Backup Mail Rules in Outlook Express

Mail Rules are stored in registry. If you did not backup the registry key before reinstalling Windows, then you will have to recreate the rules manually.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.


2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.


3. Locate and click the following registry subkeys (save each key to a different file):
   
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Identity Number}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Rules\Mail.



4. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.


5. In the Save In box, change the location to your desktop.


6. In the File Name box, type mail rules.reg (for the mail rules key), and then click Save.


7. On the Registry menu, click Exit.