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How to backup Outlook Express


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I changed most of my hardwares last night. So the god damned freaky Winxp block me from the log-in screen. Then I ghost the drive which orginally contained the winxp for backup. Since I have many important mails in my outlook express and many many contacts in there, I have to recover them from the old "ghost file" into the new winxp.

Anyone here can tell me how I can do now?

Please, it is very urgent!!!!!

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look here

C:Documents and Settingsyour nameLocal SettingsApplication DataIdentitiesStringMicrosoftOutlook Express

the files in that folder are all you outlook settings and mail...

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well to my knowledge, Norton ghost comes with a "Ghost file explorer"

You can use that to find the files that Outlook uses (with extension .dbx) from your C:Documents and Settings<username>Local SettingsApplication DataIdentities<string>MicrosoftOutlook Express

then extract them, or get them out somehow, and copy them to the new windows installation..

worth a try :)

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If I only copy the *.dbx files into my new system, the outlook can only restore the folders themsleves. Still, I have no way to get back the messege rules and mail accounts. [/quote:74e20e895c]

well those are probably stored in the registry..

but shouldn't be too hard to find the server info and add them back yourself..

The messages are usually the hard part :)

Next time, export your account settings, and save them somewhere :rolleyes: That way you will always have them for the future...

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Any other solution at this point?????

It is really important for me to get back the mail accounts. And the contacts address book is also valuable for me.

Please I just heard about one solution before, just cannot bring it back to my memory now.

Help!!!!!!

Thanks, Blackwar!

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im sorry to say, i dont know how to get those entries through the registry..

I mean there is an export feature in Outlook express which you can use for the Address Book + the account settings..

If you didn't get those, i don't think there is much we really can do :wail:

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