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michael

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May 2, 2009, 5:56:01 PM5/2/09
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I recently migrated my Vista machine which runs Office 2007 from one domain
to another. I am a local administrator on my machine. After I changed domains
I found that I could open Outlook and read all my contacts/calendar... from
the original .pst file but was unable to edit or create new items without the
error which I stated in the Subject heading. I tried
uninstalling/reinstalling without resolution of the problem. I also created a
fresh(blank) .pst file and still I could not enter new data into a blank
.pst! Curiously, if I log onto the old domain (on the same computer), Outlook
can open the identical .pst file but is able to edit and create new items.

Since reinstalling did not help, I'm at a loss for what to do next. Is this
a problem with the Profile that was created when I logged on to a new domain?
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Michael

Anthony Baratta

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May 3, 2009, 3:46:01 AM5/3/09
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hi

locate your .pst file, right click/properties/security - check
permissions, edit or add
permissions as required

michael

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May 3, 2009, 7:36:01 AM5/3/09
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Nope, permissions are just fine.

I can't get it to work even with a fresh (new) .pst file. However, if I log
on to the old domain, I can edit/add objects(contacts, calendar events...)
without a problem to the same file. I can create a blank .pst and it's works
fine. Log back on to the new domain and I get the error we're discussing.

As far as user/domain rights, I have local admin rights(identical rights on
both domains).


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Michael

Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

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May 4, 2009, 2:12:30 PM5/4/09
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"michael" <mic...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29924F06-107F-46D8...@microsoft.com...

> Nope, permissions are just fine.

Clearly not, if you can't open the PST.

> I can't get it to work even with a fresh (new) .pst file. However, if I log
> on to the old domain, I can edit/add objects(contacts, calendar events...)
> without a problem to the same file. I can create a blank .pst and it's works
> fine. Log back on to the new domain and I get the error we're discussing.
>
> As far as user/domain rights, I have local admin rights(identical rights on
> both domains).

Take ownership of the PST and you should be OK.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Nikki Peterson

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May 4, 2009, 2:52:19 PM5/4/09
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Did you name the profile the same name?

Try creating a new profile, using a different profile name.

Nikki

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Nikki Peterson

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May 4, 2009, 3:01:51 PM5/4/09
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Oh, another thing to look for:

Did you copy this pst onto your desktop from a CD?

If so, then select the properties of the file and turn off the
Read Only check mark. To select the properties, just
right click the file and select "Properties".

Nikki

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michael

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May 6, 2009, 6:21:01 AM5/6/09
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Thanks. Turns out to be an ActiveDirectory Permissions thing rather than a
local problem.


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Michael

michael

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May 6, 2009, 6:20:01 AM5/6/09
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You're right about the permissions being the problem but not in a way I
suspected. Recall that the problem occurred when logged on to one domain but
not the other. The reason was that the "problem" domain as an ActiveDirectory
which suppressed the use of .pst files across the whole enterprise. The
Permission issue was a global one and not a local one.

I'm not sure there is a "fix" for that short of getting the the Permission
changed
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Michael

Fearless

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Jul 27, 2009, 9:56:01 AM7/27/09
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I had similar issue every time trying to copy email for Inbox to a local
folder. I was getting this error message:
"cannot move the items. you don't have appropriate permission to perform
this operation"

I could create pst file, create folders into it but wasnt able to move any
item in it.

Turned out network admins had disabled pst files.


Solution:

Quick approach
Open regedit and search and delete these two entries,
PSTDisableGrow
DisablePST

Better approach
I found 2 places in registry for each entry (a total of 4). i created Reg
Delete command in cmd file and added the cmd file to startup program. This
way if network admins push this entry again through group policy or whatever,
I will revert the changes back.

Add these two lines of code to a cmd file.
Reg Delete
"Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\12.0\Outlook" /v
DisablePST /f
Reg Delete "HKey_Current_User\SOftware\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\PST" /v
PSTDisableGrow /f

Add this cmd file to startup program.

Remember to add a line similar to above for all the entries you find in
registry.

Macoy

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Jul 29, 2009, 3:40:40 AM7/29/09
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On Jul 27, 9:56 pm, Fearless <Fearl...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> > > "michael" <mich...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > >news:29924F06-107F-46D8...@microsoft.com...
>
> > > > Nope, permissions are just fine.
>
> > > Clearly not, if you can't open the PST.
>
> > > > I can't get it to work even with a fresh (new) .pst file. However, if I log
> > > > on to the old domain, I can edit/add objects(contacts, calendar events...)
> > > > without a problem to the same file. I can create a blank .pst and it's works
> > > > fine. Log back on to the new domain and I get the error we're discussing.
>
> > > > As far as user/domain rights, I have local admin rights(identical rights on
> > > > both domains).
>
> > > Take ownership of the PST and you should be OK.
> > > --
> > > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks for the Procedure! Has the same Prob. Tnx!

khale...@gmail.com

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Dec 22, 2016, 3:43:40 AM12/22/16
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Try the steps given below:
Note: Enable the option to view hidden files and folder
Click on Start -> Computer, select Organize at the top left-> Folder and search options -> View
Select Show hidden files and folders from the View tab. Uncheck both ‘Hide empty drives in computer folder’ and ‘Hide extension for known file types’
1. Exit Outlook
2. Open Run (press and hold Windows key + R), type %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
3. Locate the .srs file inside the Outlook folder
4. Right click on the .srs file to select rename, rename it to .old
5. Open Outlook and perform Send /receive to verify the status
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