Guest Dean Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my laptop. Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back up and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have done the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. -- Dean Colorado Springs
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my laptop. > Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back > up > and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have > done > the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that > information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. > > -- > Dean > Colorado Springs I would post this question in an Outlook Express newsgroup. It's a very busy group with lots of expert respondents.
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my laptop. > Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back > up > and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have > done > the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that > information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. > > -- > Dean > Colorado Springs Outlook Express uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) for addresses and stores them in "*.wab" files. This is a completely different application, and you can locate it by opening WAB, (start, run, WAB) and then going to Help, About. The file location is listed there. Go to that location, copy the file to some sort of movable media, take that to another system, import it. You're done. Note, however, that OE and WAB do a very bad job of maintining folders - folders are thrown away on export and import. Groups are maintained, but if you've arranged names in folders, you will be left with one large group and no folders at all. HTH -pk
Guest Bruce Hagen Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my laptop. > Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back > up > and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have > done > the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that > information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. > > -- > Dean > Colorado Springs Open the Address Book | File | Export | Address Book (wab) either to a CD, or another location on your HDD and burn from there. Copy the CD to a folder on the new machine. Right click on it | Properties and remove the Read Only attribute. Open the Address Book | File | Import | Address Book (wab) and point to where you saved it. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA
Guest Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) Hi Dean, If you export Contacts to a .csv file, note that the contact groups are not transferred. Import the .wab file instead. See: Contact Groups not Transferred when you Export the Address Book to a CSV file - The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/contact-groups-not-transferred-when-you-export-the-address-book-to-a-csv-file/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my laptop. > Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back > up > and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have > done > the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that > information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. > > -- > Dean > Colorado Springs
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message news:eJPFndWLJHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi Dean, > > If you export Contacts to a .csv file, note that the contact groups are > not transferred. Import the .wab file instead. See: There's more to this problem. In exporting and/or importing as you describe, not to csv, even just opening the WAB file on another system, folders - not groups - will be lost. The folder information seems to be stored somewhere else and is not transferred. Groups *are* maintained. I use OE for a specific mailing list task, there are around 1200 names in the entire file, and I quickly learned to use groups instead of folders. -pk > > Contact Groups not Transferred when you Export the Address Book to a CSV > file - The Winhelponline Blog: > http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/contact-groups-not-transferred-when-you-export-the-address-book-to-a-csv-file/ > > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog > > > "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message > news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >>I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my laptop. >> Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back >> up >> and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have >> done >> the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that >> information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. >> >> -- >> Dean >> Colorado Springs > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) Folders will neither export nor import, Patrick. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Patrick Keenan wrote: > "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message > news:eJPFndWLJHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Hi Dean, >> >> If you export Contacts to a .csv file, note that the contact groups are >> not transferred. Import the .wab file instead. See: > > There's more to this problem. In exporting and/or importing as you > describe, not to csv, even just opening the WAB file on another system, > folders - not groups - will be lost. The folder information seems to be > stored somewhere else and is not transferred. Groups *are* maintained. > > I use OE for a specific mailing list task, there are around 1200 names in > the entire file, and I quickly learned to use groups instead of folders. > > -pk > >> >> Contact Groups not Transferred when you Export the Address Book to a CSV >> file - The Winhelponline Blog: >> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/contact-groups-not-transferred-when-you-export-the-address-book-to-a-csv-file/ >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] >> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog >> >> >> "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message >> news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >>> I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my >>> laptop. >>> Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to back >>> up >>> and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have >>> done >>> the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that >>> information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. >>> >>> -- >>> Dean >>> Colorado Springs
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Re: Outlook Express (transferring Address Book) "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eP9r4FiLJHA.5952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Folders will neither export nor import, Patrick. Yes, I know, which leads me to wonder why they were used. -pk > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ > > Patrick Keenan wrote: >> "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message >> news:eJPFndWLJHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Hi Dean, >>> >>> If you export Contacts to a .csv file, note that the contact groups are >>> not transferred. Import the .wab file instead. See: >> >> There's more to this problem. In exporting and/or importing as you >> describe, not to csv, even just opening the WAB file on another system, >> folders - not groups - will be lost. The folder information seems to be >> stored somewhere else and is not transferred. Groups *are* maintained. >> >> I use OE for a specific mailing list task, there are around 1200 names in >> the entire file, and I quickly learned to use groups instead of folders. >> >> -pk >> >>> >>> Contact Groups not Transferred when you Export the Address Book to a CSV >>> file - The Winhelponline Blog: >>> http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/contact-groups-not-transferred-when-you-export-the-address-book-to-a-csv-file/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] >>> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog >>> >>> >>> "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message >>> news:0BEE6521-9D7E-4635-B832-F9932929C979@microsoft.com... >>>> I am attempting to transfer my address book from my desk top to my >>>> laptop. >>>> Both are running Window XP. I am working off of directions 'How to >>>> back >>>> up >>>> and to restore Outlook Express data', that I found on a forum. I have >>>> done >>>> the 'export to a backup folder' on the desktop. How do I now get that >>>> information to the laptop so that I can 'import' that backup folder. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dean >>>> Colorado Springs >
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