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From: "Shaz"

| also, If I format my computer....what files do I save, in order to bring them
| across to OE once my computer is up and running?
|

I assume you mean format drive "C:" and reinstall the OS on drive "C:"

The information on the OE account and the location of the OE data is stored in the User's
Registry.

Such as...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities

Therefore you need to make sure the user's Registry is backed up.

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER_ACCOUNT\NTUSER.DAT"

--
Dave
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http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

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From: "Frank Slootweg"

| David H. Lipman wrote:
| [deleted]
|
What you are asking is...

"...Outlook Express on drive "C:", but have the emails saved on drive "D:" ?"
The answer is YES.
|
| But, but, BUT, .... 'D:' is my CD/DVD-ROM drive!
|
| Sorry, couldn't resist. :-)
|
| [deleted]

You are so right :-)

Happy Holidays.

--
Dave
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http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

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[Please use the standard "" quote character.]

David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Shaz"

also, If I format my computer....what files do I save, in order to
bring them across to OE once my computer is up and running?

I assume you mean format drive "C:" and reinstall the OS on drive "C:"

The information on the OE account and the location of the OE data is
stored in the User's Registry.

Such as...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities

Therefore you need to make sure the user's Registry is backed up.

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER_ACCOUNT\NTUSER.DAT"

I think that's needlessly complex as one can Export Internet Accounts.

The Export (and Import) function for Accounts is just not in the main
Export and Import submenu (in the File menu), but in the Accounts...
submenu (in the Tools menu). (It's a little strange that File-Import
allows to Import non-OE accounts, but not OE ones and File-Export has
no selection for exporting accounts. But I guess there's GUIs and
there's consistency and one doesn't neccessarily imply the other! :-))

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From: "Frank Slootweg"

| [Please use the standard "" quote character.]
|
| David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Shaz"

also, If I format my computer....what files do I save, in order to
bring them across to OE once my computer is up and running?

I assume you mean format drive "C:" and reinstall the OS on drive "C:"

The information on the OE account and the location of the OE data is
stored in the User's Registry.

Such as...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities

Therefore you need to make sure the user's Registry is backed up.

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER_ACCOUNT\NTUSER.DAT"
|
| I think that's needlessly complex as one can Export Internet Accounts.
|
| The Export (and Import) function for Accounts is just not in the main
| Export and Import submenu (in the File menu), but in the Accounts...
| submenu (in the Tools menu). (It's a little strange that File-Import
| allows to Import non-OE accounts, but not OE ones and File-Export has
| no selection for exporting accounts. But I guess there's GUIs and
| there's consistency and one doesn't neccessarily imply the other! :-))

The Registry has ALL the information. While it is the more complex, it is the most exact in
making the Restored system the same as the flattened system.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

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David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Frank Slootweg"

| [Please use the standard "" quote character.]
|
| David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Shaz"

also, If I format my computer....what files do I save, in order to
bring them across to OE once my computer is up and running?

I assume you mean format drive "C:" and reinstall the OS on drive "C:"

The information on the OE account and the location of the OE data is
stored in the User's Registry.

Such as...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities

Therefore you need to make sure the user's Registry is backed up.

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER_ACCOUNT\NTUSER.DAT"
|
| I think that's needlessly complex as one can Export Internet Accounts.
|
| The Export (and Import) function for Accounts is just not in the main
| Export and Import submenu (in the File menu), but in the Accounts...
| submenu (in the Tools menu). (It's a little strange that File-Import
| allows to Import non-OE accounts, but not OE ones and File-Export has
| no selection for exporting accounts. But I guess there's GUIs and
| there's consistency and one doesn't neccessarily imply the other! :-))

The Registry has ALL the information. While it is the more complex,
it is the most exact in making the Restored system the same as the
flattened system.

True, but one will most likely have to *selectively* restore (parts
of) the Registry, because it's unlikely that the re-installed (not
restored) system will have the exact same configuration as the flattened
system. Selectively restoring (parts of) the Registry is not something
which most users are able to do.

Just (I)MO and my EUR 0.02.

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"Shaz" wrote in message
...
also, If I format my computer....what files do I save, in order to bring
them
across to OE once my computer is up and running?


Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

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"Frank Slootweg" wrote:

David H. Lipman wrote:
[deleted]

What you are asking is...

"...Outlook Express on drive "C:", but have the emails saved on drive "D:" ?"
The answer is YES.

But, but, BUT, .... 'D:' is my CD/DVD-ROM drive!

Sorry, couldn't resist. :-)

[deleted]

Somewhat pedantic I would say............EVERYone KNEW what I was
saying....for want of a better comparison, I will use Drive 1 and Drive
2.............

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Shaz wrote:


"Frank Slootweg" wrote:

David H. Lipman wrote:
[deleted]

What you are asking is...

"...Outlook Express on drive "C:", but have the emails saved on drive "D:" ?"
The answer is YES.

But, but, BUT, .... 'D:' is my CD/DVD-ROM drive!

Sorry, couldn't resist. :-)

[deleted]

Somewhat pedantic I would say............EVERYone KNEW what I was
saying....for want of a better comparison, I will use Drive 1 and Drive
2.............

I obviously understood what *you* meant. I was just making fun of
*David*, because his 'correction' wasn't one.

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And David is well able to take care of himself G.

--

~~~~

Gerry

~~~~~~~~
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Stourport, England
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Frank Slootweg wrote:

I obviously understood what *you* meant. I was just making fun of
*David*, because his 'correction' wasn't one.

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Sorry Frank....I wasnt having a go at you.....!! You just made a comment
about what David had written, and I was adding my comment on how pedantic he
was!!!

"Frank Slootweg" wrote:

Shaz wrote:


"Frank Slootweg" wrote:

David H. Lipman wrote:
[deleted]

What you are asking is...

"...Outlook Express on drive "C:", but have the emails saved on drive "D:" ?"
The answer is YES.

But, but, BUT, .... 'D:' is my CD/DVD-ROM drive!

Sorry, couldn't resist. :-)

[deleted]

Somewhat pedantic I would say............EVERYone KNEW what I was
saying....for want of a better comparison, I will use Drive 1 and Drive
2.............

I obviously understood what *you* meant. I was just making fun of
*David*, because his 'correction' wasn't one.