Can't open my .pst in Outlook2000

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I need some help....
I have a .pst file that I direct copied from one hard drive and placed on another. I placed it in my Local Settings\Outlook folder. I tried to open the .pst file for viewing in Outlook but can't. To get and view this in Outlook, I'm right clicking on the Outlook icon which brings up the MS Exchange Server Setting Properties window, then I click Add, then select Personal Folders in the Add Services Profile Window. When the Create/Open a Personal Folder window comes up I select my .pst file and click open. A pop up saying "The file <mypath><myfilename>.pst is not a personal folders file" appears. The file was created with Outlook and has the .pst extension. Originally when I copied on the new drive, the file type showed as an Office Data file. I've changed the file type to an Outlook Data file. But, still doesn't recognize it.
Two other things 1.) the properties dialog for the .pst file shows "Opens with: Unknown Application"
2.) if I create a new personal folder and .pst file everything works Ok and the new .pst shows the
same properties as the copied file I'm trying to view.

Confused and thanks in advance,
Mr. RDPeanut
 
Is the old .PST file marked read-only? Outlook needs write access.

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Initially that was the first problem I encountered, an access permission problem, because I burned it to CD to transfer
But, I unchecked the read-only attribute on the file. And fixed that
Now I have the problem I first stated.
Yesterday, I tried running it thru SCANPST.exe (a .pst repair/recover exe). Interestingly it found errors and repaired it. Then it recognized it as a .pst. But when I bring it up in Outlook it displays the personal folder but nothing shows under it
The resulting scanned file is 129MB, same as the original .pst.
 
You may want to take a look at the following page and see if it helps. One
of the suggestions listed is to run scanpst.exe more than once, and/or
alternate scanpst.exe with ScanDisk (if your system supports ScanDisk).

http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm

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