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custom names backup by egemen on 03-03-2006 at 10:47 AM

Hello,

I have 200 people in my list

I changed diplay names by using custom names-rename

I will format my computer

Is there a way to save these changes

Is there any folder or else

Thanks in advance

RE: custom names backup by user27089 on 03-03-2006 at 10:49 AM

In the main contact list, go to Plus! > Preferences..., then if you look at the bottom left of the preferences window, it says "Import/Export Preferences", export the preferences files, simply import this file the same was as you exported it after your reformat.

RE: RE: custom names backup by egemen on 03-03-2006 at 10:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by traxor
In the main contact list, go to Plus! > Preferences..., then if you look at the bottom left of the preferences window, it says "Import/Export Preferences", export the preferences files, simply import this file the same was as you exported it after your reformat.

Thanks a lot,

However, in preferences, I don't have Import/Export preferences

is it a plugin?
RE: custom names backup by haydos on 03-03-2006 at 11:00 AM

You can click the button shown in the image below
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RE: RE: custom names backup by egemen on 03-03-2006 at 11:03 AM

quote:
Originally posted by haydn
You can click the button shown in the image below
[Image: attachment.php?pid=612567]

Thanks a lot

RE: custom names backup by dkshao on 04-01-2006 at 12:39 AM

unfortunatly i didnt know about the backup option untill after i formatted and reinstalled, i did however back up my entire hard drive before i formatted, is there somewhere i can recover the custom names?

RE: RE: custom names backup by CookieRevised on 04-01-2006 at 08:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dkshao
unfortunatly i didnt know about the backup option untill after i formatted and reinstalled, i did however back up my entire hard drive before i formatted, is there somewhere i can recover the custom names?
Only if you have a very good knowledge of the registry, how it stores its data and how to retrieve it. And only if you also backuped Windows system files (which is not always done automatically and highly depends on your definition of "backup")...

Thus you could open the system file which contains the registry data with a special program and then you can get back the custom names by reading out the appropiate keys, but even then there is no direct way of knowing which custom name belongs to which contact (as the contact's emails are stored as hashes in the registry).

Though, if you're in luck and have taken a true backup (1 on 1 image) you could also try to restore it and run Plus! again and save the preferences that way.

So, in short and with the details you gave: restore the entire HDD to is previous state, run Messenger with Messenger Plus! and store the preferences.