Thanks for your quick response. This is what happened:
From the Outlook folder on the HD, I right clicked & unchecked the Read-Only
attribute. I press apply & a dialog box appears that reads "do you want to
apply this change to this folder or apply to all subfolders and files as
well?" I clicked "subfolder..." and opened up Outlook using File/Open/Outlook
Data Files (showing Personal Folder File under File Type) and nothing happens.

Incidently, the attribute box is checked again when I re-open properties.
What did I do wrong?

"MC" wrote:

I saved my Contact folder using Outlook's Export to a CD. When I use Import
or Outlook Data File, I receive "File Access is Denied. You do not have
permission required to access the file F:\Contact.pst" (F drive is where my
pst. folder is).

Can someone shed a light on my problem? Thank you. MC

"MC" wrote in message
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Right. Let's start again.

Thanks for your quick response. This is what happened:
From the Outlook folder on the HD,

What are you doing in the Outlook folder?
Copy the pst file into some OTHER folder, NOT the Outlook folder. Why?
Because it eliminates any possibility of overwriting the existing pst file.

I right clicked & unchecked the Read-Only
attribute. I press apply & a dialog box appears that reads "do you want to
apply this change to this folder or apply to all subfolders and files as
well?" I clicked "subfolder..."

That's because you are right-clicking on the FOLDER and not the FILE as in
the original instructions.

and opened up Outlook using File/Open/Outlook
Data Files (showing Personal Folder File under File Type) and nothing
happens.

I suggest you start again......

Did you read the bit about not overwriting any existing data file?
You use Explorer to select the File and then adjust properties & not the
folder which is what you appear to have selected

"MC" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your quick response. This is what happened:
From the Outlook folder on the HD, I right clicked & unchecked the
Read-Only
attribute. I press apply & a dialog box appears that reads "do you want to
apply this change to this folder or apply to all subfolders and files as
well?" I clicked "subfolder..." and opened up Outlook using
File/Open/Outlook
Data Files (showing Personal Folder File under File Type) and nothing
happens.

Incidently, the attribute box is checked again when I re-open properties.
What did I do wrong?

"MC" wrote:

I saved my Contact folder using Outlook's Export to a CD. When I use
Import
or Outlook Data File, I receive "File Access is Denied. You do not have
permission required to access the file F:\Contact.pst" (F drive is where
my
pst. folder is).

Can someone shed a light on my problem? Thank you. MC