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Address Book file?
What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. Thanks for any insights anyone can provide. Gordon |
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"Gordon" wrote:
What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. Thanks for any insights anyone can provide. Gordon The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. |
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On 1/13/2013 8:06 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
"Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. Thanks for any insights anyone can provide. Gordon The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v12 Centrino Core2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz - 4GB - Windows 8 |
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On 13 Jan 2013, Gordon wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. Thanks for any insights anyone can provide. Gordon You just asked this question about 5 days ago. What do you think of the insights people provided then? |
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Address book (*.wab file) is used by Outlook Express
Outlook 2007 addresses (contacts) are stored in Outlook's *. pst file This was previously answered in a thread you started on Jan 7. -- ....winston msft mvp "Gordon" wrote in message ... What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. Thanks for any insights anyone can provide. Gordon |
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"BillW50" wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: "Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? You can manually import from WAB into Outlook. Doesn't work the other way around. If the OP imported the WAB into Outlook's contacts, they're in the .pst file already. If the OP is wanting the contacts he saw in Outlook, they're in the .pst file already. The OP asked the same question almost a week ago but apparently never bothered to read it. He may not read answers in this thread, either. In his response in the old thread, he claimed to have already manually copied over all his address entries, then he asks again. Go figure. |
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:36:21 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:
"BillW50" wrote: VanguardLH wrote: "Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? You can manually import from WAB into Outlook. Doesn't work the other way around. If the OP imported the WAB into Outlook's contacts, they're in the .pst file already. If the OP is wanting the contacts he saw in Outlook, they're in the .pst file already. The OP asked the same question almost a week ago but apparently never bothered to read it. He may not read answers in this thread, either. In his response in the old thread, he claimed to have already manually copied over all his address entries, then he asks again. Go figure. Sorry I missded this. I've been having some problems with my computers and have not been able to get to these posts reliably. As to my address book problem, I seem to have gotten this resolved. Somehow I made a wrong selection while transferring from the old hard drive files to the new hard drive. In Microsoft OutlookToolsAddress Book there are two choices...Name Only and More Columns. Somehow the More Columns selection had been made and the entire address information page was blank. When I clicked on the dot by the Name Only all my lost address information came up. Problem resolved until I make another blunder, I guess. Gordon |
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:08:17 -0500, "..winston"
wrote: Address book (*.wab file) is used by Outlook Express Outlook 2007 addresses (contacts) are stored in Outlook's *. pst file This was previously answered in a thread you started on Jan 7. I did a lot of searching but still have not located a .pst file. I don't know what folder it should be in. Anyway, the problem is now resolved and things seem to be working well. See my post I sent just a few minutes ago. Gordon |
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:51:33 -0600, Gordon wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:36:21 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: "BillW50" wrote: VanguardLH wrote: "Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? You can manually import from WAB into Outlook. Doesn't work the other way around. If the OP imported the WAB into Outlook's contacts, they're in the .pst file already. If the OP is wanting the contacts he saw in Outlook, they're in the .pst file already. The OP asked the same question almost a week ago but apparently never bothered to read it. He may not read answers in this thread, either. In his response in the old thread, he claimed to have already manually copied over all his address entries, then he asks again. Go figure. Sorry I missded this. I've been having some problems with my computers and have not been able to get to these posts reliably. As to my address book problem, I seem to have gotten this resolved. Somehow I made a wrong selection while transferring from the old hard drive files to the new hard drive. In Microsoft OutlookToolsAddress Book there are two choices...Name Only and More Columns. Somehow the More Columns selection had been made and the entire address information page was blank. When I clicked on the dot by the Name Only all my lost address information came up. Problem resolved until I make another blunder, I guess. Gordon Try to make a really fun blunder. Myself, I hate when I make blunders that aren't fun. