How to restore Outlook Express data
Note
To restore items when you use multiple identities in Outlook
Express, you may have to recreate the identities before you follow
these steps. Repeat each step as needed for each identity.
Step 1:
Import messages from the backup folder
1.
On the File menu, point to Import
2.
Click Messages
3.
In the Select an e-mail program to import from box, click
Microsoft Outlook Express 5 or Microsoft Outlook Express 6
4.
Click Next
5.
Click Import mail from an OE5 store directory or Import
mail from an OE6 store directory
6.
Click OK
7.
Click Browse
8.
Click Mail Backup folder
9.
Click OK
10.
Click Next
11.
Click All folders
12.
Click Next
13.
Click Finish
Step 2:
Import the Address Book file
1.
On the File menu, click Import
2.
Click Other Address Book
3.
Click Text File (Comma Separated Values)
4.
Click Import
5.
Click Browse
6.
Select the Mail Backup folder
7.
Click the address book backup.csv file
8.
Click Open
9.
Click Next
10.
Click Finish
11.
Click OK
12.
Click Close
Step 3:
Import the mail account file
1.
On the Tools menu, click Accounts
2.
On the Mail tab, click Import
3.
In the Look In box, select the Mail Backup folder
4.
Click the mail account that you want to import
5.
Click Open
6.
repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to import
7.
Click Close
Step 4:
Import the newsgroup account file
1.
On the Tools menu, click Accounts
2.
On the News tab, click Import
3.
In the Look In box, select the Mail Backup folder
4.
Click the news account that you want to import
5.
Click Open
6.
Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to import
7.
Click Close
How to preserve the Blocked Senders list and other e-mail rules
For more information about how to preserve the blocked senders list and
other e-mail rules, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
276511
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276511/ ) How to back up and
restore Outlook Express Blocked Senders list and other mail rules