As you use Outlook, Microsoft can provide you with a backup utility (free): Microsoft Office Assistance: Using the Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup tool http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010875321033.aspx?mode=print There is also some helpful advice on this site too: Outlook Backup Tutorial http://www.sitedeveloper.ws/tutorials/outlook.htm There are shareware applications available, too, which can do a more thorough job. I use this one: Backup Outlook and backup Outlook Express using premier backup solutions from AJSystems. http://ajsystems.com/ Another which I haven't tried is: Outlook Backup - BackRex Software http://www.backsettings.com/outlook-backup.html Another approach to take would be to look at backing up everything by using an imaging application such as Acronis True Image. This is an excellent product and very easy to use: Hard disk drive cloning and image backup software: computer files and disk copy http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:48:39 +1000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] BACK UP OF EMAIL MESSAGES > > > Can SKS tell me how to save my email messages on a CD. I had a hard > drive > crash recently and lost all my emails. > > Brenda > > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message