Lavanya, Will see what the experts say about. this. When I updated my Internet Explorer and Outlook Express got update, my address stored and the address book did not get deleted. Is it possible though that the addresses were hidden and they were not actually deleted? May we get HELP out there! Emily ----- Original Message ----- From: "vmehra" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:19 AM Subject: Address Book Protection > Hello, > Well that wasn't quite the way my Virus worked. I had just downloaded the > laterst version of Internet Explorer and there all the Outlook Express files > got updated too. All the addresses stored in the address book got deleted. > But when the virus hit the computer, my address book being empty didnt > matter. Viruses as I have learnt now may just at random hit different mails > and sites. > take care > Lavanya > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn