Outlook Mail Account settings

[Jon]

Here is my problem.

 

The hard disc on my laptop has given up the ghost. I was using outlook 2003 for my email. :oops: I had several different email accounts setup within outlook. :?

 

Before the HD gave up completely I managed to get a backup of the entire documents and settings folder.

 

I have succesfully restored my outlook .pst file but, and here is the problem, I cannot find where the settings are for all my email accounts. :oops:

 

Does anybody know if it is possible for me to extract this info somehow from the backup of the docs and settings folder I have.

 

Thanks in advance...

[john]

You have to back them up manually i'm afriad. The PST is contacts, calendar etc but no account data.

[srochford]

How did you backup the D&S folder? If everything is backed up then one of the files will be ntuser.dat - this is the HKEY_CURRENT_USER of your registry and all your settings will be under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles

 

What you need to do is use regedit to load this hive (easy to load it under HKLM; call it oldsettings) You can then find all your details at HKLM\oldsettings\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles

 

Export that to a text file; close the hive. Edit the text file and replace the "HKLM\oldsettings\" bit with HKCU\ then save it and import it into your current registry.

[Jon]

Export that to a text file; close the hive. Edit the text file and replace the "HKLM\oldsettings\" bit with HKCU\ then save it and import it into your current registry.

 

Thanks srochford,

 

This has worked..

 

Regards,

Jon.