What folders are needed to backup Windows Mail + Contacts?

[Draeger]

Hi,

I have a friends laptop here which won't boot up. It froze at some point and after switching off using the on/off switch it said "System Volume is corrupt" and ran through chkdsk etc, but it is just going round and round in a boot loop now and refuses to boot up. Safe mode freezes at chkdisk.sys and never loads either.

Before I attempt a fix I need to backup all her data. I have used a PE disc to boot the thing and can see absolutely everything on the drive and have started backing it all up. She uses Windows Mail for email purposes and I would like to know exactly what folders and files I need to backup from it in order to be able to drop everything back into it when the repair is complete just in case the drive needs a format and Vista reinstalled.

How do I go about backing up Windows Mail, what files and folders need saved and also once I have the required files and folders, how do I get all the info in them back into a new install of Vista/Windows Mail?.

Likewise with her "Contacts". What do I need to backup to keep them all?.

I've backed up Outlook/Windows Mail info before but it was using Genie Mail Backup installed on a working and bootable Vista, never backed up anything like this using just a PE disc where the only thing I can do is see the files and copy and paste what is required to an external drive so any assistance is highly appreciated!.

Many thanks.

 

[Draeger]

Cool, ta. So thats all I need to back up?.

Then after a reinstall of Vista, just copy those folders back over into where they are supposed to go and all previous email etc will return?.

 

[Draeger]

Cheers guys. Well, I've copied the entire "Windows Mail" folder from the Users folder so I'm guessing I've got everything I need somewhere in there. Whether just dropping it into a new install of WM will work or whether I need to select "Import" and point it somewhere within the folder remains to be seen.