Need to obtain my Outlook Address Book book from my old hard drive

[Guest]

My computer crashed and I took it to the shop. They installed a second hard
drive. I was told that I could access my data from the hard drive and move it
to the new drive. I have done just that and placed it in the new hard drive.
I have an address book in Outlook that I need. How do I obtain the address
book in my old drive and place it in my new hard drive, specifically where my
Outlook is. I assume I must import it, but I don’t know what the address book
looks like or where to get it. Please Help.

 

[Newt Ownsquare]

Are you referring to Outlook or Outlook Express?

Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;257824

Any queries regarding OE 6 should be addressed to this OE newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.outlookexpress

.....or its web-based equivalent.

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Hope this helps,
Newt

| My computer crashed and I took it to the shop. They installed a second hard
| drive. I was told that I could access my data from the hard drive and move it
| to the new drive. I have done just that and placed it in the new hard drive.
| I have an address book in Outlook that I need. How do I obtain the address
| book in my old drive and place it in my new hard drive, specifically where my
| Outlook is. I assume I must import it, but I don't know what the address book
| looks like or where to get it. Please Help.

 

[Guest]

No, I am using Outlook, only.

 

[Newt Ownsquare]

All of your Outlook data (including your address book which is called Contacts)
is contained in one file, usually named outlook.pst. If you search using *.pst,
you may also find archive.pst, which is where the content of user designated
folders are archived.

You have to allow hidden files to be visible via Folder Options to find these
files.

Once it's found, launch Outlook and open the data file at its location (no need
to move it). One can then use drag & drop to copy your Contacts folder to the
new setup. Importing is not recommended. After you've finished transferring the
data you want, close this file.

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Hope this helps,
Newt


| No, I am using Outlook, only.
|
| "Newt Ownsquare" wrote:
|
| > Are you referring to Outlook or Outlook Express?
| >
| > Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
| > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;257824
| >
| > Any queries regarding OE 6 should be addressed to this OE newsgroup:
| >
| >
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.outlookexpress
| >
| > .....or its web-based equivalent.
| >
| > --
| > Hope this helps,
| > Newt
| >
| > | > | My computer crashed and I took it to the shop. They installed a second
hard
| > | drive. I was told that I could access my data from the hard drive and move
it
| > | to the new drive. I have done just that and placed it in the new hard
drive.
| > | I have an address book in Outlook that I need. How do I obtain the address
| > | book in my old drive and place it in my new hard drive, specifically where
my
| > | Outlook is. I assume I must import it, but I don't know what the address
book
| > | looks like or where to get it. Please Help.
| >
| >
| >