Backup outlook express messagges & contacts

[Guest]

I expected the window backup facilty to backup the outlook express folders
and contacts. Having done this I can not find the DBX files to reinstate. I
am at the point where I am putting this down as a frustrating lesson learnt
but as a last resort can anyone confirm that the windows backup facility,
when used for backing up files and settings, will not backup the outlook
express folders and contact?
If it does where is it hidden?
many thanks

 

[Guest]

Made some headway since first post. I have found that the windows backup
facility does include outlook folders and addresses - they are just well
concealed. I have now got the dbx files and backed them up but i am
struggling to get them recognised by the outlook express i have reinstalled.
Instead i used a free trial program "DBXtriever" to recover the important
info and saved them to my documents. The address book was a little harder as
it is hidden under the backup file. I traced it, backed it up and cut &
pasted it into the correct location on my computer and its all back in place.
Still wouldn't mind finding out how to get outlook to recgonise the old DBX
files. First glance it should be easy but in practice doesn't seem to happen.

 

[PA Bear]

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
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OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)