"John S. Sapyta." <jsapyta@cox.net> wrote in message
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Let's take the second question first. Does the Archive folder tree show in
your Folder List view? If so, right-click its root and choose Properties,
then click Advanced. The "Format" field will contain "97-2002" in it if
it's an older format PST. If it doesn't contain that string, it's a newer
format PST.

If it's an older format PST, remove it from your profile (right-click the
root and choose Close) and close Outlook. Then in Windows Explorer, rename
it so it's no longer called "Archive.pst". "Archiveold.pst" or "Archive
2008-10-09.pst" are examples. This will allow Outlook to create a brand new
archive.pst the next time autoarchive runs.

Now the question is whether your old archive PST is usable. What does
Windows say its size is? You should probably use the Inbox Repair Tool
(scanpst.exe) on that file, as the error rmessage advises. However, if the
file is an old format PST and has exceeded the 2GB limit, then scanpst.exe
won't handle it, most likely. In that case, you'll have to trunbcate it
some in order to recover any of the data it contains. See this:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/repair2gbpst.asp