Microsoft KB Archive/288001

= You receive a &quot;You Do Not Have the Necessary Permissions&quot; error message when you import or link a Hotmail folder in Access 2002 =

Article ID: 288001

Article Last Modified on 1/26/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q288001



This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SYMPTOMS
When you try to import or link a Microsoft Hotmail Inbox into an Access database, you receive the following error message:

You do not have the necessary permissions to use the &quot; object. Have your system administrator or the person who created this object establish the appropriate permissions for you.



CAUSE
The Outlook/Exchange ISAM driver opens a MAPI connection to Microsoft Access with read-only permissions.



RESOLUTION
Download all the messages in the Hotmail folder before you try to link or import.



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



Steps to Reproduce the Problem

 * 1) Start Microsoft Outlook 2002.
 * 2) Set up an account for reading Hotmail within Outlook. You may need to create a profile for your Hotmail account.
 * 3) Start Microsoft Access.
 * 4) On the File menu, point to Get External Data, and then click Import.
 * 5) In the Files of Type dialog box, click Outlook.
 * 6) Click the Hotmail folder, and then click the Inbox.

Note that you receive the error message that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.

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