Outlook Express addresses and messages; how to recover?

[T. Duprex]

Hard drive on laptop went bad. However, I have an image of the entire
laptop hard drive. I want to recover the address and message files on the
laptop to transfer to my desk top computer. Both are running Windows XP.
What are the file names I have to recover?

TIA

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Hard drive on laptop went bad. However, I have an image of the entire
laptop hard drive. I want to recover the address and message files on the
laptop to transfer to my desk top computer. Both are running Windows XP.
What are the file names I have to recover?

TIA

The address book is an *.wab file.
The messages are in *.dbx files.
These files are normally hidden, so you will have to have Search include
hidden files and folders.

Also, you will have to include Folders.dbx or OE will be unable to read the
other DBX files.

See:
Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm