w.r.t. corrupted outlook.pst (Outlook 2000) I tried the scanpst.exe and it runs thru and says error encountered cant proceed no change made to the scanned file. this is the log Microsoft (R) Inbox Repair Tool Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1995-1996. All rights reserved. **Beginning NDB recovery **Attempting to open database **Attempting to validate header **Attempting to validate AMap **Attempting to validate BBT **Attempting to validate NBT **Attempting to validate BBT refcounts **Attempting to validate header NID high-water marks **Beginning PST/OST recovery **Attempting to recover all top-level objects !!HN (nid=21) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!Message store missing PR_PST_PASSWORD !!Message store missing or invalid PR_RECORD_KEY !!Message store missing PR_DISPLAY_NAME !!Message store missing PR_IPM_SUBTREE_ENTRYID !!HN (nid=8022) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!HN (nid=8062) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!HN (nid=80E2) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!HN (nid=8102) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!HN (nid=90C2) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!HN (nid=62B) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=1C) !!TC (nid=62B) missing required column (66050003) !!TC (nid=62B) missing required column (001A001E) !!Receive folder table missing default message class !!HN (nid=61) bad signature (bSig=FF, bClientSig=93) !!HN (nid=61) bad ibHnpm (ibHnpm=11539, cbPage=7618) Fatal Error: 80040900

Find that "Outlook.pst". Copy to another computer. Open with "outlook" (This file have to be your "personal folder").If it works, so problem with your "Outlook" not with that file. Reinstull Outlook.