password set for archive for Outllok 98

[regina]

Hi all,

thanks for reading. I am having a problem here whereby i have a user, when he wanted to open his archive (.pst) file from the server, it actually prompt him for a password. The headache is that he CANT remember the password and having tried 128 passwords, all failed!
How did he actually set password to his archive files and is there a way to break the password? I have call microsoft and they say we cannot do anything without the password :(
what can i do to help this user get back his archive which is important?

Thanks in advanced.

Regards,
Regina

[bob]

Regina,

Like any PST file, you can password protect it in the "properties" dialog box.
There is not a MS supported way to removed the password but there is a utility that sometimes works. I have had very mixed results with this.
There is a way out, which is very similar to hacking (The following information is for administrators with good intention to help a bonafide owner of the *.pst file).



You will have to download pst19upg.zip file (please locate the file yourself)

Copy the *.pst file in a new folder and expand the above zip file in the same folder

Run: pst19upg -x *.pst

Run: pst19upg -I *.psx (.psx will be created in the previous step)

Configure the *.pst file obtained in the previous step as Personal folder.


Is it possible to do a restore from before he set the PW?


Good luck.

BB


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regina at 11/2/00 12:00:51 AM


Hi all,

thanks for reading. I am having a problem here whereby i have a user, when he wanted to open his archive (.pst) file from the server, it actually prompt him for a password. The headache is that he CANT remember the password and having tried 128 passwords, all failed!
How did he actually set password to his archive files and is there a way to break the password? I have call microsoft and they say we cannot do anything without the password :(
what can i do to help this user get back his archive which is important?

Thanks in advanced.

Regards,
Regina

[bob]

Regina,

Like any PST file, you can password protect it in the "properties" dialog box.
There is not a MS supported way to removed the password but there is a utility that sometimes works. I have had very mixed results with this.
There is a way out, which is very similar to hacking (The following information is for administrators with good intention to help a bonafide owner of the *.pst file).



You will have to download pst19upg.zip file (please locate the file yourself)

Copy the *.pst file in a new folder and expand the above zip file in the same folder

Run: pst19upg -x *.pst

Run: pst19upg -I *.psx (.psx will be created in the previous step)

Configure the *.pst file obtained in the previous step as Personal folder.


Is it possible to do a restore from before he set the PW?


Good luck.

BB


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regina at 11/2/00 12:00:51 AM


Hi all,

thanks for reading. I am having a problem here whereby i have a user, when he wanted to open his archive (.pst) file from the server, it actually prompt him for a password. The headache is that he CANT remember the password and having tried 128 passwords, all failed!
How did he actually set password to his archive files and is there a way to break the password? I have call microsoft and they say we cannot do anything without the password :(
what can i do to help this user get back his archive which is important?

Thanks in advanced.

Regards,
Regina

[bob]

Regina,

Like any PST file, you can password protect it in the "properties" dialog box.
There is not a MS supported way to removed the password but there is a utility that sometimes works. I have had very mixed results with this.
There is a way out, which is very similar to hacking (The following information is for administrators with good intention to help a bonafide owner of the *.pst file).



You will have to download pst19upg.zip file (please locate the file yourself)

Copy the *.pst file in a new folder and expand the above zip file in the same folder

Run: pst19upg -x *.pst

Run: pst19upg -I *.psx (.psx will be created in the previous step)

Configure the *.pst file obtained in the previous step as Personal folder.


Is it possible to do a restore from before he set the PW?


Good luck.

BB


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regina at 11/2/00 12:00:51 AM


Hi all,

thanks for reading. I am having a problem here whereby i have a user, when he wanted to open his archive (.pst) file from the server, it actually prompt him for a password. The headache is that he CANT remember the password and having tried 128 passwords, all failed!
How did he actually set password to his archive files and is there a way to break the password? I have call microsoft and they say we cannot do anything without the password :(
what can i do to help this user get back his archive which is important?

Thanks in advanced.

Regards,
Regina