Outlook Express will not import vcards. Why?

[Don Smith]

I saved my contacts from Outlook to vcards on a dying computer. Loaded
Outlook Express on new computer and tried to import vcards. It will
not recognmize them. Tried it on another computer, same thing. I
thought Outlook Express recognized vcards?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news groups.

You can also find some good Outlook Express information here:

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/


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After furious head scratching, Don Smith asked:

| I saved my contacts from Outlook to vcards on a dying computer. Loaded
| Outlook Express on new computer and tried to import vcards. It will
| not recognmize them. Tried it on another computer, same thing. I
| thought Outlook Express recognized vcards?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I saved my contacts from Outlook to vcards on a dying computer. Loaded
Outlook Express on new computer and tried to import vcards.

That's not the most ideal way to transport your contacts from Outlook to
Outlook Express. Instead, on the machine where Outlook is installed, use
File>Import and Export>Export to a file. Select "Comma Separated Values
(Windows)" and click Next. Select the Contacts folder and click Next.
Enter the name of the file where you'd save the contacts (or browse), and
click Next, then Finish.

Transport this file (which is just a text file) to the system with Outlook
Express and put it in some folder on the hard drive. Start Outlook Express
and click File>Import>Other Address Book. Select "Text file (COmma
Separated Values)" and click Import. Browse to the file you saved, select
it, click OK, then Next, then Finish. All done.