March 9, 2010

Pst Repair

When you do install the OS “Microsoft Windows”, your system will also get a file called ‘scanpst.exe’. Windows will install this file (scanpst.exe) with the attribute “hidden”, so you won’t remove it accidentally. Even if Microsoft Outlook is one of the most frequently used email clients, its standard user database .PST files can manifest certain problems. This file (scanpst) is the one behind all of functions offered by the MS Inbox Repair Tool. This program is the main one to analyze and fix any problems related to Outlook. The following site Pst File Repair has all the infos needed about repairing PST file.

In most of the cases, problems related to PST or OST files lead to the corruption of various Outlook related folders and data. In order to recover such items using Scanpst.exe, it is first required to run the Inbox Repair Tool, also known as Scanpst.exe, in order to diagnose and repair errors. Since scanpst.exe was installed with the attribute ‘hidden’, we have to make it (and the related folders) visible for Windows, so it will be able to run it. You will find here Repair Corrupt Pst File more infos about repairing damaged pst file.

You can search and find this file (scanpst.exe) manually or you can use the Find or Search option of your Windows System. The exact name depends on your version. One of the most common places in which Scanpst.exe can be found is C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE12 (C: being the default drive of Windows install, however, it can be different as per user requirements).

First find the file (scanpst.exe) then simply double click it and it will run automatically. Click the browse button, after scanpst.exe has started running, you will be able then to find the pst file. So after using the Browse option (in scanpst) to find the pst file, click on the Start one: the program will then diagnose and report any problems found along the way. Once done, simply click “OK” to end the whole process.

You will be able to use Outlook normally after having used the program (scanpst) to find and fix any problems within the PST or OST files. In the default folder list, it is possible that certain recovered folders will now be visible in the “Lost and Found” section. However, items that are not visible in the “Lost and Found” listing may be beyond repair capabilities of Scanpst.exe.

If you need an advanced program to recover data that scanpst cannot recover, I suggest the Stellar Outlook PST Repair. This is a professional PST data recovery tool.

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