Where is my address book or contacts list and how do I import from my other computer which runs XP?

Anonymous
2011-05-20T12:38:51+00:00

original title: CONTACTS AND ADDRESS BOOK

I just converted to Windows 7.  Where is my address book or contacts list and how do I import from my other computer which runs XP?

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Anonymous
2011-05-20T18:34:09+00:00

Hi

The Address Book in Windows XP was called user name.wab. This was used in the default Outlook Express email program. You can copy/move that .wab file to the Windows 7 system.

In Windows 7, open Windows Explorer and navigate to the  C:\Users\your name\Contacts folder.

On the Toolbar, click the Import button.

In the Import dialog, select the Windows Address Book (Outlook Express contacts)  option.

Click the Import button and navigate to where you saved the .WAB file.

Select that file and click Open.

This will place all of the email addresses into the Contacts folder. This folder will be used for any email programs that you install.

Reference: Inside Outlook Express - Files and Settings - OE Windows Address Book:

http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-07-21T21:26:56+00:00

    This is exactly the problem that I am having. I went from Windows Vista (old computer) to Windows 8.1 on my new computer and can no longer open the old address book that was. I am still baffled as to why all the other files transferred to my new computer

    • but the address book might as well be in Greek. There must be an easy answer to this problem - and NO - I am not talking about email addresses.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-07-21T15:17:26+00:00

    original title: CONTACTS AND ADDRESS BOOK

    I just converted to Windows 7.  Where is my address book or contacts list and how do I import from my other computer which runs XP?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-07-12T16:42:54+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-07-12T14:41:14+00:00

    I will try the steps you recommend. Microsoft transferred the email address book over from my last machine when I set up this laptop ("Do you want to import your email addresses from hotmail?") I've used Hotmail for many years. Microsoft shut it down and transferred everything over to Outlook, but in doing so, I believe they also transferred contacts from Facebook or Google+ or somewhere else... I don't know. I thought I could just go in and delete them. But the program isn't giving me that option. It's very frustrating. I'm sorry if I sound curt, but I just wanted to delete and move on. I didn't know it would involve such a twisted and convoluted exchange!

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