Thursday, September 02, 2010

All Email Servers Settings for Outlook

Mail Server Settings


· Hotmail Settings

As other web based email services, Hotmail is using the HTTP protocol for connecting you to your mailbox. If you want to send and receive Hotmail emails using an email client software, then your software must support Hotmail HTTP access for your email account. Some email clients, such as Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook, offer builtin support for Hotmail accounts, so you only have to select HTTP when you are asked to select your email account type and select Hotmail as the HTTP Mail Service Provider.



Mail Server Settings for Hotmail using the Microsoft Outlook Connector



If you are using Microsoft Outlook & the Outlook Connector, you can define your Hotmail account just like any regular POP3 email account:

Hotmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.live.com (logon using Secure Password Authentification - SPA, mail server port: 995)

Hotmail Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.live.com (SSL enabled, port 25)

· Yahoo! Mail Settings

Yahoo Mail offers standard POP3 access for receiving emails incoming through your Yahoo mailbox, by using your favorite email client software. To setup your email client for working with your Yahoo account, you need to select the POP3 protocol and use the following mail server settings:

Yahoo Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com (port 110)

Yahoo Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com (port 25)

POP Yahoo! Mail Plus email server settings

Yahoo Plus Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 995)

Yahoo Plus Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 465, use authentication)

· Google GMail Settings

The Google GMail service offers email client access for retrieving and sending emails through your Gmail account. However, for security reasons, GMail uses POP3 over an SSL connection, so make sure your email client supports encrypted SSL connections.

Google Gmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 995)

Outgoing Mail Server - use the SMTP mail server address provided by your local ISP or smtp.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 465)

· MSN Mail Settings

The MSN email service allows you to use the MSN POP3 and SMTP servers to access your MSN mailbox.

MSN Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.email.msn.com (port 110, using Secure Password Authentication - SPA)

MSN Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.email.msn.com (select "My outgoing server requires authentication")

· Lycos Mail Settings

The Lycos Mail Plus service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Lycos mailbox.

Lycos Mail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.lycos.com (port 110)

Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.mail.lycos.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server

· AOL Mail Settings

The AOL email service is a web based system, designed for managing your AOL mailbox via HTTP IMAP access. Unlike Hotmail, you can use any email client to access your AOL mailbox, as long as it supports the IMAP protocol.

AOL Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) - imap.aol.com (port 143)

AOL Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.aol.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server

· Mail.com Mail Settings

The Mail.com email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Mail.com mailbox.

Mail.com Mail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop1.mail.com (port 110)

Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server

· Netscape Internet Service Mail Settings

The Netscape e-mail system is web-based, which means you can access their e-mail from any Internet connection. Netscape Internet Service also supports AOL® Communicator, Microsoft® Outlook, Microsoft® Outlook Express, and other POP3 e-mail software. The outgoing mail server needs SSL support, so make sure your email client software supports SSL connections over the SMTP protocol.

Netscape Internet Service Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.3.isp.netscape.com (port 110)

Netscape Internet Service Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.isp.netscape.com (port 25, using a secure SSL connection)

· Tiscali Mail Settings

The Tiscali email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Tiscali mailbox.

Tiscali Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.tiscali.com (port 110)

Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server

· Freeserve Mail Settings

The Freeserve email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Freeserve mailbox.

Freeserve Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.freeserve.com (port 110)

Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server

· Supanet Mail Settings

The Supanet email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Supanet mailbox.

Supanet Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.supanet.com (port 110)

Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server

AOL:

IMAP: imap.aol.com Port 143

SMTP: smtp.aol.com

SSL: NO

ATT World Net:

POP3: ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net Port 995

SMTP: imailhost.worldnet.att.net Port 465

SSL REQUIRED for Incoming and Outgoing

Cox:

NOTE: With Cox you can only use their SMTP servers while on their network.

Central

POP3: pop.central.cox.net

SMTP: smtp.central.cox.net

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

East Cost

POP3: pop.east.cox.net

SMTP: smtp.east.cox.net

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

West Cost

POP3: pop.west.cox.net

SMTP: smtp.west.cox.net

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

Comcast:

POP3: pop3.comcast.net Port 110

SMTP: smtp.comcast.net Port 587

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

User name must NOT include @comcast.net

Comcast SMART ZONE:

POP3: sz-pop.mail.comcast.net Port 995

SMTP: smtp.compcast.net Port 587

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

User name must NOT include @comcast.net

Earthlink:

POP3: pop.earthlink.net Port 110

SMTP: smtpauth.earthlink.net Port 587

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

User name must include @earthlink.net

GMail:

