Import all settings from recovered HDD
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From: Steve Cochran on 4 Jun 2010 15:54 That won't work. The account settings are in the registry in OE and even if he could run OE on the other drive, it would still look in the current registry and not in the old one (unless he boots to the old one). He can use Load Hive in Regedit to load the registry from the user on the old computer (NTUSER.DAT) and then read the account settings that way, except for the passwords, unless he gets another program to read those (passnif or somesuch). steve "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:ecxTYBBBLHA.4400(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Can you open OE on the old HDD? If you can, go to Tools | Accounts and > export each account as an iaf file. get them on the new HDD and import > them. > -- > Bruce Hagen > MS-MVP [Mail] > Imperial Beach, CA > > > "bill" <bill(a)bill.com> wrote in message > news:eRzrV9ABLHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for the advice. All messages duly imported. Account settings will >> have to follow!! >> >> I can see the whole HDD. All system files the lot. It would really help >> to at least be able to see what accounts were being picked up in the >> original OE6. It was being used to pickup multiple email accounts. >> >> Regards. >> Bill. >> >> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message >> news:OzBY8j3ALHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> What exactly *can* you see on this HDD? If only the files in Windows >>> Explorer, you will probably need to set up the accounts from scratch. >>> >>> As far as your messages go: >>> >>> In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, 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 Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder >>> Options | View. >>> >>> The path to the message store will be very similar to this: >>> >>> C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Application >>> Data\Identities\{Long string of letters & numbers}\Microsoft\Outlook >>> Express >>> >>> Copy the *ENTIRE* OE message store folder to a flash drive. >>> (Folders.dbx must be included). Place this on the Desktop or other >>> location. Open OE and: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook >>> Express 6 and point to where you saved it. >>> >>> Note: I am not sure if messages already on the new HDD will be >>> overwritten. To be safe, before you import, create new folders in OE >>> with a name that is not in the backup. Eg: Move all your messages out >>> of the Inbox so when you import the old Inbox, it won't over write >>> those messages. You can merge them later. >>> -- >>> Bruce Hagen >>> MS-MVP [Mail] >>> Imperial Beach, CA >>> >>> >>> "bill" <bill(a)bill.com> wrote in message >>> news:evJEqw1ALHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> The motherboard on my old PC has blown but the HDD is ok and can be >>>> hooked up to another PC. I would like to import all my OE6 mail and >>>> accounts settings from the recovered HDD onto OE6 on the other PC. Can >>>> anyone point me at a link that documents that process please. All my >>>> searches so far (which I admit have been hasty) are pointing at >>>> slightly different processes. >>>> Thanks for any help. >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
From: bill on 4 Jun 2010 16:24 Not quite what I'm after, but thanks. "FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:u5vfEACBLHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Maybe this can help, - maybe not. > > http://support.internetdesign.com/email/outlookexpressiaf.html > > "bill" <bill(a)bill.com> wrote in message > news:eyNMV9ABLHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Ok, but if I could access the registry is there a way to get the account >> settings? >> >> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message >> news:B9078ED2-4F32-4058-9EB7-B2C0CF720A49(a)microsoft.com... >> See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 and www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx >> >> You cannot import the account information, as that is stored in the >> registry, which is not easily accessible. So you need to search for >> *.dbx (the files are hidden) on the old drive and then when you find the >> directory of dbx files, then go to File | Import | Messages in OE and >> point to that directory. That will get the messages back, but you will >> have to set up the accounts anew. >> >> steve >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:uHIR0a2ALHA.4400(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> [I'm gonna let Fisherman Bruce answer this one...] >>> >>> bill wrote: >>>> The motherboard on my old PC has blown but the HDD is ok and can be >>>> hooked >>>> up to another PC. I would like to import all my OE6 mail and accounts >>>> settings from the recovered HDD onto OE6 on the other PC. Can anyone >>>> point >>>> me at a link that documents that process please. All my searches so far >>>> (which I admit have been hasty) are pointing at slightly different >>>> processes. >>>> Thanks for any help. >>>> >>>> Bill >>> >> >> > >
From: bill on 4 Jun 2010 16:23
Thanks Steve, and for the other post. Had seen that method but am a bit nervous about messing with the registry. Something about having to unload it too!! "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message news:5ECC787A-D246-49AF-A474-08D849605537(a)microsoft.com... You can do a File | Load Hive in Regedit on the old NTUSER.DAT for that particular user and then get to the appropriate registry keys (see www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx) and then export them and modify them in Notepad to match the current system and then merge those, which would give you the account parameters, but it won't give you the passwords back. You might be able to use PassSniff (search for something like that, its free, but I forget the URL and exact name) to retrieve the passwords. steve "bill" <bill(a)bill.com> wrote in message news:eyNMV9ABLHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Ok, but if I could access the registry is there a way to get the account > settings? > > "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message > news:B9078ED2-4F32-4058-9EB7-B2C0CF720A49(a)microsoft.com... > See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 and www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx > > You cannot import the account information, as that is stored in the > registry, which is not easily accessible. So you need to search for *.dbx > (the files are hidden) on the old drive and then when you find the > directory > of dbx files, then go to File | Import | Messages in OE and point to that > directory. That will get the messages back, but you will have to set up > the > accounts anew. > > steve > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uHIR0a2ALHA.4400(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> [I'm gonna let Fisherman Bruce answer this one...] >> >> bill wrote: >>> The motherboard on my old PC has blown but the HDD is ok and can be >>> hooked >>> up to another PC. I would like to import all my OE6 mail and accounts >>> settings from the recovered HDD onto OE6 on the other PC. Can anyone >>> point >>> me at a link that documents that process please. All my searches so far >>> (which I admit have been hasty) are pointing at slightly different >>> processes. >>> Thanks for any help. >>> >>> Bill >> > > |