Outlook 2000 - Recover Email Settings

[Karl Burrows]

My Mom has cancer and is unable to use the computer. Unfortunately, her
computer crashed the other day and I am still trying to figure out what has
happened. In the meantime, I am bringing her another computer to use and
need to get her email back up and running. She is not capable of giving me
the password at this point. Is there a way Outlook stores the email account
settings where I can pull it into another computer to get her email up and
running? I can pull the old hard drive and I know her email address and can
move the pst file, etc but just didn't know which file stored the email
settings to get her password. I know it is stored in an iaf file when it is
exported, but nothing more.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Time is of the essence here.
Thanks!!!

 

[DL]

Is this the password for the pst file or the isp password?
If pst password you could try this tool
http://www.securiteam.com/tools/6G00B1F0AS.html
The iaf file can be imported into OL.

 

[Karl Burrows]

email account password. The computer is dead, so I have to pull the hard
drive and import/export would not work since it is not in a default
location.

Is this the password for the pst file or the isp password?
If pst password you could try this tool
http://www.securiteam.com/tools/6G00B1F0AS.html
The iaf file can be imported into OL.

 

[DL]

Do not import the pst, In OL File/Open/Personal Folders and browse to
location.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Is there a
way Outlook stores the email account settings where I can pull it
into another computer to get her email up and running? I can pull
the old hard drive and I know her email address and can move the pst
file, etc but just didn't know which file stored the email settings
to get her password.

The account settings are stored in the mail profile in the registry. Adding
the old HD to a new computer will not give you access to that registry. If
I were in your shoes, I'd remove the HD from an existing computer and
install the old HD into that computer as the boot drive. With my Windows CD
handy, I'd boot and let Windows reconfigure itself for the new hardware
(while unattached from the network so there are no issues with Windows
trying to get a new registration key from MS; it should run for 30 days).
When it completes, things should work well enough to get the mail. I have
done this myself, so I know it can work in some cases, especially if Windows
XP is your OS. I've done it with Windows 98, too, even though some of the
hardware didn't work due to lack of drivers. Obviously since you removed
the HD from the replacement computer, as long as the hardware's the same,
you should be able to install it again later and be back to normal.

 

[Karl Burrows]

Not really an option. Loaner computer runs XP, old computer runs DOS, 3.1,
95 and 98 on quad boot (Mom had hard time giving up on old operating
systems!). I don't think the 98 drive would even boot on the XP computer.
Hardware is too new and where would I put the file if CDRW or network don't
work? All I did at that point was find it the email account, but password
will hidden.

Is there a
way Outlook stores the email account settings where I can pull it
into another computer to get her email up and running? I can pull
the old hard drive and I know her email address and can move the pst
file, etc but just didn't know which file stored the email settings
to get her password.

The account settings are stored in the mail profile in the registry. Adding
the old HD to a new computer will not give you access to that registry. If
I were in your shoes, I'd remove the HD from an existing computer and
install the old HD into that computer as the boot drive. With my Windows CD
handy, I'd boot and let Windows reconfigure itself for the new hardware
(while unattached from the network so there are no issues with Windows
trying to get a new registration key from MS; it should run for 30 days).
When it completes, things should work well enough to get the mail. I have
done this myself, so I know it can work in some cases, especially if Windows
XP is your OS. I've done it with Windows 98, too, even though some of the
hardware didn't work due to lack of drivers. Obviously since you removed
the HD from the replacement computer, as long as the hardware's the same,
you should be able to install it again later and be back to normal.

 

[Karl Burrows]

How if computer is dead?

Is this the password for the pst file or the isp password?
If pst password you could try this tool
http://www.securiteam.com/tools/6G00B1F0AS.html
The iaf file can be imported into OL.

 

[DL]

If its the email account password the isp should be able either reveal it,
or reset it