| Backing Up Your EmailIt's really too bad that | | | | |
| Microsoft didn't include a simple one-click | | | | Click File, Export, then Address Book. |
| backup option in Outlook Express. After | | | | |
| attempting it myself, I began to think that | | | | Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), |
| they purposely made it hard to make a backup | | | | then Export. |
| of your emails and address book. Here's a | | | | |
| step by step guide to burning a backup CD | | | | In the File Name box, type C:addrbook.csv, |
| with your Outlook Express goodies...Start by | | | | then click Next and Finish. |
| putting a blank CD in the computer. You | | | | |
| should see a little popup window asking what | | | | Locate the C:addrbook.csv file using My |
| you want to do next. Select "Open Writable CD | | | | Computer, then drag it to the CD Drive |
| Folder" and press OK. If your computer | | | | folder. |
| doesn't prompt for an action when you insert | | | | |
| the CD, just go to My Computer and open the | | | | If you want to go beyond backing up your |
| CD Drive folder.To backup your Outlook | | | | messages and address book, you can also back |
| Express email messages, follow this | | | | up your email account information. This |
| procedure: | | | | includes your email username, password, mail |
| | | | servers, and other settings that you |
| Open Outlook Express. On the Tools menu, | | | | specified when creating the account in |
| click Options. | | | | Outlook Express. To backup your account data, |
| | | | follow this procedure: |
| On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder. | | | | |
| | | | Click Tools, then Accounts |
| Select the folder location (hold down left | | | | |
| mouse button and drag across the folder name | | | | Click the Mail tab, then select the account |
| from left to right) then press CTRL+C to copy | | | | you want to export |
| the location.Note: Part of the folder name | | | | |
| may be hidden, so be sure to copy the entire | | | | Click Export |
| string. In a typical Outlook Express | | | | |
| installation, the folder name will be | | | | In the Save In box, type C:ACCTNAME.iaf, |
| something like this, but the characters in | | | | then click Next and Finish. (The "ACCTNAME" |
| the brackets will be different for each | | | | will be the actual account name, already |
| computer: | | | | filled in for you -- no need to change it.) |
| | | | |
| C:/Documents and Settings/Owner/Local | | | | Locate the C:ACCTNAME.iaf file using My |
| Settings/Application Data/Identities | | | | Computer, then drag it to the CD Drive |
| {3D3B1757-A978FC42}/Microsoft/Outlook | | | | folder. |
| ExpressClick Cancel twice to close the dialog | | | | |
| box. | | | | Note: If you have multiple Identities in |
| | | | Outlook Express, you must repeat the message, |
| Close Outlook Express. | | | | address book and account backup process for |
| | | | each identity, storing them separately, so |
| Click Start, and then click Run. | | | | you can identify them later in case they need |
| | | | to be restored from backup.Now go to the CD |
| In the Open box, press CTRL+V to paste in | | | | Drive folder, click on "Write these files to |
| the folder name, then click OK. | | | | CD" and the CD Writing Wizard will help you |
| | | | complete the process of burning the CD in |
| When the folder opens in a new window, click | | | | just a few clicks.Reprinted from: RANKIN... |
| Edit, then Select All. | | | | is a tech writer and computer programmer who |
| | | | enjoys exploring the Internet and sharing the |
| Drag the selected email folders to the CD | | | | fruit of his experience with others. His work |
| Drive folder. | | | | has appeared in ComputerWorld, NetGuide, and |
| | | | NY Newsday. Bob is publisher of the Internet |
| To backup your Microsoft Outlook Express | | | | TOURBUS newsletter, author of several |
| address book, follow this procedure: | | | | computer books, and creator of the website. |