Backup Email Account Settings - Free computer help and tips

Here's a great and simple tip to backup your email account settings so you do not have to manually set it up every time you format or get a new computer.

Open Outlook Express
On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
On the Mail tab, choose the mail account that you want to export. Mine is called Bigpond.
Then click Export from the right side menu
In the Save In box, the file name will be filled in for you. It usually gets saved to My Documents.
Then click Save
Copy this file to your backup disk
Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to export.

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To restore this account to a new computer

Insert your backup disk
Open Outlook Express
On the Tools menu, click Accounts
Choose the Mail tab
Then click on Import and locate the file (on your backup disc)
Click on your file. That's it. Now you can check your email.

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