Outlook Express Configuration

[Bobby]

I would like to know where the information in Outlook
Express regarding Rules and Accounts are stored.
Everytime I have to re-install Windows, I have to re-
enter all of my pop accounts and message rules, a royal
pain.

TIA,

Bobby

 

[PA Bear]

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

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

Importing OE Data
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx

OE Freebie Backup
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

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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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.mvps.org/

Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html

 

[James M. Fisher]

In OE, go to Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store Folder. This will tell you
where your OE message store is kept. I keep this on another partition so
that if I reinstall Windows, I just point OE to the message store.
See this site for more details:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/index.htm

 

[James M. Fisher [MVP]]

Here are the reg keys to look for (thanks to Kelly!):

Export these four keys. This backs up mail, folders, signatures, message
rules, address book, etc.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name

HTH
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James M. Fisher
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
AumHa Forums
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[Guest]

No, this isn't what I want to do. I know where my
messages and address book are located. It's the accounts
and message rules that I need to find.

TIA,

Bobby

 

[Bobby]

Howdy,

Thanks, I'll give this a try.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
Here are the reg keys to look for (thanks to Kelly!):

Export these four keys. This backs up mail, folders, signatures, message
rules, address book, etc.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name

HTH
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James M. Fisher
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org/
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[Guest]

Howdy,

Except for a couple minor problems, this did the trick.

Thanks!

Bobby