Where does Outlook store my rules?

[N Selinger]

I had to wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP recently. Previously
(Nov. 2006) I backup up the Documents and Settings folder to a Windows backup
file (.bkf). I have restored my Outlook 2000 mail and settings from that
backup, but the Rules are obviously not stored the .pst file. Where does
Outlook normally keep them? In the registry? Or some other file that I can
restore from backup?

 

[Pat]

Try here.... Did you not realise all you had too do was use GOGGLE an you would have
got the same result. Anyway to save arguments here it is...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276511

; )

Patrick



N Selinger wrote:

I had to wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP recently. Previously (Nov.
2006) I backup up the Documents and Settings folder to a Windows backup file (.bkf).
I have restored my Outlook 2000 mail and settings from that backup, but the Rules
are obviously not stored the .pst file. Where does Outlook normally keep them? In
the registry? Or some other file that I can restore from backup?

 

[N Selinger]

I DID TRY GOOGLE. I did not find an answer (after a half an hour of trying
different search wordings/combinations/+& etc.). I also searched the
Microsoft Knowledge base and could not find anything. That's why I am trying
this discussion group. But, you seem to have less expertise than me - your
answer refers to Outlook EXPRESS, not Outlook 2000.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I had to wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP recently.
Previously (Nov. 2006) I backup up the Documents and Settings folder
to a Windows backup file (.bkf). I have restored my Outlook 2000
mail and settings from that backup, but the Rules are obviously not
stored the .pst file. Where does Outlook normally keep them? In the
registry? Or some other file that I can restore from backup?

For your version of Outlook, I believe they're are stored in a file whose
extension is .rwz.

 

[N Selinger]

Thanks! I could kick myself - I read the KB article about EXPORTING Outlook
rules to a .rwz file, but it never occurred to me that the same type of file
might be used to store the currently active rules.

 

[Pat]

I apologise for YES giving you a possible wrong link but I thought that the outlook
express an Outlook 2000 were similar when it comes to backing up anyway i have found
a link that explains the Rules Wizard rules (Outlook 2000 and earlier versions) .rwz
files for Outlook 2000. So here it is....

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...familyid=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01

http://outlook-2000.qarchive.org/software.html


; )

Patrick




N Selinger wrote:

Thanks! I could kick myself - I read the KB article about EXPORTING Outlook rules
to a .rwz file, but it never occurred to me that the same type of file might be used
to store the currently active rules.