Outlook Express Backup

Outlook Express is the e-mail client included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4, 5, six and Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP operating systems. Outlook Express is created for home users who gain access to their e-mail messages. Built on open Internet standards, Outlook Express is created for use with Internet standard system, for example, SMTP, POP3, IMAPI, as well as NNTP. It provides full support for todays most important e-mail, news, as well as directory standards, as well as is very easy to use.

Outlook Express e-mail message store, along with the address book, usually resides in subfolders at the following paths:

C:Documents and SettingsUser NameApplication DataIdentities
C:Documents and SettingsUser NameApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook Express
C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook Express
C:Documents and SettingsUser NameApplication DataMicrosoftAddress Book

This is right for Outlook Express 4.0, however to correctly decide the location for Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0 e-mail store, it is recommended to search through the registry. HKEY_CURRENT_USERIdentities registry key contains ID subkeys which correspond to active identities. Under the each identity key there's a SoftwareMicrosoftOutlook Express5.0 subkey which holds the required Store Root string variable. To decide the location of the address book file, take a observe the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWABWab File Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWABWAB4Wab File Name

Outlook Express e-mail data is usually comprised of the following items:

E-mail and news (.dbx) folders for Outlook Express 5, 5.5, 6.

E-mail and news (.mbx, .idx, .nch) folders for Outlook Express 4.

Address book (.wab) file.