Addressbook needed

[Ritter197]

How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another computer (my
desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?

I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

Thank you very much. I shall do it and all should be fine.

 

[Ritter197]

I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW to
prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that matter the
..pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I want to
send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being
on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to access its
contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW to
prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that matter the
.pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I want
to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and then
said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a trip and
wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from being
on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to access
its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW to
prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that matter the
.pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I want
to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and
use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address book
view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook profile, or
do you want to copy its contents into your current default Outlook Data
File? The latter would be better in the long run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using. If you
don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and then
said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a trip
and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from
being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to access
its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW to
prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that matter
the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I want
to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and
use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able to
transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst folder
there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.

Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address book
view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook profile, or
do you want to copy its contents into your current default Outlook Data
File? The latter would be better in the long run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using. If you
don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and then
said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a trip
and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from
being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to access
its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW to
prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that matter
the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I
want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and
use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file (which
will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file (which you
just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your desktop PST
file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your desktop PST file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address Book. If
not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able to
transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.

Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address book
view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook profile,
or do you want to copy its contents into your current default Outlook
Data File? The latter would be better in the long run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using. If
you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and then
said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked.
I went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me
an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a trip
and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from
being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to access
its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW
to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that
matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I
want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and
use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But now I
am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all the
names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?

I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file (which
will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file (which you
just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your desktop
PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your desktop PST
file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address Book.
If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able to
transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.

Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address
book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook profile,
or do you want to copy its contents into your current default Outlook
Data File? The latter would be better in the long run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using. If
you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and
then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there
the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it
worked. I went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again
shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a trip
and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from
being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD. Then
copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW
to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that
matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I
want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other
and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But now I
am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all the
names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?

I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file
(which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file
(which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your desktop
PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your desktop PST
file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address Book.
If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able to
transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address
book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook profile,
or do you want to copy its contents into your current default Outlook
Data File? The latter would be better in the long run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using. If
you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and
then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there
the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it
worked. I went to write a new message and when I click the To: it
again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from
being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use NEW
to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for that
matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I
want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other
and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due
to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at this
point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the Contacts
Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts Folder that is in
the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from your
desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook profile.
If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your desktop's PST file
to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But now
I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all the
names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?

I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file
(which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file
(which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your desktop
PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your desktop PST
file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able to
transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address
book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current default
Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using. If
you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and
then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there
the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it
worked. I went to write a new message and when I click the To: it
again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it always
worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired from
being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use
NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for
that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people I
want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other
and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due
to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

Point number 1:

I can see the CONTACTS in both the desktop and also now in the Laptop.

That is, when I go to My Documents in either Desktop or Laptop.

Point number 2:

What is NOT coming up is the Contacts list when I try to create a message on
the laptop and want to find the address when I click To:

At that point a BLANK address book or Contact list is seen.

You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at this
point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the Contacts
Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts Folder that is
in the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from your
desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook profile.
If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your desktop's PST
file to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But now
I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all the
names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?


I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file
(which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file
(which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your desktop
PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your desktop PST
file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display
them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able
to transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address
book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current
default Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long
run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
If you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and
then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there
the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it
worked. I went to write a new message and when I click the To: it
again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it
always worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired
from being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use
NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for
that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people
I want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other
and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due
to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

BTW. I am doing this from the Desktop (posting back to you) since I cannot
see the Contact list when I want to send out of Outlook 2000 and want to
select when I click on TO:

Understand?

Thanks

You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at this
point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the Contacts
Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts Folder that is
in the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from your
desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook profile.
If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your desktop's PST
file to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But now
I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all the
names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?


I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file
(which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file
(which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your desktop
PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your desktop PST
file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display
them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able
to transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address
book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current
default Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long
run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
If you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and
then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there
the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it
worked. I went to write a new message and when I click the To: it
again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it
always worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired
from being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use
NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for
that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people
I want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other
and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due
to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Let's back up a bit. In an earlier post you said:
"Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook"."

