I have a problem with my computer and need to do a reinstall. How do I bak up
my Outlook, both the files in my inbox and the files I have stored within the
Outlook program in files. I would appreciate an idiot's guide - step by step
- because I am a total non tekkie! Thanks!

See http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
-Creating a Permanent New Mail Desktop Alert in Outlook 2003

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"AJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C7C7F702-25C5-4A17-ABFB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a problem with my computer and need to do a reinstall. How do I bak
>up
> my Outlook, both the files in my inbox and the files I have stored within
> the
> Outlook program in files. I would appreciate an idiot's guide - step by
> step
> - because I am a total non tekkie! Thanks!

Search you c drive for outlook.pst.

It is usually under Doc & Set/administrator\local settings\apps data
\microsoft\outlook.

When you reinstall Office put the file back in the same directory.

donvito

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:55:02 -0700, "AJ"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a problem with my computer and need to do a reinstall. How do I bak up
>my Outlook, both the files in my inbox and the files I have stored within the
>Outlook program in files. I would appreciate an idiot's guide - step by step
>- because I am a total non tekkie! Thanks!