POP3: pop.gmail.com Port 995

SMTP: smtp.gmail.com Port 465

ESTMP should be enabled

SSL: YES

Metrocast:

POP3: pop.va.metrocast.net Port 110

SMTP: smtp.va.metrocast.net Port 25

ESMTP should NOT be enabled

User name MUST be full email address

SSL: NO

MSN:

POP3: pop3.live.com Port 995

SMTP: smtp.live.com Port 25

SSL: YES

ESMTP: should be enabled

User name must have the full email address

NetZero:

POP3: pop.netzero.com Port 110

SMTP: smtpauth.netzero.com Port 25

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

User name must include @netzero.com

Verizon:

POP3: incoming.verizon.net Port 110

SMTP: outgoing.verizon.net Port 25

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: NO

Yahoo:

POP3: pop.mail.yahoo.com Port 995

SMTP: smtp.mail.yahoo.com Port 465

ESMTP should be enabled

SSL: YES

User name must not include the @yahoo.com

· If your email client does not support Hotmail as a Mail Service Provider or if it simply doesn't work with your mail server settings, you can use a 3rd party solution like Hotmail Popper, IzyMail, POP Peeper or Email2Pop. When using such tools, you should define your Hotmail account as a POP3 account and you will need to define your incoming mail server will as 'localhost' (or 127.0.0.1).

Thanks & Regards,

Outlook issue with solutions

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/prf.htm


http://www.comentum.com/email-troubleshooting.html



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287070



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Change Default folder when saving Attachments in Outlook Express

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell Folder. Now double click the Personal string on the right hand side. Back everything out of the Value Data field and paste the path to your new Default location that you want to save your Attachments to. (The new folder should be made prior to doing this. Example: Old path %USERPROFILE%\My Documents New Path: C:\Downloads



How to Create a New Profile with an E-mail Account :-

1] On the Start menu, click Control Panel.

2] Click Switch to Classic View, and then click the Mail icon.

3] In the Mail Setup dialog box, click the Show Profiles button.

4] On the General tab, click to select the Prompt for a profile to be used check box.

5] Click Add.

6] In the Profile Name box, type a descriptive name for the new profile, and then click OK.

7] In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.

8] Select the appropriate server type for your new e-mail account, and then click Next.

9] Fill in the appropriate information as prompted, and then click Next and Finish as needed.

10] Click OK.

NOTE: Outlook Address Book and Personal Folders (.pst) files are automatically added by default to each new profile, except in Microsoft Exchange Server. Personal Folders (.pst) files are not added by default in Exchange Server.



If you right-click the Microsoft Outlook icon on your desktop, and then click Properties, the Mail Setup dialog box opens, and you can add a new profile by following steps 3 through 8 in the previous section.



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How to Create a New Profile with Only a Personal Folders (.pst) File and Outlook Address Book :-



1] On the Start menu, click Control Panel.

2] Click Switch to Classic View and then click the Mail icon.

3] In the Mail Setup dialog box, click the Show Profiles button.

4] Click the General tab, and then click the Add button.

5] In the New Profile dialog box, type a descriptive name for the new profile in the Profile Name box, and then click OK.

6] In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click to select View or change existing directories or address books in the Directory heading option, and then click Next.

7] Deliver new e-mail to the following location: Click New Outlook Data File...

8] Name the Personal Folder File, and then click OK.

9] Leave the default Personal Folder properties, click OK, click Finish, and then click OK.

10] Click OK when you receive the following prompt:

If you want to create a profile with no-email accounts, click OK. If you do not want to create a profile at all, click Cancel. The profile is now

added to the General tab of the Mail dialog box.

11] Click OK.



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How to Set Outlook to Prompt for a Profile :-



1] Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2] Double-click the Mail icon.

3] On the General tab, click to select Prompt for a profile to be used under the When starting Outlook use this profile option.

4] Click OK.



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How to Start Outlook With a Specific Profile :-

1] Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

2] Double-click the Mail icon.

3] On the General tab, click to select Always use this profile under the When starting Outlook use this profile option.

4] Click the drop-down arrow, and then click the profile that you want.

5] Click OK.

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If the Inbox Repair Tool was unable to repair the file, you will need to use a backup of your file.



How to Repair the .pst file :-

1] On the Start menu, click Run.

2] In the Open box, type

drive:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\LocaleID\scanpst.exe

where LocaleID is the locale identifier (LCID) for your installation of Microsoft Office. For example, the LCID for English (United States) is 1033. For a list of LCIDs, see Microsoft Office Help.

3] Click OK.

