moving PAB when switching from OL 2000 to 2003

[Guest]

How do I move my address book/contacts from Outlook 2000
to 2003?

Because of other problems I was having, I backed up my
entire hard drive. Then I wiped it clean---reformatted
it. Then I loaded all the new Office 2003 applications,
including Outlook. Then I loaded all of my old
documents. I was able to successfully load my outlook
inbox and my personal folders..

But not the contacts/personal address book. When I click
on the book icon I get the following message:
The address list could not be displayed. The contacts
folder associated with this address list could not be
opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not
have permissions.

Thus, I have to find the file on my backups and move it
over. But I don't know what I'm looking for. In the old
days, I could just look for a file with a .pab
extension. But I hear that Outlook doesn't use personal
address books anymore. What would be the name and file
location of the old address book in Outlook 2000 that I
would need to copy and move over? Thanks.

P.S. My OS is Windows XP Home

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I don't understand how that is possible. Outlook does not use a separate
address book. Your contacts are in the same Personal Folders file as your
Inbox.
Are you sure your Contacts aren't there? If so, just configure your Outlook
Address Book to show them:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2003

 

[Guest]

Thanks! I got it to work now. I appreciate your help
Russ.

-----Original Message-----
I don't understand how that is possible. Outlook does not use a separate
address book. Your contacts are in the same Personal Folders file as your
Inbox.
Are you sure your Contacts aren't there? If so, just configure your Outlook
Address Book to show them:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;287563&Product=ol2003
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How do I move my address book/contacts from Outlook 2000
to 2003?

Because of other problems I was having, I backed up my
entire hard drive. Then I wiped it clean---reformatted
it. Then I loaded all the new Office 2003 applications,
including Outlook. Then I loaded all of my old
documents. I was able to successfully load my outlook
inbox and my personal folders..

But not the contacts/personal address book. When I click
on the book icon I get the following message:
The address list could not be displayed. The contacts
folder associated with this address list could not be
opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not
have permissions.

Thus, I have to find the file on my backups and move it
over. But I don't know what I'm looking for. In the old
days, I could just look for a file with a .pab
extension. But I hear that Outlook doesn't use personal
address books anymore. What would be the name and file
location of the old address book in Outlook 2000 that I
would need to copy and move over? Thanks.

P.S. My OS is Windows XP Home

.