Microsoft KB Archive/253411

= OL2000: Error Message "Another Workstation Is Accessing the File" When Opening a PST Across the Network =

Article ID: 253411

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q253411



SYMPTOMS
When you use Outlook on Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server Edition and try to open a password protected personal folder file (.pst), you receive a message that says another workstation is accessing the file.



WORKAROUND
You can sometimes work around this problem by adding the .pst file to your profile instead of attempting to open the .pst file. To add the .pst file to your profile, on the Tools menu, click Services, and then click Add to add the personal folders file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB253411

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