XCLN: Client Deletes Existing PST in Absence of Filescan Rights

 Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
Article ID: Q165442

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 Client, versions 4.0 and 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT Client, versions 4.0 and 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you configure a profile for the Microsoft Exchange Client for Windows NT, the personal folders (.pst) file may be deleted. This can occur if the .pst file is located on a Novell NetWare server and the account creating the profile has had filescan rights revoked.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Client versions 4.0 and 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange 4.0 and 5.0 U.S. Service Packs. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

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Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbbug5.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 kbfix5.00.sp1 kbusage XCLN
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
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