such a situation, you will need to use an effective PST fix tool. Kernel for Outlook is such a PST fix tool that can help you in dealing with such unmanageable situations.

How to open another person’s Calendar, Contacts or Tasks?

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:24:21 +0000

While working in an organization, you might feel the need of opening your colleague’s calendar. Suppose your manager is not in the office and you want to ensure his/her schedule for the day, then you can simply access his calendar and related folders to fetch the required information.

Now it’s easy to view another person’s calendar, contacts, and tasks in MS Office Outlook 2003. Well one can do so from the Navigation Pane. What happens is when you access another person’s folder for the first time; the shared folder is added to the Navigation Pane. The next time you want to view the other person’s folder, you can easily select it in the Navigation Pane.

To open your colleague’s calendar, follow the steps given below:

You can view up to 30 calendars side-by-side in Calendar.

1.Go to Calendar > Open a Shared Calendar.

2.To select another person’s name from the address book, click Name or type the name in the Name box.

3.The new calendar will appear to the side of any calendar already in the view.

To open your colleague’s contact folder, follow the steps given below:

1.Go to Contacts > Open Shared Contacts.

2.To select another person’s name from the address book, click Name or type the name in the Name box.

3.Click OK.

If you wish to open your colleague’s Task folder, follow the steps given below:

1.Go to Tasks > Open Shared Tasks.

2.To select another person’s name from the address book, click Name or type the name in the Name box.

If you want to remove a name from the Other Calendars, Other Contacts, or Other Tasks lists, just right-click the name, and then click Remove from Other (Calendars, Contacts, or Tasks).

The above mentioned procedure can be used invariably to access shared Journal or Notes folders.

In case corruption occurs in Outlook 2003 .PST file, Kernel for PST fix repairs the corrupt, damaged PST file within minutes.

How to determine the Personal Folders File (.pst) format

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:53:28 +0000

Did you recently upgrade to MS Outlook 2003? If yes then you are surely going to experience better performance, as Outlook 2003 comes with a new PST file format. This new PST file format offers various features and benefits that enhance the performance of your email client. With this new PST format you can get complete support to multilingual Unicode data and better storage capacity.

But to get benefit from this new PST file format, you must make sure that the PST file you are using is in new format. You can determine the format of your PST file by following these steps:

* On the File menu, click Data File Management.

* On the Data Files tab, click the Personal Folders file (.pst) data file that you want to check, and then click Settings.

* View the Format field to see whether it contains the text Personal Folders File or Personal Folders File (97-2002).

If you see text personal Folder File in Format field, then the PST file you are using is in new format. But if Personal Folder File (97-2002) is getting displayed in Format field, then you are still using the earlier PST file format. You can also upgrade the PST file version if required.

At times, when we try configuring older version of PST file with the latest MS Outlook version, the file won’t open. Sometimes, this entire process corrupts the PST file leaving the user red-faced. Although, corruption issues can be dealt easily, but only with the help of an efficient PST repair software.

If PST file corruption is bothering you, then using Kernel for Outlook can help you to repair corrupt PST file. This PST fix software is highly efficient hence; provide you with fast and precise PST file repair.

Fixing PST file corruption

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:52:00 +0000

PST file corruption is no more a complicated and unmanageable situation, as PST fix tool is there to handle corruption diligently. You may face PST file corruption due to virus contamination, header structure corruption, 2 GB file size limit or any unknown error occurrence. All these issues will make your PST data become inaccessible causing abrupt halt to your scheduled work.

Now let us keep the corruption reasons apart, as PST fix tool will surely help you repair the corrupt PST file by retrieving all your data in minimal amount of time. And for that reason, PST fix tool provides complete and accurate results in every situation.

Before taking help of PST fix tool, you can also try the Inbox repair tool to repair the corrupt PST file. Inbox repair tool is an inbuilt repair tool of MS Outlook and is suitable to deal with PST corruption or malfunctioning issues. However, users may find this inbuilt utility ineffective in most of the cases where PST file is majorly corrupt or damaged. Often the data so lost after corruption of PST is lost forever, if a user is not able to find out the actual reason behind the corruption.

When Inbox repair tool fails to fix PST file corruption, simply go for PST fix tool without wasting time. Even permanently deleted emails from deleted items folders can also be recovered with this tool, which is quite impossible to recover using Inbox repair tool. So just keep all worries aside and get the PST file corruption repaired with PST fix tool.