where does outlook express keep mail account settings?

rudeboymcc · 9 Sep 2007 at 12:44

Hi. I've got a windows installation which has crashed so i reinstall windows and now have access to the info on the hard disk.

I've found outlook express e-mails (local setting>application data>identiies>{some number}> *.dbx files), but now i can't find the file that has all the account settings in it. i dind't export it anywhere, so is there no chance of finding it? (i'm htining maybe they encrypt it so peoepl can't find the password easily).

thanks

ns400r · 9 Sep 2007 at 12:46

In the registry.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager\Accounts

rudeboymcc · 9 Sep 2007 at 13:07

ok.. so if i installed windows on the same hard disk will the registry be replaced by the new one?

IAmATeaf · 9 Sep 2007 at 16:28

rudeboymcc said:
ok.. so if i installed windows on the same hard disk will the registry be replaced by the new one?

Depends on whether you did an upgrade or clean install.

rudeboymcc · 9 Sep 2007 at 22:29

i had a windows xp home installation, and some problem developed where i couldnt login and couldn't use windows update so i repaired the installation using the xp home cd.

the old username is untouched, so is there any chance?

ns400r · 9 Sep 2007 at 22:40

rudeboymcc said:
i had a windows xp home installation, and some problem developed where i couldnt login and couldn't use windows update so i repaired the installation using the xp home cd.

the old username is untouched, so is there any chance?

Every chance. Depends on what you have already done to the data on the hard drive.

If it is only the account settings you want because you can't remember them then consider mounting the drive as a secondary one and using Regedit or similar to load the old registry (if it's still intact) and extract the data.