Hi,

 

Where abouts can I find the file that contains my email addresses in XP. I've found the folder that contains all my email folders but no addresses :( I want to copy in onto a new drive :)

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

Are you using Outlook or Outlook Express?

outlook express :)

anyone??? :(

nar you have to export them to a text csv file then import them from the file you created (use export in the file menu). You cant just copy them like you can with the email folder dbx files

Hi,

 

Where abouts can I find the file that contains my email addresses in XP. I've found the folder that contains all my email folders but no addresses :( I want to copy in onto a new drive :)

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

 

I believe OE has a .pab file (.pab = Personal Address Book) which contains all of your contact details.

This file can be copied from one machine to another to copy your contacts. Unfortunately though the file in not directly readable (from what I remember), so, like edk83 said, you'll need to export them to a .CSV or .TXT etc to read them.

 

Si.

Outlook Express is a no-cost, basic e-mail program that is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Outlook Express stores contacts in a Microsoft Windows® Address Book file with an extension of .wab.

 

The name of the file is based on your Windows logon name. For example, Lori Kane may have a Windows logon name of lorik, and her Windows Address Book file would be lorik.wab. This file is saved at C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

 

there you go!

 

i thought wab files were just in outlook, but no pab is outlook and wab outlook express

Hi,

 

Where abouts can I find the file that contains my email addresses in XP. I've found the folder that contains all my email folders but no addresses :( I want to copy in onto a new drive :)

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

 

 

Can't you export them from within Outlook Express, or failing that use the System Migration Tool ?

Go in to Outlook Express - go File, Export, Address Book.

 

Click on save to Text file (Comma Seperated Values).

 

Save it to a remembered location & thats it.

 

You can then import it into your new mail program.

 

J

Cheers everyone :)

 

Vijay