4] In the Enter the name of the file you want to scan box, type the path and file name given in the error message above.

Note You may not be able to use the Browse button to locate this file because it is located in a hidden folder.

5] To change the options for logging errors during the scan, click Options. If you choose Replace log or Append to log, the log file is saved to the same directory as the .pst file.

6] Click Start.

7] When the file scan is completed, select the Make a backup of scanned file before repairing check box.

8] Click Repair.



If the file is successfully repaired, you will see a Repair complete message.



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How to make a backup copy of a .pst file :-



1] Close any messaging programs such as Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, or Microsoft Windows Messaging.

2] Click Start, and then click Run. Copy and paste (or type) the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER: control panel.

Control Panel opens.



Note If you see the Pick a category screen, click User Accounts, and then go to step 3.

3] Double-click the Mail icon.

4] Click Show Profiles.

5] Click the appropriate profile, and then click Properties.

6] Click Data Files.

7] Under Name, click the Personal Folders Service that you want to back up. By default, this service is called Personal Folders. However, it may be named something else.



Note If you have more than one Personal Folders Service in your profile, you must back up each set of .pst files separately.



If there are no entries called Personal Folders and you have not yet stored any information such as messages, contacts, or appointments in Outlook, you probably have not yet enabled the Personal Folders Service. Go to the "References" section for information about how to create a .pst file.



If you have no Personal Folders Services in your profile and you can store information such as messages, contacts, or appointments in Outlook, your information is probably being stored in a mailbox on an Exchange Server. Try using the instructions in the "How to back up .pst file data that is located on a Microsoft Exchange Server" section.

8] Click Settings, and then note the path and file name that appears.



Note Because the .pst file contains all data that is stored in the MAPI folders that Outlook uses, the file can be very large. To reduce the size of the .pst file, click Compact Now in the Settings window.

9] Close all the Properties windows.

10] Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to copy the file that you noted in step 8. You can copy the file to another location on the hard disk drive or to any kind of removable storage media, such as a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, a portable hard disk drive, a magnetic tape cassette, or any other storage device.

MS Outlook unable to open

c:\program files\office\outlook\scanpst.exe




run scanpst.exe and brows path of pst.



before repair pst backup pst and repair pst.







For reset outlool:



Run:Outlook.exe /resetnavpane





For run in safe mode



Run:outlook /safe

Outlook all types of Issues

Method 1: Start Outlook in safe mode


To start Outlook in safe mode:



Windows Vista

Click Start.

Type outlook.exe /safe in the Start Search box.

Press Enter.

Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000

Click Start.

Click Run.

Type outlook.exe /safe.

Click OK.

Starting Outlook in safe mode starts Outlook without add-ins, the preview pane, or toolbar customizations and could indicate a damaged profile or conflicting third-party application or add-in. See method 2 to create a new e-mail profile. To obtain help in identifying a conflicting application or add-in, you may want to contact Support.
 
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Scanpst.exe : C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 \SCANPST



search .pst .ost



Backup pst file:



Windows Vista: disk drive:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook



Windows XP and Windows 2000: disk drive:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook





http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287497



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934545





How to use the Inbox Repair Tools to recover e-mail messages in Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, and Outlook 2007



This article helps you use the Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe) to recover folders and items from a corrupted Personal Folders (.pst) file or offline folder (.ost) file in Microsoft Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, and Outlook 2007. Scanpst.exe is a hidden file that is installed automatically when you install Windows.



If you are interested, this article also describes what the tool does and how the tool validates and corrects errors in the .pst or .ost file. See the "More Information" section. However, this supplemental information is not required to use the Inbox Repair tool.



This content is designed for an intermediate computer user, unless otherwise stated.

How to use the Inbox Repair Tool

To recover folders and items from your corrupted .pst or .ost file, you have to do the following:

Run the inbox repair tool. For more information, go to "Step 1: Run the Inbox Repair Tool to diagnose and repair errors" section.

Recover the repaired items. For more information, go to the "Step 2: Recover the repaired items" section.

Optionally, you can try to recover additional repaired items from the backup personal folder. For more information, go to the "Step 3: Recover repaired items from the backup file" section.

Note The examples in the following sections show how to use the Inbox Repair Tool on a .pst file. However, you can use the same procedures for an offline folder (.ost) file.

Step 1: Run the Inbox Repair Tool to diagnose and repair errors

To recover your data, you must first run the Inbox Repair Tool.



