Where (in which files) are profiles and accounts settings stored?

[Arthur Connor]

Where are account settings stored for Outlook 2002/2003 ?
As far as I know the are NOT part of the *.pst file

Arty

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

They're in the Windows Registry, in the Windows Messaging Subsystem key.

 

[Rob Barbour]

In your registry:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Messaging Subsystem\Profiles"Arthur Connor"

 

[Vargr]

Where are account settings stored for Outlook 2002/2003 ?
As far as I know the are NOT part of the *.pst file

Arty

In the registry
HKCU\software\microsoft\office\outlook\OMI Account Manager\Accounts

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, that's the location for Outlook 98/2000 in IMO mode.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Venger]

Where are account settings stored for Outlook 2002/2003 ?
As far as I know the are NOT part of the *.pst file

Registry - HKU\id\Software\MS\Office\Outlook\OMI\Accounts at least for OXP
with POP3.

Venger

 

[Jon Erlandson]

The following if for Outlook 2000 but I think it's the same for 2003

From http://content.techweb.com/winmag/fixes/2001/06.htm

Account Settings:
Outlook 2000 mail accounts are stored in the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook. To save this data,
start RegEdit and select that key in the left-hand pane. Then from the menu
select Registry | Export Registry File. Save the file to a name like
OL2KACCT.REG and put it in a safe place. Like the address list, this will
fit on a floppy for most people. To restore the account settings,
right-click the .REG file and select Merge.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, it's not the same. That key holds other settings, but not the profile
information, which is in the Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem key.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Brian Tillman]

Registry - HKU\id\Software\MS\Office\Outlook\OMI\Accounts at least
for OXP with POP3.

That appears to be left over from Outlook 2000 IMO. For Outlook 2002,
profile information is if HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\profilename

 

[Brian Tillman]

The following if for Outlook 2000 but I think it's the same for 2003

That information is for Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode. It's not
the same for Outlook 2000 in C/W mode, nor is it the same for OL 2002/2003.

 

[Vargr]

You're right I just added a test account and it didn't appear there. The 4
other accounts that were there must have been left from a previous outlook.
Now I find myself wondering if it is safe to delete that key...

 

[Andreas Roeder]

Where are account settings stored for Outlook 2002/2003 ?
As far as I know the are NOT part of the *.pst file

Arty

Hi Arthur,
profiles settings stored in the registry
HKEY_Current_Uswer\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles

 

[Brian Tillman]

profiles settings stored in the registry
HKEY_Current_Uswer\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles

Make the slash between "Windows" and "NT a space and you've got it.

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

Where are account settings stored for Outlook 2002/2003 ?
As far as I know the are NOT part of the *.pst file

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