Where are rules & Safe/Blocked Senders are saved in the registry?

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Hello All,

I have a some what of a 'difficult' question (or two). I'll try to
make my inquiries as plain but detailed as possible so here goes
(Thanks in advance for reading)

In my (now former) profile - I had Outlook running (on a home computer
so no Exchange Server connectivity) and something caused my Outlook to
stop running properly. I'm pretty tech savy so I went through my
'usua' methods of diagnosis - I Googled the error, went to
Support.Microsoft.com, checked the Event Logs, etc. but couldn't find
what was causing my Oulook not to open properly. The message was the
following: "unable to open your default e-mail folders. The server is
not available. Contact your administrator if this condition
persists". Well to make a long troubleshooting story short - I was
able to determine that my profile was corrupted somehow and was not
allowing Outlook to open properly.

So I created a new profile and copied over everything from my previous
profile (mostly - I'd say like...95%) and am having no problems (knock
on wood) so far.

NOW here comes the conundrum - though my .pst was in tack from my
previous Outlook and all of my messages, contacts, etc. was there - I
wasn't able to export my rules or any of the Safe/Blocked Senders
listings so that I can reimport them into the new profile. SO where
in the registry to I find these listings so that I can export them and
then reimport them into the new profile? The reason why I say that is
as I said earlier - I copied over 95% of the folders/files from my old
profile to my new profile (the remaining 5% were folders or temp files
that had no relevance to Outlook or anything else for that matter).
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
 
they are stored in the pst. using the old pst in the new profile should load
them.
 
Diane Poremsky said:
they are stored in the pst. using the old pst in the new profile
should load them.
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The safe and blocked senders lists are in the PST? Interesting.
 
Hello and thank you for your reply.

If they were stored in the .pst - then why are they not there when I
loaded the old pst? In fact - I didn't have to load the old pst I
just 'pointed' my new outlook profile to the old pst (which I moved to
the new profile I created) and everything was in tack minus the rules
and the safe/blocked senders...

they are stored in the pst. using the old pst in the new profile should load
them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)

Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
(e-mail address removed)


Hello All,
Click to expand...
I have a some what of a 'difficult' question (or two). I'll try to
make my inquiries as plain but detailed as possible so here goes
(Thanks in advance for reading)
Click to expand...
In my (now former) profile - I had Outlook running (on a home computer
so no Exchange Server connectivity) and something caused my Outlook to
stop running properly. I'm pretty tech savy so I went through my
'usua' methods of diagnosis - I Googled the error, went to
Support.Microsoft.com, checked the Event Logs, etc. but couldn't find
what was causing my Oulook not to open properly. The message was the
following: "unable to open your default e-mail folders. The server is
not available. Contact your administrator if this condition
persists". Well to make a long troubleshooting story short - I was
able to determine that my profile was corrupted somehow and was not
allowing Outlook to open properly.
Click to expand...
So I created a new profile and copied over everything from my previous
profile (mostly - I'd say like...95%) and am having no problems (knock
on wood) so far.
Click to expand...
NOW here comes the conundrum - though my .pst was in tack from my
previous Outlook and all of my messages, contacts, etc. was there - I
wasn't able to export my rules or any of the Safe/Blocked Senders
listings so that I can reimport them into the new profile. SO where
in the registry to I find these listings so that I can export them and
then reimport them into the new profile? The reason why I say that is
as I said earlier - I copied over 95% of the folders/files from my old
profile to my new profile (the remaining 5% were folders or temp files
that had no relevance to Outlook or anything else for that matter).
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Are you using 2003 or 2007?










Hello and thank you for your reply.

If they were stored in the .pst - then why are they not there when I
loaded the old pst? In fact - I didn't have to load the old pst I
just 'pointed' my new outlook profile to the old pst (which I moved to
the new profile I created) and everything was in tack minus the rules
and the safe/blocked senders...

they are stored in the pst. using the old pst in the new profile should
load
them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)

Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
(e-mail address removed)


