Inside Outlook Express



Frequently Asked Questions

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Where are my OE message files stored?

Click Tools| Options| Maintenance| Store folder to see the location of your current store root. To find files not in the store, click Start| Find| Files or Folders and search for files of type *.dbx. (see also: The OE Store

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Where is my address book stored?

Open the Address Book and click Help| About Address Book to see the path and file (*.wab) being used. If no path is shown, OE is sharing the Outlook Contacts folder and is not using a *.wab file. To change this, click Tools| Options and disable sharing. (Note: Tools| Options only appears if Outlook is installed in Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode). (see also: The Windows Address Book

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Where is the information for all my mail and news accounts stored?
Where are my OE settings stored?

All OE settings, including all account information and passwords, are stored in the Windows registry. Passwords are stored in encrypted form and cannot be viewed by the user. OE uses these 4 keys:

|--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
|-----\Identities

 

|--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
|-----Software
|--------Microsoft
|-----------Internet Account Manager


|--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
|-----Software
|--------Microsoft
|-----------Outlook Express


|--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
|-----Software
|--------Microsoft
|-----------WAB
|--------------WAB4
|-----------------Wab File Name

 

(see also: The OE Registry Keys

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