Note If you are using Outlook 2002 or if you are using a .pst file in Outlook 2003 that was created in an earlier version, the Inbox Repair Tool may not work if your .pst file has approached the 2-GB size limit. Therefore, check the file size before you continue. Depending on your Windows version, your .pst file might be located in one of the following folders.



Windows Vista: disk drive:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook



Windows XP and Windows 2000: disk drive:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook



If the file has approached the 2-GB size limit, you can use the PST/OST cropping tool to make the file smaller. For more information about the PST/OST cropping tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296088 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296088/ ) Oversized PST and OST Crop tool To run the Inbox Repair Tool, follow these steps:

Exit Outlook.

Make sure that the Show hidden files and folders option is enabled in your folder options. The Scanpst.exe is a hidden file on your computer, and you might be unable to locate it if this setting is not enabled. To check this setting, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, and then click Run.



Note If you are using Windows Vista, use the Start Search box.

Type Control Folders, and then click OK.



Note If you are using Windows Vista, right-click Control Folders, and then click Run as administrator.

If you are using Windows Vista, double-click Folder Options.

Click the View tab.

Under Hidden files and folders, make sure the Show hidden files and folders option is selected, and then click OK.

Click Start, and then click Find or Search, depending on which version of Windows that you are running.

In the search box, type Scanpst.exe. If you cannot find the Scanpst.exe file by using Find or Search, try to locate the file manually. Check the following locations for the file. Where the file is located depends on which version of Windows you are using:

Default location for Outlook .pst file

C:\Documents and Settings\Len\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst

disk drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12

disk drive:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\

disk drive:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT

disk drive:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033

disk drive:\Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12

disk drive:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\

disk drive:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033

Double-click the Scanpst.exe file to open the program.

Click Browse to locate the .pst file.

Windows 98 or Windows Me: disk drive\Windows\ Local Settings\Application Data

Windows NT 4.0: disk drive\WINNT\Profiles\username\Local Settings\Application Data

Windows XP or Windows Server 2003: disk drive:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Windows Vista: disk disk drive:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

Note If your operating system is not listed or if you cannot find the file, see the Help provided with Outlook.

Click Start. The Inbox Repair Tool scans the file and reports whether it found any errors.

Click OK.

After you run the Inbox Repair Tool and restart Outlook, you should see a list of recovered folders in the left navigation pane in Outlook. The next step is to move the recovered items to a new Personal Folders (.pst) file in your profile. To do this, go to "Step 2: Recover the repaired items."

Step 2: Recover the repaired items

Now that you have run the Inbox Repair Tool, you are ready to recover the repaired items. To start, create a new Personal Folders (.pst) file entry in your profile. Then, you can move the recovered items to your new Personal Folders (.pst) file.

After you run the Inbox Repair Tool, start Outlook. If you use multiple profiles in Outlook, make sure that you select the profile that contains the Personal Folders (.pst) file that you tried to repair.

On the View or Go menu, click Folder List to turn on the Folder List view.

In your Folder List, you should see the following recovered folders:

Recovered Personal Folders



Calendar

Contacts

Deleted Items

Inbox

Journal

Notes

Outbox

Sent Items

Tasks



These recovered folders are usually empty because this is a rebuilt .pst file. You should also see a folder named Lost and Found. This folder contains folders and items that the Inbox Repair Tool recovered. Unfortunately, items that are missing from the Lost and Found folder may be beyond repair.

Create a new Personal Folder (.pst) file in your profile. The steps may be different, depending on which version of Outlook you are running.



Outlook 2002

On the File menu, point to New, and then click Personal Folders File (.pst).

Click Create to open the Create Microsoft Personal Folders dialog box.

Enter a file name for your new Personal Folders (.pst) file, and then click OK.

You should have a new Personal Folders (.pst) file in your profile.

Outlook 2003

On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File.

Click OK to open the Create or Open Outlook Data File dialog box.

Enter a file name for your new Personal Folders (.pst) file, and then click OK to open the Create Microsoft Personal Folders dialog box.

Enter a file name for your new Personal Folders (.pst) file, and then click OK.

You should have a new Personal Folders (.pst) file in your profile.

Outlook 2007

On the File menu, click Data File Management.

Click Add to open the New Outlook Data File dialog box.

In the Types of storage dialog box, click to select Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst), and then click OK.

In the Create or Open Outlook Data File dialog box, select the location and a file name for your new Personal Folders (.pst) file, and then click OK.

Click OK.

You should have a new Personal Folders (.pst) file in your profile.

Drag the recovered items from the Lost and Found folder to your new Personal Folders (.pst) file.

When you have finished moving all items, you can remove the Recovered Personal Folders (.pst) file from your profile. This includes the Lost and Found folder.

