Re: Restore lost my email

From: Confused User (none_at_myisp.com)
Date: 09/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:59:19 -0400

PA Bear, I luv ya man. You saved me a lot of heartache with that answer.
Thank you very much.

"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ea2cF7PnEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
> current Identity's store. Write it down.
>
> In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
> hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files
> and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.
>
> In Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not located in
your
> current store will most likely be those from your old Identity. You can
> Import them using File>Import>Messages...
> --
> OE6-specific newsgroup:
>
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
> Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>
> What You Should Know About Spyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
>
> AumHa Forums
> http://forum.aumha.org
>
>
> Confused User wrote:
> > Outlook express
> >
> >
> > "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:eVK31uPnEHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> ...in a Mail Client? Which one?
> >> --
> >> OE6-specific newsgroup:
> >>
> >
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outloo
> > kexpress
> >> OL-specific newsgroup:
> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.general
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
> >>
> >> Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> >>
> >> What You Should Know About Spyware
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
> >>
> >> AumHa Forums
> >> http://forum.aumha.org
> >>
> >> Confused User wrote:
> >>> I had a problem today and used system restore. When it was done, all
my
> >>> email was gone. I tried a different restore point between today and
the
> >>> first point and I still cannot get my email back. Can someone help me?
I
> >>> really really need those accounts restored.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Please help
> >>>
> >>> Confused
>

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