Adress Book

[SF]

I want to copy my address book to a floppy so I can transfer it to another
computer.
(Sorry, I don't have a CD burner on this old klunker.)

What file should I copy?
Is it okay to simply copy the wab.exe file and nothing else?



(The problem is that I haven't gotten my new computer yet, so I can't just
copy and try it and see if it works.)
(But I want to get as much as possible copied on removable media before my
shaky, problematic old computer dies.)

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

What version of Outlook are you using? Normally I'd say that you need the
contents of your Contacts folder but you mentioned WAB.EXE which isn't part
of Outlook but part of Outlook Express (a completely different program)

 

[Guest]

Am not familiar with outlook express, but if you are using Outlook 2000 or
newer, export the contacts to an excel file(file, import and export, export
to a file, microsolft excel, click contacts, give it a name, finish) , then
copy that file to your floppy. Copy the floppy to your new computer (my
documents) then import to your new contacts folder. (file, import and export,
import from another file, microsolft excel, make sure your file name is the
file to import, then click whether or not you want duplicates, finish). Hope
this helps

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Please be careful to provide accurate advice when posting. Whether the
poster was talking about Outlook or OE, exporting to a foreign file format
then reimporting back to the native format is never the correct solution.

 

[Guest]

If you noticed I said in Outlook, not OE, I've done this many times and have
never had a problem.

Please be careful to provide accurate advice when posting. Whether the
poster was talking about Outlook or OE, exporting to a foreign file format
then reimporting back to the native format is never the correct solution.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Am not familiar with outlook express, but if you are using Outlook 2000 or
newer, export the contacts to an excel file(file, import and export,
export
to a file, microsolft excel, click contacts, give it a name, finish) ,
then
copy that file to your floppy. Copy the floppy to your new computer (my
documents) then import to your new contacts folder. (file, import and
export,
import from another file, microsolft excel, make sure your file name is
the
file to import, then click whether or not you want duplicates, finish).
Hope
this helps

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

It doesn't matter which you said. The advice is not sound for either
program. The experience of one is anecdotal.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

If you noticed I said in Outlook, not OE, I've done this many times and
have
never had a problem.

Please be careful to provide accurate advice when posting. Whether the
poster was talking about Outlook or OE, exporting to a foreign file
format
then reimporting back to the native format is never the correct solution.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message

Am not familiar with outlook express, but if you are using Outlook 2000
or
newer, export the contacts to an excel file(file, import and export,
export
to a file, microsolft excel, click contacts, give it a name, finish) ,
then
copy that file to your floppy. Copy the floppy to your new computer
(my
documents) then import to your new contacts folder. (file, import and
export,
import from another file, microsolft excel, make sure your file name is
the
file to import, then click whether or not you want duplicates, finish).
Hope
this helps

:

What version of Outlook are you using? Normally I'd say that you need
the
contents of your Contacts folder but you mentioned WAB.EXE which isn't
part
of Outlook but part of Outlook Express (a completely different
program)

I want to copy my address book to a floppy so I can transfer it to
another
computer.
(Sorry, I don't have a CD burner on this old klunker.)

What file should I copy?
Is it okay to simply copy the wab.exe file and nothing else?



(The problem is that I haven't gotten my new computer yet, so I
can't
just
copy and try it and see if it works.)
(But I want to get as much as possible copied on removable media
before
my
shaky, problematic old computer dies.)