If you are satisfied with the information that you recovered, you are finished. However, if you want to try to recover additional information, go to "Step 3: Recover repaired items from the backup file."

Step 3: Recover repaired items from the backup file

Note If you could not open your original Personal Folders (.pst) file before you ran Inbox Repair Tool, the following procedures may not work. If it does not work, then unfortunately, you will be unable to recover any additional information. If you could open the file, the following procedure may help you recover additional items from your damaged Personal Folders (.pst) file.



When you run Inbox Repair Tool, the option to create a backup of the original Personal Folders (.pst) file is automatically selected. This option creates a file on your hard disk that is named "File name.bak" (without quotation marks). This file is a copy of the original File name.pst file with a different extension. If, after Step 2, you think that you are still missing items, you can try to recover additional information from this backup file by following these steps:



Locate the .bak file. It is located in the folder of your original Personal Folders (.pst) file.

Locate the .bak file. It is located in the folder of your original Personal Folders (.pst) file.

Make a copy of the .bak file and give the file a new name with a .pst extension. For example, name the file "New name.pst" (without quotation marks).

Import the New name.pst file that you created in the previous step by using the Import and Export Wizard in Outlook. To do this, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click Import and Export.

Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.

Click to select Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.

Under File to import, click Browse, and then double-click your Newname.pst file.

Under Options, click Do not import duplicates, and then click Next.

Under Select the folder to import from, click to select the Personal Folders (.pst) file, and then click to select Include subfolders.

Click to select Import folders into the same folder in, and then select your new Personal Folders (.pst).

Click Finish.

Note Remember that the backup file was the original corrupted file, and you may find that you cannot recover anything other than what was recovered in the Lost and Found folder. If you cannot import the Newname.pst file into Outlook, unfortunately you have lost all the information that is not in the Lost and Found folder.



What the Inbox Repair Tool does

When you run the Inbox Repair Tool on a Personal Folders (.pst) file, it does the following:

The Inbox Repair Tool analyses the Personal Folders (.pst) file directory structure and item headers to try to recover all folders and items.

If the Inbox Repair Tool recovers the Personal Folders (.pst) file, it means that the repair tool found problems, and repaired what it could.

The Inbox Repair Tool tries to turn any file into a Personal Folders (.pst) file. For example, if you rename an executable file to "Something.pst" (without quotation marks), the tool changes the file to a mountable .pst file.

The Inbox Repair Tool makes a backup copy of any Personal Folders (.pst) file before trying to repair the file.



How the Inbox Repair Tool validates and corrects errors

ScanPST mostly validates and corrects errors in the internal data structures of a .pst file. The .pst file is a database file. Therefore, structures, such as BTrees and reference counts, are checked and repaired as necessary. These low-level objects have no knowledge of the upper-level structures, such as messages, calendar items, and so on, that are built upon them.



If ScanPST determines that a specific block of the structure or table is unreadable or corrupted, ScanPST removes it. If that block was part of a specific item in Outlook, the item will be removed when it is validated.



You may not expect this behavior. However, the removal of the item is appropriate given the circumstances. Also, this specific kind of situation is probably very rare, and it will always be entered in the ScanPST log file.



At a higher level, the more visible changes that you see involve folders and messages.

Folders

ScanPST examines every folder in the .pst and performs the following operations:

ScanPST makes sure that there are the correct tables associated with the folder.

ScanPST checks every row in each table and makes sure that the message or the subfolder exists in the system.

If ScanPST cannot find the message or the subfolder, ScanPST removes the row from the table.

If ScanPST does find the message or the subfolder, ScanPST validates the message or the folder.

If that validation fails, the message or folder is considered corrupted, and it is removed from the table and deleted from the database.

If the validation succeeds, ScanPST does another analysis to make sure that the now-recovered message values are consistent with the values in the table. Corrupted folders are recreated from scratch, if necessary. These folders contain no user data.

Messages

Most users will be concerned by message operations, because a corrupted item is likely to cause something to be deleted from the .pst file. ScanPST performs the following operations on messages:

ScanPST does some basic validation of attachment tables and recipient tables. This operation resembles how a folder works with the messages in it.

As soon as the recipient table is validated to guarantee correctly formatted recipients, ScanPST makes any changes that are required to synchronize these valid recipient table contents to the recipient properties on the message. ScanPST also guarantees that the message's parent folder refers to a valid folder. The following message properties are checked to make sure that they follow valid data formats:

PR_MESSAGE_CLASS



ScanPST checks that this property exists. If the property does not exist, it is set to IPM.Note.

