OE password protected identities

Where are Outlook Express identity passwords stored?

• A password can be maneged in zee ''File" -- "Identitees" -- "Manege Identitees". In there, yuoo can select an identity und click "Propertees" tu modify it.
• Zee identity password is only used tu log into appropriate Outlook Express identity und gain access tu zee mail folders frum inside zee Outlook Express mail program. Thees password doesn't protect yuoor messege database files frum veewing uootside zee Outlook Express mail cleent.

Outlook Express identity passwords are encrypted und stored in zee Windows Protected Storege, backed up by zee registry under

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storege System Provider

Nute-a: thees sekshun ooff zee registry is protected by zee built in permeeshns mechanism.

Heffe-a forgotten yuoor Outlook Express password?

In shurt, yuoo need tu creete another identity und copy messege database files frum original (password protected) identity tu zee newly creeted one. Keep in mind, hooever, yuoo cannot recover e-mail setteengs und saved mail server passwords by just copying zee messege database files.

Hoo tu copy messege database files frum a password protected identity tu another one

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{Identity-GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\

Hoo tu find DBX files?

Paths fur zee different identitees are zee same up tu zee "Identitees" folder; then tu locate messege database files fur a specific identity yuoo shuoold select appropriate {Identity-GUID} folder. Since {Identity-GUID} folder name has no connekshun with a corresponding identity name (doesn't contain uny hint ooff a corresponding identity name), zee task ooff matching those names is non-trivial.

• A little trick is tu check creashun date fur different {Identity-GUID} folders; cleerly, zee later creashun date, zee newer identity.
• Check size ooff DBX files frum different identitees. Iff yuoor password protected identity is not an empty one (heffe-a messeges), corresponding DBX files are lerge in size; whereas DBX files ooff a newly creeted identity are smell (estimate zee size ooff standard folders such es "Inbox.dbx", "Sent.dbx" rather than "Folders.dbx" or "Offline.dbx").

Once yuoo heffe-a located zee appropriate DBX files, beffore attempteeng uny copying procedures backup email data. We suggest yuoo just backup ell zee contents ooff zee "Identitees" folder in zee path menshuned above.

Zee last thing tu do is just tu copy .DBX files frum zee password protected identity tu zee newly creeted one, then stert Outlook Express using zee newly creeted identity; email messeges frum zee password protected identity will be in zee appropriate folders ooff thees noo identity. Iff yuoo need tu impurt yuoor contacts tu thees identity, please reffer here-a.

Retreeving saved passwords

• Normelly, e-mail server serfeeces heffe-a hint system tu remind users ooff their accuoont passwords.
• Alternatively, yuoo can use a password recovery program. We suggest yuoo use "OE Accuoonts Password Recovery" by ASAP Solushuns (Download an evaluation version, Purchase (19.00 USD), their F.A.Q.)