Monday, January 31, 2011

No recognition of PST Password by Outlook after System Crash

MS Outlook has given a feature to set a password for a PST file to make your important data safe from access of anonymous users. Password protected PST file helps you to have a better safety for the data inside the PST file. PST password is generally saved in Outlook using a CRC32 algorithm that generates a 32-bit hash value in order to signify it. But sometimes there are situations when Outlook fails to identify the PST password set for the file. This is generally because PST password you are typing is incorrect or is damaged because of some reason like Outlook Crash, System Crash etc. System Crash is most common reason for the damage of password and after it Outlook fails to recognise the existing PST password for the PST file. Outlook provides an inbuilt utlity "pst19upg.exe" which can remove the existing password & allow the access to the inaccessible data inside the PST file. However there are times when this tool fails to work. In such situations Outlook users need to opt for a third party Outlook Password Recovery software which can Recover PST Password and allow permission to the access of inaccessible information.

Consider a situation when you are using Outlook 2003 and system crashes due to some software allied problems. After system recovery, you find your Windows profile has been damaged & when you try to import PST file items such as e-mails, notes, journals, tasks etc to a new profile, Outlook gives an error that password is wrong.

Cause:

The main reason behind the occurrence of this error is PST password is damaged or spoiled due to unforeseen system failure.

Solution:


In order to resolve the above problem of Lost PST Password, you can adopt following 2 methods:

(1) Upgrade your PST by "pst19upg.exe". This tool makes an older PST file to stay attuned with later versions of Outlook. But because of one of its limitations, it removes PST password and allows you to access the emails and other items without the need of any password.

(2) Use a commercial third party PST Password Recovery tool. These tools are specially designed to Recover Outlook Password in all lost or forgotten password scenarios. Many tools are available in the market that perform the recovery of lost or forgotten PST password quite efficiently. Stellar Phoenix Outlook Password Recovery v1.1 is best amongst all of them and generally performs instant recovery of lost Outlook PST file password.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook Password Recovery v1.1 is an advanced utility to recover lost or forgotten PST passwords and allows the easily access to Outlook mail accounts. This Outlook Password Recovery software generates a series of 6 passwords to open your PST file. The software supports MS Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 (XP), and 2000 and is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 9X. The software stores all the recovered information in notepad or any other text-editor. The software possesses rich graphical user interface which makes it easy-to-use & even a layman can use it without much technical knowledge. Download free trial version of the software from company's website: http://www.stellaroutlookpasswordrecovery.com/