Michael
Tue Mar 25 11:07:36 PDT 2008
When I look in mine, the value uses %SystemDrive% for the C: drive. (I
had also changed mine from the default).
The key name is "Store Root" under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{guid}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\5.0
However, if you are expecting to do this after a disk drive disaster,
the registry may not be readable. As [art of my weekly backups, I
export the registry to a text file and save.
--
Mike -
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:NlaGj.523$NU2.300@news01.roc.ny...
> Bruce, I know the actual dbx files are not living in the registry! I
> know where they reside. I back mine up every day. That's not what I'm
> asking.
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> I have changed my store folder to C:\OE\MESSAGES
>
> Here comes the question:
>
> Why does the Find function in regedit NOT FIND this string anywhere in
> the registry?
>
> This is the string it can't find: C:\OE\MESSAGES
>
> If OE doesn't store that string in the registry, where is it stored?
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> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uVNJdLpjIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I must be missing the point. What kind of program would encrypt the
>>path to the message store? There is information in the registry about
>>your identity, including Rules, Blocked Senders, Signatures, etc., but
>>your dbx files will never be in the registry.
>>
>> 1.. Close OE and then In Regedit, navigate to this key:
>>
>> |--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
>> |-----Identities
>> |--------{GUID}
>> |-----------Software
>> |--------------Microsoft
>> |-----------------Outlook Express
>> |--------------------5.0
>>
>> where GUID is the Global Unique IDentifier for your Identity.
>>
>> 2.. Under that key, you will find OE information that /is/ in the
>> registry.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Jb9Gj.538$Cn4.236@news02.roc.ny...
>>>I know! But, what about the registry? Is it possible some programs
>>>encrypt their plain-text entries, so a simple path name becomes
>>>unrecognizable?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:u6Ixy7ojIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> The files will always be in Windows Explorer, somewhere. If you
>>>> can't find them in the usual manner, then you would want to do an
>>>> Advanced search and include Hidden Files and Folders. You would
>>>> search for:
>>>>
>>>> *.dbx
>>>>
>>>> I have never used MS Outlook, but I would assume in your friends
>>>> case, he would want to search for:
>>>>
>>>> *.pst
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:BR8Gj.533$Cn4.161@news02.roc.ny...
>>>>> Bruce:
>>>>> I know how to find the path using the options dialog. I'm
>>>>> wondering what would happen if, for some reason, I *had* to use a
>>>>> back door method (other than Explorer) to locate the message store
>>>>> for OE. It's just a matter of curiosity, really. Apparently, it's
>>>>> not in the registry. It has to be filed somewhere. Where?
>>>>>
>>>>> I mentioned Outlook because the other user's problem got me
>>>>> thinking about this whole thing.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23wJzZsojIHA.4536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> You /are/ asking about the OE message store and not MS Outlook?
>>>>>> Even if you moved it, Tools | Option | Maintenance | Store Folder
>>>>>> will reveal the path. (They are not in the registry). The files
>>>>>> may be marked as hidden though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
>>>>>> location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down
>>>>>> and navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into
>>>>>> Start | Run.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
>>>>>> default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows
>>>>>> Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under
>>>>>> Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows
>>>>>> Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:vn8Gj.532$Cn4.348@news02.roc.ny...
>>>>>>> At my home office, a user's computer began making odd noises
>>>>>>> which turned out to be the hard disk in the throes of death. Our
>>>>>>> tech consultant managed to salvage quite a bit, but they can't
>>>>>>> find his pst files from Outlook (not OE). They're not in the
>>>>>>> usual place, and it's suspected they might be on the office
>>>>>>> server. I don't know what they've done so far to check this
>>>>>>> theory, but never mind that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A couple of years ago, I relocated my OE message store to
>>>>>>> c:\oe\messages, which makes it much easier for me to find the
>>>>>>> files and do backups. Less cryptic path than the default.
>>>>>>> Pondering the other user's predicament, I wondered what would
>>>>>>> happen if I needed to find my message store, but I couldn't use
>>>>>>> Tools, Options, Maintenance for some reason. Obviously, I could
>>>>>>> search the disk for all occurrences of inbox.dbx, and one of the
>>>>>>> search results would be correct. But, I wondered about searching
>>>>>>> the registry. I tried that, using the exact path to my message
>>>>>>> store folder, and got no results at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why? Where does OE store that config info, if not in the
>>>>>>> registry?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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