PR_MESSAGE_FLAGS



Each flag is validated separately.

PR_SUBMIT_FLAGS



This validation resembles the operation for message flags.

PR_CLIENT_SUBMIT_TIME



If the submit flags indicate that the message is marked as submitted, this property must exist. If not, the time is set to Now.

PR_SEARCH_KEY



This property must exist. If the property is not present, a random GUID is generated for it.

PR_CREATION_TIME



This property must exist. If the property is not present, the time is set to Now.

PR_LAST_MODIFICATION_TIME



This property must exist. If the property is not present, the time is set to Now.

PR_MESSAGE_SIZE



Sizes are recalculated and compared to stored values. If sizes differ by some delta, the calculated value is written.

No validation is explicitly done on body-related properties or on subject-related properties, except the implicit low-level validation that this article discusses earlier. The recipient display properties are modified to be consistent with the recovered recipient table. As soon as this operation is complete, other algorithms are run to collect all the orphaned messages and to put them in an Orphans folder.



For more information about binary trees (btrees), visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa289150(VS.71).aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa289150(VS.71).aspx)



2)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934545



Error message when you start Outlook 2007 in Windows Vista: "

<FileName>.pst file could not be opened"



To work around this problem, use the Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe) to repair your personal mail file. To do this, follow these steps:

Exit Outlook 2007.

Click Start

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, type %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\ in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

Double-click Scanpst.

In the Enter the name of the file you want to scan box, type the path and file name of the Outlook .pst file that you noted in step 6.

Click Start.

When the Inbox Repair Tool finishes, click OK.







Where is ScanPST.exe on Windows Vista & Windows XP Office

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I received a call from our Houston office today (here at work), letting me know that they were having an issue with one of the terminals. Seems as though Microsoft Office Outlook was displaying and error upon populating the .pst file.



Well obviously you would use the ScanPST.exe but heck, Where is ScanPST on Windows Vista & Windows XP Office? Well here are the locations for you. Hopefully this will save you some time.



Location of Windows Vista ScanPST.exe

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12



Location of Windows XP ScanPST.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMapi\1033\Scanpst.exe



Be sure to allow the viewing of hidden files and folders on your machine. If you do not there is a chance that you will not be able to locate the ScanPST.exe file that you need to run.



How to Allow Hidden Files and Folders

Start > Control Panel > Files and Folders or Folder Options > View > Under Hidden Files and Folders > Bubble in Show Hidden Files and Folders > Apply > Ok



Good luck!











anonymous - January 20th, 2010

You have the Operating Systems and the corresponding directory paths mixed up.

Vista/Win7 is C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMapi\1033\Scanpst.exe



WinXP is : C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12



anonymous - February 22nd, 2010

I found this site while searching on Google. You carry it and even run it off of your USB drive! www{dot}techs-on-the-side{dot}mysite{dot}com. I do I.T. and I'll tell you it saves me time from having to hunt for this file.



peteperry - February 25th, 2010

Thanks so much for your invaluable assistance in solving my outlook problem (finding scanpst.exe)!















How to back up and to restore Outlook Express data

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670

How to back up Outlook Express items

Step 1: Copy message files to a backup folder

Step A: Locate the Store folder

Start Outlook Express.

Click Tools, and then click Options.

On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder.

In the Store Location dialog box, copy the store location. To do this, follow these steps:

Put the mouse pointer at one end of the box under the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.

Press and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the mouse pointer across the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.

Press CTRL+C to copy the location.

Click Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog box.

Step B: Copy the contents of the Store folder

Click Start, click Run, press CTRL+V, and then click OK.

On the Edit menu, click Select All.

On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window.

Step C: Create a backup folder

Right-click any empty area on your desktop, click New, and then click Folder.

Type Mail Backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER.

Step D: Paste the contents of the Store folder into the backup folder

Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it.

Right-click inside the Mail Backup folder window, and then click Paste.

Step 2: Export the Address Book to a .csv file

Important Make sure that you follow this step if you use multiple identities in Outlook Express.



Microsoft Outlook Express 5.x and Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 use a Windows Address Book (.wab) file to store Address Book data. The individual data for each identity is stored in a folder by user name within the .wab file that is used.



The only way to separate the Address Book data for different identities is to export the data to a .csv file while you are logged in as a specific identity. If the .wab file becomes dissociated from the user identities, the data can be exported only as one total. In this case, the data cannot be exported folder by folder.



