Well that worked... thanks Time0!!!!

It was pretty grueling. Finding the right dbx file with the registration number took a few tries, but I got it, and installed my backup software with no problem.

Then it turns out I had to restore a whole bunch of little pieces separately. PIA. Then had to sort out where they go. And then panic, because I can't remember how to get my folder structure where I store my email messages back... talking thousands of messages in hundreds of folders... if I had to put the messages (in groups, not individually) back into some sort of order it would be a nightmare. But then I remembered... figured it out... did it and now all of my email is back just the way it was. WHEW!!! And I even remembered to transfer my new emails (that I got today) so I wouldn't loose them either.

Still a lot to do... but trucking along.