I assumed that meant that you had successfully opened the PST file that you
had copied from your desktop in your laptop's Outlook installation.
Could you verify if that is correct, or did you mean something else? You
must have both files open in the same installation before we can do anything
else.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

BTW. I am doing this from the Desktop (posting back to you) since I cannot
see the Contact list when I want to send out of Outlook 2000 and want to
select when I click on TO:

Understand?

Thanks

You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at
this point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the Contacts
Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts Folder that is
in the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from
your desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook
profile. If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your
desktop's PST file to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But
now I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all
the names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?


I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display your
entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST file
(which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's PST file
(which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your
desktop PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your
desktop PST file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display
them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able
to transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the .pst
folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the address
book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current
default Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long
run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
If you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion and
then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see
there the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see
whether it worked. I went to write a new message and when I click
the To: it again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it
always worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired
from being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use
NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for
that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the people
I want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the
other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts
folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

I have the Contact list visible (and usable in Desktop)and visible in Laptop
..
I moved it to the items in Outlook shortcuts like INBOX, SENT, etc. There is
now also CONTACT .
I can OPEN THAT CONTACT folder and see all the names.
(we are talking laptop)

Now, when I try to SEND a message (laptop) I want to select when I click TO:
or CC r BCC: the Addressbook comes up EMPTY.

VERY confusing to me.

My problem is ONLY with the laptop. Not desktop.

Both use windowsxp, both use the Corp. version of Outlook 2000.

There must be 1 little step that I am missing and I cannot think of what it
is.

Let's back up a bit. In an earlier post you said:
"Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook"."

I assumed that meant that you had successfully opened the PST file that
you had copied from your desktop in your laptop's Outlook installation.
Could you verify if that is correct, or did you mean something else? You
must have both files open in the same installation before we can do
anything else.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

BTW. I am doing this from the Desktop (posting back to you) since I
cannot see the Contact list when I want to send out of Outlook 2000 and
want to select when I click on TO:

Understand?

Thanks

You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at
this point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the
Contacts Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts
Folder that is in the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from
your desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook
profile. If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your
desktop's PST file to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But
now I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all
the names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?


I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display
your entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST
file (which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's
PST file (which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your
desktop PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your
desktop PST file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display
them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able
to transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the
.pst folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the
address book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current
default Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long
run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
If you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion
and then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see
there the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see
whether it worked. I went to write a new message and when I click
the To: it again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it
always worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired
from being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use
NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for
that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the
people I want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the
other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts
folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Ritter197]

The latter part of your question is YES. I copied it successfully to the
laptop.
I can see the addresses when I click on Contacts, but they do NOT come up
when I want to write and select an addressee. (always talking about laptop)

Let's back up a bit. In an earlier post you said:
"Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook"."

I assumed that meant that you had successfully opened the PST file that
you had copied from your desktop in your laptop's Outlook installation.
Could you verify if that is correct, or did you mean something else? You
must have both files open in the same installation before we can do
anything else.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

BTW. I am doing this from the Desktop (posting back to you) since I
cannot see the Contact list when I want to send out of Outlook 2000 and
want to select when I click on TO:

Understand?

Thanks

You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at
this point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the
Contacts Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts
Folder that is in the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from
your desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook
profile. If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your
desktop's PST file to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But
now I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all
the names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?


I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display
your entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST
file (which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's
PST file (which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your
desktop PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your
desktop PST file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display
them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be able
to transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the
.pst folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the
address book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current
default Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long
run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
If you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be either
"Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion
and then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see
there the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see
whether it worked. I went to write a new message and when I click
the To: it again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it
always worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on a
trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired
from being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a CD.
Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and use
NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook or for
that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the
people I want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the
other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts
folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

If so, then you only need to configure your Outlook Address Book correctly.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The latter part of your question is YES. I copied it successfully to the
laptop.
I can see the addresses when I click on Contacts, but they do NOT come up
when I want to write and select an addressee. (always talking about
laptop)

Let's back up a bit. In an earlier post you said:
"Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see there the
Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see whether it worked. I
went to write a new message and when I click the To: it again shows me an
empty "addressbook"."

