How to backup email acconuts in Microsoft Outlook 2003

locate the following key in registry (start – run – regedit)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook

Then right click on the key outlook and then go for next option export and save it an backup folder and run in while restoring outlook .
It will restore your old outlook profile with all email accounts and rules but it does not store the user passwords.