moving address book from windows 98 to windows xp

I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
xp computer?

Open the Address Book.

Choose; file -- export -- address book (wab)

Do the reverse in winXP

Open the Address Book.

Choose; file -- import-- address book (wab)

Dave



"Crazzzy Canuck" Crazzzy wrote in message
...
| I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
| Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
| xp computer?

I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way. Like a
network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows Address Book to a
floppy.

I do not remember where the Windows Address Book lives in Windows 98.

If you do not know the location of your Windows Address Book on your 98
machine...
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your 98 machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Mine is Wesley P_ Vogel.wab

Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.

In XP the Windows Address Book lives he
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy drive and
copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy

This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:

%homedrive%%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Click OK or hit the ENTER key.

Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste

You should now see your *.wab file.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Crazzzy Canuck Crazzzy hunted and pecked:
I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I
export my Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98
computer to my windows xp computer?

Many thanks Wesley! My machines are not connected but I followed your
instructions and my question has been answered perfectly. I'm glad there are
people like you out there!!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way. Like a
network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows Address Book to a
floppy.

I do not remember where the Windows Address Book lives in Windows 98.

If you do not know the location of your Windows Address Book on your 98
machine...
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your 98 machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Mine is Wesley P_ Vogel.wab

Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.

In XP the Windows Address Book lives he
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy drive and
copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy

This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:

%homedrive%%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Click OK or hit the ENTER key.

Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste

You should now see your *.wab file.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Crazzzy Canuck Crazzzy hunted and pecked:
I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I
export my Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98
computer to my windows xp computer?

Thanks Dave for the help. My problem is the machines are not connected to do
the exporting.

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

Open the Address Book.

Choose; file -- export -- address book (wab)

Do the reverse in winXP

Open the Address Book.

Choose; file -- import-- address book (wab)

Dave



"Crazzzy Canuck" Crazzzy wrote in message
...
| I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
| Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
| xp computer?

You da man! w

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"Crazzzy Canuck" wrote in message
news
Many thanks Wesley! My machines are not connected but I followed your
instructions and my question has been answered perfectly. I'm glad there
are
people like you out there!!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way. Like a
network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows Address Book to
a
floppy.

I do not remember where the Windows Address Book lives in Windows 98.

If you do not know the location of your Windows Address Book on your 98
machine...
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your 98 machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Mine is Wesley P_ Vogel.wab

Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.

In XP the Windows Address Book lives he
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy drive
and
copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy

This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:

%homedrive%%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Click OK or hit the ENTER key.

Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste

You should now see your *.wab file.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Crazzzy Canuck Crazzzy hunted and
pecked:
I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I
export my Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98
computer to my windows xp computer?

Sneaker net.

Dave



"Crazzzy Canuck" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Dave for the help. My problem is the machines are not connected to do
| the exporting.
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote:
|
| Open the Address Book.
|
| Choose; file -- export -- address book (wab)
|
| Do the reverse in winXP
|
| Open the Address Book.
|
| Choose; file -- import-- address book (wab)
|
| Dave
|
|
|
| "Crazzzy Canuck" Crazzzy wrote in message
| ...
| | I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
| | Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
| | xp computer?
|
|
|

But format the diskette using the XP box first. :-)

David H. Lipman wrote:

Sneaker net.

Dave



"Crazzzy Canuck" wrote in message
...
| Thanks Dave for the help. My problem is the machines are not connected to do
| the exporting.
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote:
|
| Open the Address Book.
|
| Choose; file -- export -- address book (wab)
|
| Do the reverse in winXP
|
| Open the Address Book.
|
| Choose; file -- import-- address book (wab)
|
| Dave
|
|
|
| "Crazzzy Canuck" Crazzzy wrote in message
| ...
| | I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
| | Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my windows
| | xp computer?
|
|
|

Keek having fun! :-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news Crazzzy Canuck hunted and pecked:
Many thanks Wesley! My machines are not connected but I followed your
instructions and my question has been answered perfectly. I'm glad
there are people like you out there!!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way.
Like a network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows
Address Book to a floppy.

I do not remember where the Windows Address Book lives in Windows
98.

If you do not know the location of your Windows Address Book on your
98 machine...
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your 98 machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Mine is Wesley P_ Vogel.wab

Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.

In XP the Windows Address Book lives he
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy
drive and copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy

This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:

%homedrive%%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Click OK or hit the ENTER key.

Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste

You should now see your *.wab file.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Crazzzy Canuck Crazzzy hunted and
pecked:
I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I
export my Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98
computer to my windows xp computer?

I get something right once in a while. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Kelly hunted and pecked:
You da man! w


"Crazzzy Canuck" wrote in
message news
Many thanks Wesley! My machines are not connected but I followed your
instructions and my question has been answered perfectly. I'm glad
there are
people like you out there!!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way.
Like a network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows
Address Book to a
floppy.

I do not remember where the Windows Address Book lives in Windows
98.

If you do not know the location of your Windows Address Book on
your 98 machine...
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your 98 machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Mine is Wesley P_ Vogel.wab

Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.

In XP the Windows Address Book lives he
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy
drive and
copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book

To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy

This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:

%homedrive%%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Click OK or hit the ENTER key.

Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste

You should now see your *.wab file.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Crazzzy Canuck Crazzzy hunted and
pecked:
I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I
export my Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98
computer to my windows xp computer?

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

Crazzzy Canuck wrote:
I now have a new computer with windows xp home edition. How do I export my
Outlook Express e-mail address book from my windows 98 computer to my
windows xp computer?