How do I retrieve a lost address book?

[Guest]

I have Outlook Express on my system and was trying to upgrade to Outlook.
When I installed the new program I attempted to import my address book from
Outlook Express. I instead imported an old address book that was on an Excel
spreadsheet that I had from when I purchased the computer a few years ago.
Now I cannot find my Express address book. I located my pst file per
previous similar questions & replies, relocated it and reopened it in Outlook
Express. It still contains the old address book. Is my address book still
retrievable?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

OE uses a WAB file, not a PST file. But you can't import a WAB file. Just
import your Contacts directly from OE. The Import Wizard will direct you to
OE when you select "Import > Internet Mail and Addresses."

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have Outlook Express on my system and was trying to upgrade to
Outlook.

Outlook is not an upgrade for Outlook Express. They are independent
applications with different functions (although there is some overlap,
obviously).

When I installed the new program I attempted to import my
address book from Outlook Express.

What version of Outlok? How did you try to import? You should use
File>Import and Export?Import Internet Mail and Addresses.

I instead imported an old address
book that was on an Excel spreadsheet that I had from when I
purchased the computer a few years ago. Now I cannot find my Express
address book. I located my pst file per previous similar questions &
replies, relocated it and reopened it in Outlook Express. It still
contains the old address book. Is my address book still retrievable?

That all depends on the exact steps you took to get where you are and you
haven't described them in enough detail to know.