There is another reason to export the .wab file to a .csv file. If the .wab file not exported to a .csv file, but the .wab file is shared with Microsoft Outlook, the addresses are stored in the personal folders (.pst) file in Outlook. When you export the file to a .csv file by using the File menu in Outlook Express, the correct contacts are exported. However, if the Address Book is shared with Outlook, you cannot use the File menu option to export from the Address Book. This option is unavailable.



To export the Address Book to a .csv file, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click Export, and then click Address Book.

Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Export.

Click Browse.

Select the Mail Backup folder that you created.

In the File Name box, type address book backup, and then click Save.

Click Next.

Click to select the check boxes for the fields that you want to export, and then click Finish.

Click OK, and then click Close.

Step 3: Export the mail account to a file

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

On the Mail tab, click the mail account that you want to export, and then click Export.

In the Save In box, select the Mail Backup folder, and then click Save.

Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to export.

Click Close.

Step 4: Export the newsgroup account to a file

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

On the News tab, click the news account that you want to export, and then click Export.

In the Save In box, select the Mail Backup folder, and then click Save.

Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to export.

Click Close.

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How to restore Outlook Express items

Note To restore items when you use multiple identities in Outlook Express, you may have to re-create the identities before you follow these steps. Repeat each step as needed for each identity.

Step 1: Import messages from the backup folder

On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages.

In the Select an e-mail program to import from box, click Microsoft Outlook Express 5 or Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and then click Next.

Click Import mail from an OE5 store directory or Import mail from an OE6 store directory, and then click OK.

Click Browse, and then click the Mail Backup folder.

Click OK, and then click Next.

Click All folders, click Next, and then click Finish.

Step 2: Import the Address Book file

On the File menu, click Import, and then click Other Address Book.

Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Import.

Click Browse.

Select the Mail Backup folder, click the address book backup.csv file, and then click Open.

Click Next, and then click Finish.

Click OK, and then click Close.

Step 3: Import the mail account file

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

On the Mail tab, click Import.

In the Look In box, select the Mail Backup folder.

Click the mail account that you want to import, and then click Open.

Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to import.

Click Close.

Step 4: Import the newsgroup account file

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

On the News tab, click Import.

In the Look In box, select the Mail Backup folder.

Click the news account that you want to import, and then click Open.

Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to import.

Click Close.



With the presence of hidden folders it sometimes happens that duplicate contacts end up being stored in the WAB. This is not really a serious problem, but it can be confusing to type in a name in a new message, only to be presented a dialogue asking to choose between 2 identical contacts. To view all contacts in all folders, regardless of which Identity is currently logged on, click Start
Run and type wab /a. If needed, click View
Folders and Groups to see the folders. You can now find any duplicates and move them to the Shared Contacts folder, rather than in each Identity's folder.



C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wab.exe.







Backing up local Microsoft Outlook files.





Microsoft Outlook Express users

Microsoft Outlook Express stores the files in the below types of files.

*.wab files are Microsoft Outlook Express address book files.

*.mbx files are Microsoft Outlook Express mail folders.

The Microsoft Outlook Express 5x Block Sender List and Other Mail Rules are stored in the computer's registry.

Backing up the Outlook Express address book.

Locate the file by using the Windows find tool. Click Start / Find / Files or Folders.

In the Named box type *.wab - ensure the Look in box is looking on the drive that Microsoft Outlook is located (usually the C: drive).

Click Find Now

This should locate the Microsoft Outlook Express address book, if present. Generally, this file will be the Outlook Express user's name.

Once this file is located, copy the file to an alternate drive or backup media such as a Zip disk.

Backing up the Outlook Express mail

Locate the file by using the Windows find tool. Click Start / Find / Files or Folders.

In the Named box type *.mbx - ensure the Look in box is looking on the drive that Microsoft Outlook is located (usually the C: drive).

Click Find Now

This should locate the Microsoft Outlook Express address book, if present. If more than one .mbx file is located, it is likely that you have more than one mail folder and it is recommended that you copy all the files you wish to backup.

Once this file is located, copy the file to an alternate drive or backup media such as a Zip disk.

Backing up the Outlook Express 5x Block Sender List

Note: The below steps take the user through the system registry. If you are unfamiliar with the system registry and the potential risks you take by editing the registry, please see our registry page first.

Open the Registry by clicking Start / Run and typing regedit and clicking ok.

Locate the below registry key.



HKEY/CURRENT/USER\Identities\{Identity Number}\Software\

Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Block Senders



Once in the above registry key, click Registry in the Regedit menu and click "Export Registry File..."

Save the Block Senders.reg file to desktop or your backup location.

