Hi: One way you can do this that will backup all your rules and folders is to go to start menu, run and type regedit. Navigate to the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{26E20245-7E51-473F-9F02-C701C697ED02}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Rules *note the long number may differ. Now while focused on the key "rules", go to the file menu an select export and give it a name like rules and the date. You will now have a file with that name and the extension.reg. Anytime you want to restore your rules and folders, just hit enter on that .reg file and say yes to import it into your registry. This is the same thing most backup programs do, except they do it for you instead of you having to go into the registry yourself. HTH Sincerely, Terrill Reynolds ---------- Email: Terrill1@xxxxxxxx Windows Messenger:terrillreynolds36@xxxxxxxxxxx Yahoo:terrillreynolds AIM:terrill36 PH:(910)842-7701 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Morey Worthington" <mossback7569@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "JFW" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:52 AM Subject: Help given...then lost it Hello all, A couple of months ago, I asked for help in finding a program to back-up the OE files along with having the capability to back up the message rules. Well....the help was given but I lost the website for where it came. I am really after the part about backing up the message rules. Could the person(s) who were kind enough to send it to me and the list please do it again? Thanks, Morey -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx