From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 8, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: lost outlook express dbx files
>
> Leo,
> I recently opened an email that contained a trojan horse
> virus. In the process if trying to remove it Windows XP Pro
> stopped booting, even in safe mode. I reinstalled XP using
> winnew in place of windows and now my original files are all
> in folders under my previous user name (I used a new name
> when reinstalling to identify the differences) My problem is
> I can\'t find my Outlook Express email. I\'ve searched for
> *.dbx files but find nothing. Please help.
Make sure that when you search you enable searching for hidden
files.
OE normally puts email in a directory like this:
c:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\
Application Data\Identities\{LONG-UGLY-NUMBER-THING}\
Microsoft\Outlook Express
Where "USERNAME" is the Windows Account name, and "LONG-UGLY-NUMBER-THING"
is a long string of what appear to be random numbers, letters and dashes.
Perhaps using the old account name you can just go there to find them.
Thanks for asking,
Leo