Vista - Windows Mail Backup?

Using Vista Home Basic....
Is there any way to backup EVERYTHING regarding my EMAIL?
i.e. My messages, folders, contacts, message RULES...
In other words After I do a complete format of my disk because VISTA
has said I don't have a GENUINE Verision anymore after using it for more
than 8 months and actually verifying the genuineness several times...but i
digress.
So After I do my rebuild i would like to be able to restore my email
functionality et all to it's current state with all the messages, folders,
rules, etc...
AM I asking TOO much in the year 2008 for this to be possible never mind
easy?

Thank you for any help

"Hatter" <hatmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OUwDUxUgIHA.4076@xxxxxxI don't know about all of it, but to get most of it, click on Tools, then
Options,
then Advanced, then Maintenance, then Store Folder. Record the directory
name that appears; backing up this directory will get most, but possibly not
all, of what you need. To close the extra windows, click on Cancel, then
Close, then Cancel again.

Hi Hatter,

You can see how to backup everything for Windows Mail in the "How to Backup and Reset Windows Mail" section here. Just do the backup part.

Windows Mail problems

Shawn

To save your messages, do File - Export - Messages - MS Windows Mail

To save your contacts, save the Contacts folder
C:\Users\(youraccount)\Contacts

To save your Rules, use Regedit to export the following key from the
Registry to a file (rules.reg)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Rules]


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"Hatter" <hatmann@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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What would be wrong with exporting all of
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail]



"Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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