Microsoft KB Archive/175589

= E-mail Programs Create Message Store in Different Locations =

Article ID: 175589

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0
 * Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q175589



SUMMARY
When you run Outlook Express or Internet Mail and News for the first time, you are prompted to select the folder in which you want your local message store to be created. The folder that is selected by default is different in Outlook Express, Internet Mail and News for Windows 95, and Internet Mail and News for Windows NT 4.0.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the default folders that are selected when you are prompted to select the folder in which you want your local message store to be created: Program                     Folder -- Outlook Express for         Windows\Profiles\ \Application Windows 95                     Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Outlook Express for         Program Files\Outlook Express\ \Mail Windows 95 installed by MSN, The Microsoft Network, version 2.51

Outlook Express for         Winnt\Profiles\ \Application Windows NT 4.0                 Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Internet Mail and News      Program Files for Windows 95

Internet Mail and News      Windows for Windows NT 4.0 In Internet Mail and News, the message store may not be created in the selected folder. For information about this issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

175522 Message Store Not Created in Selected Folder

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbenv kbui KB175589

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