If we type OLEXP BACKUP, we find the articles not only how to save and restore OUTLOOK EXPRESS DATA but where the files are.
Windows 98 means you've run this old OS from 5 to 7 years. By this much time, someone should have mentioned the backup issue?
Bob
Turbo Tax forced me to upgrade from IE 5.5 to 6.0 which meant OE was also updated. I used the MS web site "How to back up and recover Outlook Express data" and saved my address book, but when I tried to save "Mail Files" their sequence of key strokes failed and I was unable to complete the process. I therefore saved the files to my desktop. After upgrading I was relieved to see that all my saved messages had transfered over to OE6...even after restarting the system. This morning, when I turned the system on, all the messages were missing and I cannot access the files I saved to the desktop. I have over 700 saved messages I cannot recover and when I tried to go on the MS website for help they insist I live in Alabama (actually I have lived in Ohio for 30 years)and won't let me in until I agree to enter my Alabama password. Regardless of how I feel about MS right now, can someone help me recover this data? My OS is WIN 98.

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