Help needed with backing up Outlook email folders and settings

[danna_d]

I need to upgrade from Windows Me to Windows Xp, anyone can please tell me how can I backup everything in Outlook Express for an easy restore after reinstalling Windows?

[JohnnyMalaria]

I need to upgrade from Windows Me to Windows Xp, anyone can please tell me how can I backup everything in Outlook Express for an easy restore after reinstalling Windows?

Look on your XP installation disc for the user migration tool (File and Settings Transfer Wizard).

It will take care of migrating all your user settings/documents on Me over to XP.

See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/mgrtfset.mspx for a detailed explanation.

[danna_d]

I found a very good solution:
http://www.bodrag.com/outlook-express-backup.html

[RickA]

It has been ages since I used WinMe but in XP you can open Outlook Express go to Tools / Options / Maintenance / Store Folder to find the location where it saves all your messages. Copy all of the files there to a safe place and put them back in that directory after your fresh install.

You may need to select View Hidden / System Files possibly the Hide Protected setting as well via your Explorer to see them. Here is an example of the default path on my system if it helps: C:\Documents and Settings\YourLoginNameHere\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{BunchOfNumbersHere}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

This is just for your emails, do the Export function to save your contact addresses. I imagine WinMe uses the same EO file setup. This works for future reference when you want to redo a fresh install of XP again.

Cheers,
Rick