PCTech: Outlook's auto complete email addresses nicknames .nk2

Use the steps in the following section to find the Outlook nickname cache (auto complete suggestions) for Microsoft Windows XP.

1.	Quit Outlook.
2.	Click Start, and then click Search.
3.	In the Search Companion left-side panel, click All files or folders.
4.	In the All or part of the file name: box, type *.NK2.
5.	In the Look In box, click to select your local hard disk.
6.	Click More advanced options, click to select Search hidden files and folders check box.
7.	Click Search. Note: if your computer returns no results you can navigate to the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook When we searched even with hidden files turned on it brought back no results so we had to navigate to the location.
8.	Right-click the .NK2 file with the name of the profile that you want to reuse/recover, and then click Rename.
9.	Rename the new file to `profilename`.bak, and then press ENTER. Then rename your old or existing .NK2 file to the current name of your profile and your existing email addresses should show up once you reopen Outlook.
10.	Quit Windows Explorer.
11.	Restart Outlook.