Month: May 2013

Recover a deleted Outlook contact or group

Blenheim Resident Outlook and Exchange

 

Outlook contact deleted:  Getting it back

You’re fortunate that you use Microsoft Outlook—in Outlook Express you’d be out of luck. In Outlook, the Deleted Items folder holds deleted items of all types, including Contacts. If you haven’t emptied it recently, that contact is probably still around. Start by opening the Deleted Items folder. Point the mouse at the column header that contains a bent-corner document icon. A ToolTip should appear saying “Sort by: Icon.” Click on this column header. From the menu select View | Arrange By | Show in Groups. Now the items are sorted by type, and you can hide all of a given type by clicking the boxed-minus icon at the left of the Message Class header. When you hide the other types, it will be easy to find any deleted contacts. Click on the boxed-plus icon at left of the Contacts header if you don’t see the individual deleted contacts. Then find the lost one and drag it back into your Contacts folder.  For more:  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1736274,00.asp

Can’t open pst file: You do not have permission (Windows 7)

Blenheim Resident Outlook and Exchange

When moving a pst archive from one computer to another, you get an error message that Outlook can’t open the file, or import the mail.  The error is that you don’t have permission to open the file.

The solution:  Place the file in a part of the computer for which the user has permissions:  Desktop, documents etc.  Then, visit http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/ and install the downloadable script  .  You can then right click on any file and take control of it.  The script is virus free and will not damage a Windows 7 installation.

Once you have taken control of the file you can then open or import the file.

Here is the take ownership reg file in case the download is no longer available:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@=”Take Ownership”
“NoWorkingDirectory”=””

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f \”%1\” && icacls \”%1\” /grant administrators:F”
“IsolatedCommand”=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f \”%1\” && icacls \”%1\” /grant administrators:F”

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@=”Take Ownership”
“NoWorkingDirectory”=””

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f \”%1\” /r /d y && icacls \”%1\” /grant administrators:F /t”
“IsolatedCommand”=”cmd.exe /c takeown /f \”%1\” /r /d y && icacls \”%1\” /grant administrators:F /t”

To remove it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]