I acquired some malicious adware somehow that's constantly hijacking my
browser and driving me crazy, so I'm going to make sure I get rid of
all of it and reformat my hard drive. But before I do I want to make a
backup of both my incoming messages and my sent messages, and the
drafts. Can somebody tell me where those messages are stored? Thanks.

Ron

Hi Ron,

Open Outlook Express, Choose Tools | choose Options | on the Maintenance tab
click Store Folder, examine the displayed path, that is where all your
messages are stored.

Ken

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
| I acquired some malicious adware somehow that's constantly hijacking my
| browser and driving me crazy, so I'm going to make sure I get rid of
| all of it and reformat my hard drive. But before I do I want to make a
| backup of both my incoming messages and my sent messages, and the
| drafts. Can somebody tell me where those messages are stored? Thanks.
|
| Ron
|

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the location
in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the
location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options |
View.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...ten.mspx#E3EAC

Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities:
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm

Courtesy of Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis
v1.99.1(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.

**Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
I acquired some malicious adware somehow that's constantly hijacking my
browser and driving me crazy, so I'm going to make sure I get rid of
all of it and reformat my hard drive. But before I do I want to make a
backup of both my incoming messages and my sent messages, and the
drafts. Can somebody tell me where those messages are stored? Thanks.

Ron