Hello All,
Click to expand...
I have a some what of a 'difficult' question (or two). I'll try to
make my inquiries as plain but detailed as possible so here goes
(Thanks in advance for reading)
Click to expand...
In my (now former) profile - I had Outlook running (on a home computer
so no Exchange Server connectivity) and something caused my Outlook to
stop running properly. I'm pretty tech savy so I went through my
'usua' methods of diagnosis - I Googled the error, went to
Support.Microsoft.com, checked the Event Logs, etc. but couldn't find
what was causing my Oulook not to open properly. The message was the
following: "unable to open your default e-mail folders. The server is
not available. Contact your administrator if this condition
persists". Well to make a long troubleshooting story short - I was
able to determine that my profile was corrupted somehow and was not
allowing Outlook to open properly.
Click to expand...
So I created a new profile and copied over everything from my previous
profile (mostly - I'd say like...95%) and am having no problems (knock
on wood) so far.
Click to expand...
NOW here comes the conundrum - though my .pst was in tack from my
previous Outlook and all of my messages, contacts, etc. was there - I
wasn't able to export my rules or any of the Safe/Blocked Senders
listings so that I can reimport them into the new profile. SO where
in the registry to I find these listings so that I can export them and
then reimport them into the new profile? The reason why I say that is
as I said earlier - I copied over 95% of the folders/files from my old
profile to my new profile (the remaining 5% were folders or temp files
that had no relevance to Outlook or anything else for that matter).
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Outlook 2003 - I guess I should have specified that. My apologies.

Are you using 2003 or 2007?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)

Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
(e-mail address removed)


Hello and thank you for your reply.
Click to expand...
If they were stored in the .pst - then why are they not there when I
loaded the old pst? In fact - I didn't have to load the old pst I
just 'pointed' my new outlook profile to the old pst (which I moved to
the new profile I created) and everything was in tack minus the rules
and the safe/blocked senders...
Click to expand...
they are stored in the pst. using the old pst in the new profile should
load
them.
--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)
Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
(e-mail address removed)

Hello All,
I have a some what of a 'difficult' question (or two). I'll try to
make my inquiries as plain but detailed as possible so here goes
(Thanks in advance for reading)
In my (now former) profile - I had Outlook running (on a home computer
so no Exchange Server connectivity) and something caused my Outlook to
stop running properly. I'm pretty tech savy so I went through my
'usua' methods of diagnosis - I Googled the error, went to
Support.Microsoft.com, checked the Event Logs, etc. but couldn't find
what was causing my Oulook not to open properly. The message was the
following: "unable to open your default e-mail folders. The server is
not available. Contact your administrator if this condition
persists". Well to make a long troubleshooting story short - I was
able to determine that my profile was corrupted somehow and was not
allowing Outlook to open properly.
So I created a new profile and copied over everything from my previous
profile (mostly - I'd say like...95%) and am having no problems (knock
on wood) so far.
NOW here comes the conundrum - though my .pst was in tack from my
previous Outlook and all of my messages, contacts, etc. was there - I
wasn't able to export my rules or any of the Safe/Blocked Senders
listings so that I can reimport them into the new profile. SO where
in the registry to I find these listings so that I can export them and
then reimport them into the new profile? The reason why I say that is
as I said earlier - I copied over 95% of the folders/files from my old
profile to my new profile (the remaining 5% were folders or temp files
that had no relevance to Outlook or anything else for that matter).
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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Would you like just backup/restore your safe Senders?

It was restored in the following key:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<profilename>\0a0d020000000000c000000000000046]

Note the Registry Value -- 001f0418

You can double-click it to open and see what it includes. but don't attempt
to modify it.

We can use this method to modify or apply a safe senders info to a new
computer.

1. Create a new txt file, copy the following words into it.


; **************************************************************
; Section 2 - Services in Profile
; **************************************************************

[Service List]
ServiceX=Microsoft Outlook Client

; ***************************************************************
; Section 4 - Default values for each service.
; ***************************************************************

[ServiceX]
[email protected];@microsoft.com;

; ***************************************************************
; Section 6 - Mapping for profile properties
; ***************************************************************

[Microsoft Outlook Client]
SectionGUID=0a0d020000000000c000000000000046
FormDirectoryPage=PT_STRING8,0x0270
WebServicesLocation=PT_STRING8,0x0271
ComposeWithWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0272
PromptWhenUsingWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0273
OpenWithWebServices=PT_BOOLEAN,0x0274
TrustedSenders=PT_UNICODE,0x0418

2. Safe this txt file as a .prf file.
3. Send to your new computer and double click it to import it.

NOTE: You can exchange/add the trustedsenders in the above

[ServiceX]
TrustedSenders=

Item.

Good luck

Cary
 
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