Recovering from Hard DIsk Failure

[Michael Sammartano]

OE keeps all of the files under the following, for each:

C:\Documents and Settings\xxxUSERNAMExxx\Local Settings\Application 
Data\Identities\{6E87C83A-4A5B-48E3-B58C-2D9E9CE37EDA}\Microsoft\Outlook 
Express

Keep in mind that the drivent under windows letter may be different under 
winXP and the alpha numeric folder under identities will be different.  of 
luck and thanks for the story!!

Mike

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Wilson" <relw at mchsi.com>
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:20 PM
Subject: Recovering from Hard DIsk Failure


> First a thanks to all who recommended I use Bacula to backup my home
> systems.  My wife's laptop hard drive failed after less than 2 years and
> had to be replaced.  Even though I haven't convinced her (yet) to use
> Linux, I came out like a Knight in Shining Armor because I had complete
> backups of her system -- with a little encouragement, the Bacula Windows
> client (with a Linux Server) worked like a champ.
>
> It doesn't have a native bare-metal restore for Windows, but will
> happily restore EVERYTHING to C:\tmp\bacula-restore\whatever from the
> last full backup.
>
> I had to reinstall XP from scratch using an SP1 XP Home Edition OEM CD
> followed by the XP Pro upgrade, followed by 70 odd updates including SP2
> from Microsoft, then more updates... I think the total number of updates
> was close to 86... I lost track.  I did have to go through some fun with
> Bacula to get it to restore -- I actually had to read the manual, but it
> worked great.  BTW -- Bacula won't let you restore Windows files to
> Linux...  I tried that before I let it run the "restore everything" job
> (I had a much shorter list of files to restore, but my Bacula catalog
> for the last full backup of my wife's system had been purged, so I ended
> with the restore everything).
>
> My wife is now happily working with the latest version of Open Office
> and all her recovered documents, and asked me if I could restore the
> contents of her Outlook Express folders.  I have so far been unable to
> figure out WHERE OE keeps its folders.  I did recover her address book
> -- it imported nicely, but finally sent a note to MicroSlough explaining
> what happened and asking them, "what are the names of the files in which
> OE keeps its folders?"  They've sent me back a nice note, asking me to
> supply them with my Windows Processor ID and other information and
> hinting that I "might" need to go to their second level support (and pay
> for that, of course).  The processor ID will not only tell them that my
> copy of XP is legit (it is) but if I should be getting my support from
> HP (the OEM) or them.  I don't yet know how this will fall out -- HP
> supplied the XP Home Edition, and I bought the upgrade to XP Pro...
>
> If any of you know where OE keeps it's folders, I'd be grateful if you'd
> pass it along...
>
> I thought I'd pass along the fun I've had dealing with the "dark side"...
> it's SO much nicer to deal exclusively with Open Source...  I haven't as
> yet been able to convince my wife (or kids) to convert entirely to 
> Linux --
> there are too many games they have that only work under Windows.  I have
> managed to get a few of them working under Wine, but most don't.  If 
> anyone
> would like a Wine challenge, try to get "Barbie's Undersea Adventure" 
> working.
> It won't work under XP -- only Win 98 or 95 (it uses Direct X version 3).
> Try explaining obsolescence to a 6 year old ("but Daddy, it's one of my
> favorite games!")
>
> Sorry for the rant, if there's anyone out there skilled in getting Windows
> Kids games working in Wine, let me know.  I have a few "Freddi Fish" and
> "Pajama Sam" games working, but not much else.  There are plenty of games
> that won't work with XP's backwards "compatibility" mode...
>
> Thanks again to those on this list who steered me to Bacula -- it came 
> through
> when I needed it.
>
> Rich Wilson
>
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