I assumed that meant that you had successfully opened the PST file that
you had copied from your desktop in your laptop's Outlook installation.
Could you verify if that is correct, or did you mean something else? You
must have both files open in the same installation before we can do
anything else.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

BTW. I am doing this from the Desktop (posting back to you) since I
cannot see the Contact list when I want to send out of Outlook 2000 and
want to select when I click on TO:

Understand?

Thanks
You're losing me. Why are you trying to copy something to a floppy at
this point?
At this point, could you please verify that you can see both the
Contacts Folder that is in your laptop's PST file and the Contacts
Folder that is in the PST file from your desktop?
You said that you were able to open the PST file that you copied from
your desktop, so you should be able to see it in your laptop's Outlook
profile. If so, all you need to do is copy the Contacts from your
desktop's PST file to your laptop's PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I am making Progress.

I now see also the Contacts on my laptop.

I just cannot get them to show up when I try to write a note;

So, what do I have to do now with the Contacts folder ?

Thanks for this ongoing fiasco (on my side)

Yes, that is what I want to do. Get the ADDRESSES from Outlook of the
desktop to the laptop.

I opened Outlook2000 and selected the Folder View in View.

I see lots of folders that I use and have set up over the years. But
now I am stuck.
I even can get to the Contacts and when I open that folder I see all
the names.
But I am unsuccessful to COPY that to a floppy A:.

Why is that?


I assume all you want to do is transfer your Contacts, right?
If so, you would use Folder view (under the View menu) to display
your entire folder hierarchy. You should see both your laptop's PST
file (which will be the default in this profile) and the desktop's
PST file (which you just opened).

Then simply copy the contents of your Contacts Folder from your
desktop PST file to your laptop PST file. Then you can close your
desktop PST file.
Restart Outlook. Your Contacts should appear in the Outlook Address
Book. If not, it will be easy to reset the Address Book to display
them.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have Outlook Professional for workgroup.

I need to understand now the details of what I have to do to be
able to transfer the .pst folder on my desktop to my laptop.

The .pst folder works fine on the desktop.

It does at present not work on the laptop, even though I see the
.pst folder there copied from the desktop.

I have windows xp on both computers

Further, I have Outlook Professional on both computers.

Does this make it now very clear? I hope so. Thanks for help.
Simply opening the file will not place the contents into the
address book view.
Clarify what you want to do.
Do you want to keep this as a second data file in your Outlook
profile, or do you want to copy its contents into your current
default Outlook Data File? The latter would be better in the long
run.
Also, you need to specify which mode of Outlook 2000 you are
using. If you don't know, look at Help | About, line 2. It will be
either "Corporate/Workgroup" or "Interment Mail Only"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I must be still doing something wrong.
I went to the copied file (.pst) and unclicked the READ portion
and then said Apply.

Then I opened up Outlook 2000 and went to File and Open. I see
there the Outlook.pst. I try to open it and then wanted to see
whether it worked. I went to write a new message and when I click
the To: it again shows me an empty "addressbook".

How easy were the times when I just copied the WAB file and it
always worked.

Please be patient and I do appreciate Help since I am leaving on
a trip and wanted to take the Addresses with me.

PS. Should I have removed the Read tick before I burned to the CD
maybe?

message First you must remove the read only attribute the file acquired
from being on a CD.
Then you must open the file in Outlook (File > Open) in order to
access its contents.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I copied the .pst folder from My documents on my desktop to a
CD. Then copied it back from the CD to My documents on the
laptop.
I can clearly see it there, but when I go to Outlook 200 and
use NEW to prepare an e-mail, I cannot get to the Addressbook
or for that matter the .pst file.

When I click TO: it is just blank and does not give me the
people I want to send mail to.

Any ideas why it does not work?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the
other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts
folder.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Ritter197 asked:

| How do I import the addressbook from Outlook 2000 on another
computer
| (my desktop) so I can use it on my laptop?
|
| I have Outlook 2000 on both computers.

 

[Peter D]

You don't - you copy the .pst file from one computer to the other and use
File->Open->Personal folders file to access your contacts folder.

How do you do that and keep both copies synchronized?