As long as your folders are not encrypted, all you need to do is "take ownership" of the folder and files within it, and open the outlook .PST file using the data files section of outlook's account settings page (This is slightly different depending on the version of Outlook)
To take ownership of a file or folder in WINDOWS XP:
- Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want
to take ownership of.
- Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
- Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
- In the Change owner to box, click the new owner
- (Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects
within the tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and
objects check box.
But what if there is no Security tab on folder properties?
To see and unhide the Security tab, just use the following steps:
- Launch Windows Explorer or My Computer.
- Click on the Tools at the menu bar, then click on Folder Options.
- Click on View tab.
- In the Advanced Settings section at the bottom of the list, uncheck
and unselect (clear the tick) on the "Use simple file sharing
(Recommended)" check box.
- Click OK.
the Security tab is available only to Administrator or users with administrative
rights. So make sure you login as one. And security can only be set in an
NTFS partition. If you're still having problem to reveal or display the
Security tab on files or folder properties, check out the following registry
hack and set the value to 0 or simply delete the key:
Key: Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Name: Nosecuritytab
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
If you're using a Windows XP Professional system that is installed in a
Workgroup, the Security tab is also hidden by default because in Windows XP
Home Edition and Windows XP Professional, guests are forced to log on to a workgroup.
Follow the instruction and information on Microsoft Knowledge Base where you
need to set the value for ForceGuest registry key.
1Sure take ownership of the file – Ramhound – 2014-03-12T22:31:42.443