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If you have not used Outlook or MS Mail before, it will be necessary to configure one or the other.

Configure Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Mail

The company that you pay each month to connect you to the Internet is your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

You will need to know your ISP's POP (incoming) and SMTP (outgoing) settings to configure any Microsoft email program.

The easiest way to find that information is to ask your ISP for their POP and SMTP settings.

You will also need your username and password for logging into your email account.

Once you have those 4 pieces of information, click on Start, Help and refer to Microsoft's instructions for setting up Outlook, Outlook Express or Microsoft Mail, whichever is installed on your computer.

To see which Microsoft email program is installed on your computer, click on Start, Programs and look for a listing.

Backing up (or Restoring) Microsoft Outlook Files

Backup the entire set of mail files in Outlook:

In Outlook, under the File pull-down menu, choose Import/Export.
Choose to export to a file.
Choose Personal Folder File (.pst)
Select Personal folders (or only specific sections if desired).
Click on include sub folders.
Choose a directory to save or leave at default.
Choose a backup file name, such as Outlook Mail Backup.
Choose encryption or password protection if desired.
Click on OK.

Restore Outlook Mail files from a backup:

In Outlook, under the File pull-down menu choose Import/Export.
Choose to import from another program or file.
Choose Personal File Folder (.pst).
Select a directory and file to import.
Select defaults which are the backup name, include sub folders, and Import into
the same folder in "Personal Folder".
Click on Finish.

This will restore all the old mail to your current Outlook installation.

It is possible to copy other specific files on an individual basis by looking for and copying those files with specific extensions. Microsoft Outlook stores files in the following types of files:

Files with the extension of .pab are address book files.
Files with the extension .pst of are mail files.
Files with the extension of .rwz are the rules wizard files.

Normally the .pst file is located in a location similar to
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook.

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