Expected results with OEQB restore?
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From: Steve Cochran on 24 May 2010 07:36 see www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx steve "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:eWbKzNt%23KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Which registry keys? > > Jack > > > > "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message > news:D576F809-B5A9-4698-A6F5-4DCD182566B7(a)microsoft.com... > Yes you can do that, but its best to delete the registry keys prior to > merging the old ones. > > steve > > "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:esS6QaR%23KHA.5808(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Does it work the same even if you move the OEQB backed up file from an old >> pc to a new pc and do the restore there? >> >> Jack. >> >> ==================== >> >> >> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message >> news:32333081-C43A-4E9C-AFD7-6D2E0A2381F5(a)microsoft.com... >> It does not reinstall OE. It restores the files. If you have dbx files >> that are not in the restored message store, then its likely they will not >> be >> visible in OE, since the restored folders.dbx doesn't include them. You >> can >> manualy import such as follows: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1 >> >> If you look at that referenced page, what restoring does is to merge the >> registry keys and then overwrite existing dbx files with the same name. >> It >> does not delete the existing files, if they have a different name. >> >> Your accounts are preserved, but you will likely have to reintroduce the >> passwords. >> >> steve >> >> "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:eRYQd$G%23KHA.4316(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> When you do a OEQB restore, is the result a complete reinstall of OE, or >>> just a total overwrite and replacement of dbx files and the wab file(s)? >>> >>> The respective dbx folders are replaced with the ones that existed in the >>> OEQB restore I assume, but are newer ones left alone or does OEQB restore >>> delete them? >>> >>> Are accounts lost with a OEQB restore, or replaced? >>> Account Passwords lost? >>> >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |