Microsoft KB Archive/175517

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OL97: ErrMsg:"<path and filename>.pst could not be accessed"

Article ID: 175517

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q175517


SYMPTOMS

When attempting to start Microsoft Outlook 97, you may get the following error message:

Cannot start the reminder services. Unable to show reminders. The file <path and filename>.pst could not be accessed because another workstation has modified it. Close then restart all mail enabled applications.

CAUSE

Either a corrupted service in the profile or too many services in the profile may cause this problem.

RESOLUTION

Create a new profile and add the services back one at a time, testing between each.

REFERENCES

For information on creating a profile, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

171376 OL97: How to Create a New User Profile for Outlook


For similar error messages, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

172489 OL97: File Locking Issue With Novell Client 32


156995 XCLN: PST File Cannot Be Accessed Running NetWare Client 32


168718 XCLN: Win95 NW Clients Disconnected from Mail on Novell



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