Where does outlook Express keep its connection/newsgroup/folders info?

[Suthern]

I have just recently bought a new Hard drive. I formatted it, put win2k on it, and am trying to get outlook back to normal. I found the address book, so thats back. What I'm looking for is my messages, history of e-mails, e-mail accounts, newsgroups, filters, and the sub-folders under INBOX. I KNOW that this info is somewhere, but where?? I have the old HD and new HD, and can browse them at the same time. the older harddrive still has ALL the win2k installation files on it.

Any help?

-Suthern

 

[butchrecon]

There are in Documents and settings. Look under the login name (If you login as Administrator look in there). If you are logging into a Domain the user folder will have the computer name after it as well EI.. jcollins.BUTCH. Where BUTCH is my computer name. Here is an example:
no Domain:
C:\Documents and Settings\jcollins\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{D93C8C03-C557-468C-BEF6-3D7EC71C06EF}\Microsoft\Outlook Express]

In a Domain:
C:\Documents and Settings\jcollins.BUTCH\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{D93C8C03-C557-468C-BEF6-3D7EC71C06EF}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Hope this helps.
James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[Suthern]

This is where I found the old address book:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

This is as far as I get looking under identities:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Identities\{776DE3EC-5A2C-4BEB-8776-0725AB08EC49}
TY for replying.
Any more ideas?
-Suthern

 

[butchrecon]

Is there a login name in Document and settings? James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[Suthern]

I use the login name of administrator.

-Suthern

 

[butchrecon]

is ther one or two Admin folders? James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[Suthern]

becouse I installed win2k two times on the same HD, I have C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator and C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.natescomputer
I also have C:\winnt and C:\winnt2

Both are complete installations. The one I'm doing now is on E:\winnt

-Suthern

 

[butchrecon]

Check both Folders for the info you seek. You are looking for .dbx files. You can also do a Search for all dbx files . Start Menu>Search>Files & Folders. Type *.dbx and look on the original drive for the files. Once you have found them copy them from the search windows to a folder on the desktop. Then tell MS outlook where to find them. James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[Suthern]

This is what I was looking for! THANK YOU!

Strange, I can access the /02c8488gc8r83}/microsoft file from the search, but not from windows explorer. This is what you call a REALLY hidden folder.

-Suthern

 

[butchrecon]

No problem. I ran into the very same problem a few months ago. James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[Suthern]

Is there any opotion in win2k that allows you to see ALL files and folders? (Other then the hiddden/system ones)?

-Suthern

P.S. did you ever get your NG's working? I can't see them, just the folder and the old mail.

 

[butchrecon]

NG? I am not sure what you mean. James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[Suthern]

NG = NewsGroup

 

[butchrecon]

I dont use NGs. So I dont have an answer,I am sorry. I will research it and see if I can come up with something. James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net