The settings are mostly in the registry with some in the message store. See
www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx for details.
steve
"Blue Max" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does Windows Vista Mail have a file like the Outlook 2007 .PST file that
> can simply be copied to another location and opened in order to transfer
> the messages, news accounts, and mail accounts? If not, what is the
> easiest way to recover this data from an old backup of the system files?