Thanks Ronni, I am still running 10.6, I have not upgraded to 10.7 yet as I 
havent seen the need, maybe this will be the push forward?
Best Regards Hugh

> Subject: Re: compressed pst file
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0800
> To: [email protected]
> 
> Hi Hugh,
> 
> Are you using Lion OS X 10.7?
> If so have a look at PST Bridge.
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> "PST Bridge is two applications in one. Not only you may use it to convert 
> your existing Outlook PST files to be used on Lion. 
> You may also use PST Bridge to display your PST file contents without the 
> need of conversion. 
> Simply open your files and start browsing its contents!
> 
> PST Bridge will always show and export 10 items per folder. To remove this 
> limitation, you may unlock it using In-App purchases. 
> 
> VIEWER:
> This feature is ideal for users that continue to use Outlook, but still want 
> to have frequent access to their PST files on Lion. 
> Unlike other programs, the user does not need to be constantly exporting and 
> importing. PST Bridge is able to read PST files directly. It then presents 
> its contents on its own user interface. It can also interact with Apple Mail, 
> in order to reply or forward messages from the PST file."
> 
> <http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pst-bridge/id457503727?mt=12>
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.7.3 Lion
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> On 13/02/2012, at 10:57 AM, hugh griffiths wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi, I recently left the company I was working for and my email backups from 
> > my ex-work laptop are outlook pst files, compressed using whatever the 
> > standard win7 compress tool is.
> > Is there any product ( preferably free) that the group can recommend to 
> > allow me to look at emails in these backups, and open attachments that they 
> > might have?
> > I have tried a windows software called kernel pst viewer, which I am 
> > running under my winXP/VMware fusion on my mac, but it has two drawbacks ( 
> > apart from having to run windows), firstly my version of xp wont uncompress 
> > the zip files correctly ( I am guessing that the win7 version of zip uses a 
> > different algorithm) and secondly I can only view emails, not their 
> > attachments.
> > Is there anything free or low cost available on the mac to uncompress win7 
> > zips, and to look at outlook psts?
> > Best Regards Hugh                                     
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