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Restoring IE, Outlook Express & Registry

Overview

IE Settings, Outlook Express & Registry data are stored in multiple locations.

Restoring IE, Outlook Express and Registry

In order to completely restore your backed up configuration, you need to follow a few extra steps:

  1. Follow the steps for a regular restore operation ensuring that

    1. when prompted for ‘Restore Location’, you select the “Original” location.

    2. you click on “Advanced Settings” and select the third option, viz. “Overwrite the existing file with the restored file”. Note that any old data will be overwritten!

  2. Restore! (if restoring Outlook, please ensure that Outlook is closed at the time of restore)

  3. The required files are now in their designated locations. You only need to update the registry now – an easy task with !

    4. For Win2000 Pro, Server, Win XP Pro, Home Edition, Win 2003 Server

    1. Simply double click the ‘registry file’ from the appropriate location (locations of the registry files are mentioned at the bottom of this page)

    2. Say Yes/OK when prompted

    For Win 98, Win NT Server, WorkStation, Win ME (Not Tested)

    1. Use a text editor (like notepad) to open the ‘registry file’ from the appropriate location (locations of the registry files are mentioned at the bottom of this page)

    2. Manually replace the first line of this file with the following text: REGEDIT4

    3. Save the file and then double click it

    4. Say Yes/OK when prompted

Registry File Locations

  1. Internet Explorer Settings: <__Installed_Path>\data\IESettings\<Login_User_Name>\IEBackupFile.reg

  2. Outlook Express: <__Installed_Path>\data\OutlookExpress\<Login_User_Name>\OutlookExpressBackupFile.reg

  3. Registry: <__Installed_Path>\registry\regbackup.reg
    (note that Windows will say that all files could not be updated for a registry restore – this is normal)

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