Can I recover emails in Outlook Express after a clean reinstall of windows XP?

I performed a clean reistall windows XP and lost my AddressBook and emails. I didn't, that, unlike most e-mail systems, that Outlook Express was actually located on my computer. Is there a way to recover these emails or I just learned a lesson?

I performed a clean reistall windows XP and lost my AddressBook and emails. I didn't, that, unlike most e-mail systems, that Outlook Express was actually located on my computer. Is there a way to recover these emails or I just learned a lesson?

Outlook Express is a desktop client and all mail clients remove the messages from the server if it is a POP3 account and unless you select the option leave a copy of messages on the server that has been put at your disposal. What is a POP3 account?

If it is a POP3 account, you're probably SOL, but before you give up, try this tool. You can find messages, and it's not free, so no harm to try.

Recuva
http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

Bruce Hagen
MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

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