moving address book from windows 98 to windows xp

[Guest]

I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
xp computer?

 

[David H. Lipman]

Open the Address Book.

Choose; file --> export --> address book (wab)

Do the reverse in winXP

Open the Address Book.

Choose; file --> import--> address book (wab)

Dave



| I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
| Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
| xp computer?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way. Like a
network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows Address Book to a
floppy.

I do not remember where the Windows Address Book lives in Windows 98.

If you do not know the location of your Windows Address Book on your 98
machine...
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your 98 machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Mine is Wesley P_ Vogel.wab

Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.

In XP the Windows Address Book lives here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy drive and
copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy

This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:

%homedrive%%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Click OK or hit the ENTER key.

Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste

You should now see your *.wab file.

 

[Guest]

Many thanks Wesley! My machines are not connected but I followed your
instructions and my question has been answered perfectly. I'm glad there are
people like you out there!!

 

[Guest]

Thanks Dave for the help. My problem is the machines are not connected to do
the exporting.

 

[Kelly]

You da man! <w>

 

[David H. Lipman]

Sneaker net.

Dave



| Thanks Dave for the help. My problem is the machines are not connected to do
| the exporting.
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote:
|
| > Open the Address Book.
| >
| > Choose; file --> export --> address book (wab)
| >
| > Do the reverse in winXP
| >
| > Open the Address Book.
| >
| > Choose; file --> import--> address book (wab)
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
| > | Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
| > | xp computer?
| >
| >
| >

 

[Bob I]

But format the diskette using the XP box first.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Keek having fun!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I get something right once in a while. ;-)

 

[PA Bear]

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm