Friday my Windows XP became corrupt, No amount of Repair attempts could fix it.
I installed a fresh XP on a new hard drive and connected the old one as Slave.

My question is this.
Where (on the old HD) are all my emails kept ?
I've got back the accounts, but not the old emails.
I use Outlook Express.

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670 says google

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don't know if its my FireFox, but the page don't load properly.
But anyways that looks like "How to Backup and Restore"

i didn't "backup" the emails, so I'm sure i cant "restore" them in the normal manner.

all i need to to find the email file or files from the old HD (plugged in as slave)
and drag em across to the Current main HD (to the proper folder)


I did this one before but i be buggered dry if i can remember how i did it -says arthur

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depends on what program you are using for email:

if it is outlook express:

c:\documents and settings\your name\local settings\identities\[bigass number]\microsoft\outlook express

this contains your mail folders in .idx format


You windows address book is store in the local settings\microsoft\address book

For Outlook:

c:\documents and settings\your name\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook

Outlooks data is all stored in a .pst file.

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start > search > *..idx

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elj out of curiosity is there anything about Windows you don't know? Your like a Windows encyclopedia. Even when it comes to Vista.

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Not so far.

I had two different HD issues within 3 days, one at work and one at home. He helped me recover from both. All Hail.

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Originally posted by eljefeoscuro
depends on what program you are using for email:

if it is outlook express:

c:\documents and settings\your name\local settings\identities\[bigass number]\microsoft\outlook express

this contains your mail folders in .idx format

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Thanks guys, Found em
i did discover one small detail...

example = Hotmail - Inbox.dbx

Don't know if my Outlook Express is different but they show up as .dbx files.
That explains why my search

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start > search > *..idx

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didn't find anything..

But now I'm a happy bunny

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elj out of curiosity is there anything about Windows you don't know? Your like a Windows encyclopedia. Even when it comes to Vista.

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Yeah, he makes me sick... I'm pretty nifty when it comes to Windows but I'd only rate myself a "6" and ELJ a "7 or 8" - but I'm better looking than him and get laid more often so in the grand scheme of things:

FUCK YOU ELJ YOU FUCKING BIG NERD

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Glad to help Arthur. The .idx and .dbx are really the same file, just different incarnations.

PG: No (OK, I'm sure there is SOMETHING I don't know about Microsoft OS) and 2 years ago, I was the equal in *nix OS as well, until I quit using them due to outside circumstances.

LOLobo: Thank you for you worship and praise. You will be spared when the revolution comes.

NS: Yes, you probably do get laid more than me, some thing just happen like that, and a hearty FUCK YOU TOO!

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yes, i can vouch that NS dose indeed get laid more than most here,
AND all in one night i must add.

Soon i will release the U-Tube video from my mobile (if he don't pay the ransom)

I'm sad to say that i have witnessed with these very eyes the extent of Neversofts filth
At a club that holds the promotion called...

HARD-ON Formally known as Fisted (Google it)

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I used to be pretty slick with all things Windows related but then I moved away from desktop/server support into networking back in 1999 and my knowledge has rapidly dwindled since then. I sometimes struggle when it comes to fixing my own PC these days.

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^Agreed, I can administer Active Directory and naff around in various domain admin tools with my eyes closed but I got stuck fixing a fucking Outlook problem earlier and had to Google

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and had to Google

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Just out of interest, would it be possible to use a boot disk on a windows password protected computer and use the xcopy command to copy email data from the outlook folder onto disk.

If this is not possible, anyone know a way to copy email data from Outlook without having to actually log on to windows. ?? It is a laptop and it would be difficult to take the hd out.

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^Agreed, I can administer Active Directory and naff around in various domain admin tools with my eyes closed but I got stuck fixing a fucking Outlook problem earlier and had to Google

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I remember having a similar problem with Outlook and both ELJ and NS helped me to fix my problem.

/me bows to the guru's of e-mail etc, etc, etc...

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Just out of interest, would it be possible to use a boot disk on a windows password protected computer and use the xcopy command to copy email data from the outlook folder onto disk.

If this is not possible, anyone know a way to copy email data from Outlook without having to actually log on to windows. ?? It is a laptop and it would be difficult to take the hd out.

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