Have suffered a critical registry failure that has forced me to install a new
hard drive
using XP SP2. I have access to the old drive folders with it installed as a
slave drive.
I also have the contents of that drive copied on the new C drive.
I have read articles that cover importing and exporting stored messages,
addresses etc but those methods are based on running the programs, which I
can`t do from the original disc.
I would appreciate guidance with respect to recovering the stored data from
my unusable drive and restoring to the reinstalled mail program on the new
drive(if possible). What folders am I looking for on the old drive?

In OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab, Store folder button.
This will reveal the location of the current Identity files.
It will be something like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{9754006D-2A61-47BF-8B5D-097A0A6CA84C}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express
Your location on the old drive will look similar.
File, Import, Messages, OE6, Import from a OE store directory, browse to the
location on the old drive.
--
Ronald Sommer

"FRAZZLED" wrote in message
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Have suffered a critical registry failure that has forced me to install a
new
hard drive
using XP SP2. I have access to the old drive folders with it installed as
a
slave drive.
I also have the contents of that drive copied on the new C drive.
I have read articles that cover importing and exporting stored messages,
addresses etc but those methods are based on running the programs, which I
can`t do from the original disc.
I would appreciate guidance with respect to recovering the stored data
from
my unusable drive and restoring to the reinstalled mail program on the new
drive(if possible). What folders am I looking for on the old drive?