suba

is there a "proper" way to burn outlook pst file into cdr? at the moment, i just burn them into a cdr but then cant open them coz it's read-only.

ozzy

It'll always be flagged read-only on a CD-R, so there's no way to avoid the opening problem without copying off the CD back onto disk and changing the flag.

One thought would be to try a CD-RW to see if that makes a difference to the .pst files attribute.

Stefan

boomer

PSTs are opened as read/write, so the only way to get to them is to temporarily copy them to your hard drive.

Any true software architect would allow read-only access ('cos there is no reason not to!), but we are talking about Microsoft applications here

mb

suba

when i burned some lotus notes email (.nsf file) into a cdr, it was possible to open them directly on the cdr, although i had to replicate them into local and then burned them.

so surely there's a way to do the same with outlook pst file where i can open the pst file on the cdr directly??!

ozzy

The pst files are completely different to Lotus Notes and required read/write access.

A CD-R just won't allow this and won't work.

A CD-RW may allow read/write access, but you'd need to try it. Other than that, you'd need to use a proper read/write device to store them - like a USB keyring

Stefan

boomer

I doubt whether a CD-RW will allow access to a PST, because when it re-writes, it does so to a new part of the (CD-RW) disk. You can't just update a small sector/bucket/block (for old-time disk people ).

Dunno about USB Flash or Zip technology though?

mb

suba

surely i am not the only one trying to do archive pst file into cdr! is it absolutely cannot be done? i would be very surprise if this cannot be done!!! microsoft is a BIG company, no?

i was archiving lotus notes emails since version 4.65 and that was a good few years ago.

the whole point of burning it to cdr is to save space on the hdd!

ozzy

suba, your missing the point. Yes, you can archive pst files onto CD and I've been doing so for years. The trouble is opening the PST requires read/write access.

It simply can't be opened directly from the CD-R.

Unfortunately being a BIG company doesn't mean jack, especially a blinkered Microsoft one

Since you don't believe me , here it is straight from the horses mouth.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

Stefan

suba

ok, i get me coat

ozzy

yeah, I heard someone just shout "taxi for suba"

Stefan