Hi Robert, It might be wise to remove "Email Administrator" from your title since I don't know how to access the .pst files under Windows XP. On the machine or machines that you are trying get the .pst file from you need go under Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> (click on) Show hidden files and folders -> (click on) OK Open C: (go into) Documents and Settings -> {username of choice} -> Local Settings (hidden) -> Application Data (hidden) -> Microsoft -> Outlook (.pst files are stored here) If there are no PST files there could be a chance that Outlook's auto archive is disabled. Andrew ________________________________ From: Robert Lawson [mailto:rlawson@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:59 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: Soka|discover pst files on local drives Hello All, I'm looking for suggestions/directions on how to discover Outlook pst files on local hard drives on computers on our network. The files all have the extension .pst; all computers are Windows XP; we'd check "C" and "D" drives. I've tried using "NET USE X: \\computer\c$ <file:///\\computer\c$> password /USER:domainadmin@xxxxxxxx", with my domain admin user, yet this fails with "System error 1326 has occurred. Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password." Seems this is not the way to go. Thanks, Robert Robert Lawson Senior Database Administrator/email administrator Soka University of America 1 University Drive Aliso Viejo, CA. 92656 main: 949.480.4000 fax: 949.480.4258 direct: 949.480.4224 rlawson@xxxxxxxx