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Hello-
I asked part of this question before, but, I had a system crash and I was able to find the files as answered by the previous person however, my mail acount settings did not restore and I had never exported them. Is there a file similar to the pst file that would be able to "restore" the account settings? I also need the mail setting for Outlook Express restored. Thank You.

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To the person who answered previously Thank You So Much. For some reason though it seems like the rating did not go through and it is showing unrated. I do not know what I did wrong and I am sorry it is showing unrated.

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by bfilmfan

You really need to go back and rate these questions as you have multiple open ones. With this many unanswered questions, it appears you are an answer mooch, which I am sure is not the case:

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If you do not have a full backup of your Outlook settings, you will need to recreate the profile. Your network administrator or ISP should be able to assist you in configuring this information.

by mikeewalton

2. Account settings:
Data about your mail and news accounts are stored in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager. 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 "outlook.reg".
Restore (if necessary) To restore the account settings, right-click the .REG file and select Merge.
3. Address Book
Getting the data out of your address book for safekeeping is relatively easy. From the menu select File | Export | Address Book and select the comma separated text file as your output format. Then select the fields you want to export. To make sure you know where the backup is going, give a full path name. To restore the address book or to get your addresses onto a new system, the process is not quite symmetrical. Select File | Import | Other address book and select the text file option again. You'll be given a list of fields to import. Since you're importing a file that was created by Outlook Express, you usually don't need to make any changes here. After that, click your way on through the wizard and you'll get your address book back.
4. Mail Rules
The mail rules are stored at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities. If you run Regedit and export this entire subkey to a file the same way you did with account settings: from the menu select Registry | Export Registry File. Save the file to a name like "rules.reg".
If you use this, please rate my account, as for the previous reply from the other user, you don't have a good rating right now, but I figured that I would give you a chance.

by ljackson.desoto

I wasn't able to get my accounts by the methods your described. I think it may be over my head. So, I am leaving an acceptable rating because I saw most of what you were talking about, but not really sure what to do with it and maybe I can get someone to help me with your intructions. Thank you for your assistance.

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