Vista Tutorial - lost email

11-27-2007

hi,had to reload windows vista and when i sign up to windows mail again the
mail that i used to keep
have all gone . it is possible to get them back?

11-27-2007

It depends on how Vista was reinstalled.
Search your hard drive for a folder named Windows.old.
If it exists, your old mail will be in there.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

"antonio ribeiro" <aoscar9870@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3FF8F987-956F-4C8D-A137-A969EE8A1CD1@xxxxxx

Quote:

> hi,had to reload windows vista and when i sign up to windows mail again the
> mail that i used to keep
> have all gone . it is possible to get them back?

11-27-2007

If he named his new profile the same as his old one would not Vista
overwrite his user directory?

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23ghnYHTMIHA.3400@xxxxxx

Quote:

> It depends on how Vista was reinstalled.
> Search your hard drive for a folder named Windows.old.
> If it exists, your old mail will be in there.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>
>
> "antonio ribeiro" <aoscar9870@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3FF8F987-956F-4C8D-A137-A969EE8A1CD1@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> hi,had to reload windows vista and when i sign up to windows mail again
>> the mail that i used to keep
>> have all gone . it is possible to get them back?

11-27-2007	#1 (permalink)
antonio ribeiro Guest n/a posts	lost email hi,had to reload windows vista and when i sign up to windows mail again the mail that i used to keep have all gone . it is possible to get them back?
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11-27-2007	#2 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen Guest n/a posts	Re: lost email It depends on how Vista was reinstalled. Search your hard drive for a folder named Windows.old. If it exists, your old mail will be in there. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "antonio ribeiro" <aoscar9870@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3FF8F987-956F-4C8D-A137-A969EE8A1CD1@xxxxxx Quote: > hi,had to reload windows vista and when i sign up to windows mail again the > mail that i used to keep > have all gone . it is possible to get them back?
My System Specs

11-27-2007	#3 (permalink)
Greg Harrison Guest n/a posts	Re: lost email If he named his new profile the same as his old one would not Vista overwrite his user directory? "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23ghnYHTMIHA.3400@xxxxxx Quote: > It depends on how Vista was reinstalled. > Search your hard drive for a folder named Windows.old. > If it exists, your old mail will be in there. > > -- > Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] > > > "antonio ribeiro" <aoscar9870@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:3FF8F987-956F-4C8D-A137-A969EE8A1CD1@xxxxxx Quote: >> hi,had to reload windows vista and when i sign up to windows mail again >> the mail that i used to keep >> have all gone . it is possible to get them back?
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