Corrupt pst file and nothing works to fix it...

running Vista and Outlook 2007.
i opened outlook a couple days ago and received the error msg that tells you that the .pst file is corrupt and you need to run inbox repair tool.  when i clicked "ok" it just shuts down Outlook.  I searched for the tool and could not find it even
with hidden files checked off.  i stumbled across a 3rd party recovery tool and ran it b/c it was "free".  That was a joke b/c they wanted $130 after recovering all my files and i'm not sure they actually recovered them.  I then tried to find
the scanpst.exe file on my installation disks, but i did not find them.  then i downloaded the scanpst.exe file online and tried to run it.  I get an error messege immediately and it will not run.  i have looked at hundreds of forums and posts
and nothing is working.
what else can i try?

Hi Cullenmac,
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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/outlook/threads .
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Tom
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