"sat" wrote in message
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I had a system crash and had to reinstall Windows XP. Unfortunately all my
messages were lost in the process.
Is there anyway I can retrieve the old messages from the Outlook Express
server?

Thanks


More information may help. What version of OE and maintenance level
did you have before the crash? Specifically did you ever do a compaction
(or see an automatic one) and notice the files being backed up to the drive's
Recovery Bin? If so, which drive? In any case, perhaps those backed
up copies would survive a "reinstall" of Windows XP? As PA Bear notes
that characterization of whatever it was that you did is ambiguous and the
precise details of what it was could affect your options.

Also, in the case of your Inbox specifically you may have more options,
depending on its server type. Again, details matter.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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