Backing up the Microsoft Outlook 5x Other Mail Rules

Note: The below steps take the user through the system registry. If you are unfamiliar with the system registry and the potential risks you take by editing the registry, please see our registry page first.

Open the Registry by clicking Start / Run and typing regedit and clicking ok.

Locate the below registry key.



HKEY/CURRENT/USER\Identities\{Identity Number}\Software\

Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Rules\Mail



Once in the above registry key, click Registry in the Regedit menu and click "Export Registry File..."

Save the Block Senders.reg file to desktop or your backup location.

Microsoft Outlook users

Microsoft Outlook stores the files in the below types of files.

*.pab files are Microsoft Outlook address book files.

*.pst files are Microsoft Outlook mail files book files.

*.rwz files are the Microsoft Outlook rules wizard files.

Backing up the Microsoft Outlook address book

Locate the file by using the Windows find tool. Click Start / Find / Files or Folders.

In the Named box type *.pab - ensure the Look in box is looking on the drive that Microsoft Outlook is located (usually the C: drive).

Click Find Now

This should locate the Microsoft Outlook address book, if present.

Once this file is located, copy the file to an alternate drive or backup media such as a Zip disk.

Backing up the Microsoft Outlook mail

Locate the file by using the Windows find tool. Click Start / Find / Files or Folders.

In the Named box type *.pst - ensure the Look in box is looking on the drive that Microsoft Outlook is located (usually the C: drive).

Click Find Now

This should locate the Microsoft Outlook mail file, if present. Generally, this file is mailbox.pst.

Once this file is located, copy the file to an alternate drive or backup media such as a Zip disk.

Backing up the Microsoft Outlook rules wizard files

Locate the file by using the Windows find tool. Click Start / Find / Files or Folders.

In the Named box type *.rwz - ensure the Look in box is looking on the drive that Microsoft Outlook is located (usually the C: drive).

Click Find Now

This should locate the Microsoft Outlook rules file, if present. Generally, this file is rules.rwz.

Once this file is located, copy the file to an alternate drive or backup media such as a Zip disk.

Backing up the Microsoft Outlook signatures

Each of the Microsoft Outlook signatures you have are backed up as signature.txt, signature.rtf, and signature.htm, where 'signature' is the name of each of the signatures you have.

Locate the signature file by using the Windows find tool. For the name of the file type signature*.* where 'signature' is the name of one of your signatures. Usually these files are stored in C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures or similar directory.

Once you have located them, select each of the signatures you wish to backup and copy to your backup destination.









SOLVING ADDRESS BOOK PROBLEM

Probably you will have a problem with the Outlook Address Book, especially if you overwrite the OUTLOOK.PST file with the archive from you previous Windows XP installation (Tools, Address Book). To solve this problem, right click the Contact icon the folder view on the left pane (if the different archive folders are not visible, enable this by View, Folder List) and select Properties, tab Outlook Address Book and enable the option Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book (if you feel the need to you can change the address book name). The next step in Outlook is Tools, Address Book, and in the new appearing window Tools, Options, and change the two combo boxes and in the lower pain remove the upper address book referrer.







DISABLE OUTLOOK ARCHIVING

I advise to disable the auto archiving option. This option is enabled by default, which will move old e-mail to the ARCHIVE.PST file. This way, they are no longer visible, and very difficult to find. Disable this option by Tools, Options, tab Other, button AutoArchive. (changing the default location to a safe location (example D:\DATA\MAIL) is also possible here). If you already have an ARCHIVE.PST file with old e-mail and would like to import them to your current OUTLOOK.PST file, you can import those by File, Import and Export, Import from another program of file, Personal Folder File (.pst) and Browse to the PST-file.







How do I move my Microsoft Outlook contacts?



In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.

Click Export to a file, and then click Next.

Click Comma Separated Values (Windows), and then click Next.

In the folder list, click the Contacts folder, and then click Next.

Browse to the folder where you want to save the contacts as a .csv file.

Type a name for the exported file, and then click OK.

Click Next.

Click Finish.

That gives you a comma separate list of your Outlook Contacts. Transfer that to your new computer, then you can import them into your new version of Outlook with the following steps:

On the File menu, click Import and Export.

Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.

In the list, click Comma Separated Values (Windows), and then click Next.

Click Browse, locate your file, and then click Next.

Click your Contacts folder or another folder that contains contacts, and then click Next.

In the list, click the file that contains your address list, and then click Map Custom Fields.

That should get you going. If you need more help here are two reference pages from Microsoft, one on Exporting Outlook Contacts and another on Importing Outlook Contacts.

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