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:37:18 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote: On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:51:33 -0600, Gordon wrote: On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:36:21 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: "BillW50" wrote: VanguardLH wrote: "Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? You can manually import from WAB into Outlook. Doesn't work the other way around. If the OP imported the WAB into Outlook's contacts, they're in the .pst file already. If the OP is wanting the contacts he saw in Outlook, they're in the .pst file already. The OP asked the same question almost a week ago but apparently never bothered to read it. He may not read answers in this thread, either. In his response in the old thread, he claimed to have already manually copied over all his address entries, then he asks again. Go figure. Sorry I missded this. I've been having some problems with my computers and have not been able to get to these posts reliably. As to my address book problem, I seem to have gotten this resolved. Somehow I made a wrong selection while transferring from the old hard drive files to the new hard drive. In Microsoft OutlookToolsAddress Book there are two choices...Name Only and More Columns. Somehow the More Columns selection had been made and the entire address information page was blank. When I clicked on the dot by the Name Only all my lost address information came up. Problem resolved until I make another blunder, I guess. Gordon Try to make a really fun blunder. Myself, I hate when I make blunders that aren't fun. My wife laughs at most of my blunders, so I guess they are funny to her, at least. Gordon |
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:53:25 -0600, Gordon wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:37:18 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch" wrote: On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:51:33 -0600, Gordon wrote: On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:36:21 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: "BillW50" wrote: VanguardLH wrote: "Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? You can manually import from WAB into Outlook. Doesn't work the other way around. If the OP imported the WAB into Outlook's contacts, they're in the .pst file already. If the OP is wanting the contacts he saw in Outlook, they're in the .pst file already. The OP asked the same question almost a week ago but apparently never bothered to read it. He may not read answers in this thread, either. In his response in the old thread, he claimed to have already manually copied over all his address entries, then he asks again. Go figure. Sorry I missded this. I've been having some problems with my computers and have not been able to get to these posts reliably. As to my address book problem, I seem to have gotten this resolved. Somehow I made a wrong selection while transferring from the old hard drive files to the new hard drive. In Microsoft OutlookToolsAddress Book there are two choices...Name Only and More Columns. Somehow the More Columns selection had been made and the entire address information page was blank. When I clicked on the dot by the Name Only all my lost address information came up. Problem resolved until I make another blunder, I guess. Gordon Try to make a really fun blunder. Myself, I hate when I make blunders that aren't fun. My wife laughs at most of my blunders, so I guess they are funny to her, at least. Gordon Good! You are making real progress! It's a quiet day here, & I am sitting here chuckling at your remark. Thanks. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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"Gordon" wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:36:21 -0600, VanguardLH wrote: "BillW50" wrote: VanguardLH wrote: "Gordon" wrote: What is the file name and where is it located. I'm talking about Microsoft Office Professional 2007 version of Microsoft Outlook. I think it is a .wab file but I can not find it. I need to locate this address book file on the old hard drive I removed, then copy it to the new hard drive such that my new installation of Microsoft Outlook can use the addresses I have accumulated over the years. The .wab (Windows Address Book) file is used by ... wait for it ... the Windows Address Book. Outlook's contact records are stored in its .pst (message store) database file. I really hate commenting about things I know little about. So I might be really full of it in this case. But doesn't Office sync or import with the Windows address Book? You can manually import from WAB into Outlook. Doesn't work the other way around. If the OP imported the WAB into Outlook's contacts, they're in the .pst file already. If the OP is wanting the contacts he saw in Outlook, they're in the .pst file already. The OP asked the same question almost a week ago but apparently never bothered to read it. He may not read answers in this thread, either. In his response in the old thread, he claimed to have already manually copied over all his address entries, then he asks again. Go figure. Sorry I missded this. I've been having some problems with my computers and have not been able to get to these posts reliably. As to my address book problem, I seem to have gotten this resolved. Somehow I made a wrong selection while transferring from the old hard drive files to the new hard drive. In Microsoft OutlookToolsAddress Book there are two choices...Name Only and More Columns. Somehow the More Columns selection had been made and the entire address information page was blank. When I clicked on the dot by the Name Only all my lost address information came up. Problem resolved until I make another blunder, I guess. Gordon What that shows is what is called the "Outlook Address Book" (OAB). That is not actually an address book. It is a container of pointers at contact-type folders you have defined in Outlook AND have configured to be visible as a contact (address) book. For example, right-click on the Contacts folder in Outlook and look at its properties. Under the OAB tab, the option "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" adds a pointer to this contact-type folder into the OAB container. Then when you are in the "Address Book", you can see the list of pointers to contact-type folders that have been included by using the "Show names from the contact folder" drop-down list. For each contact-type folder you create and if you want it listed within OAB then make sure this option is enabled. It is NOT enabled by default for new contact-type folders that you create yourself. I have ran into problems in the past when I migrated a .pst file. The new install of Outlook was already loaded once so it created a default ..pst file. I then overwrote it by copying over my old .pst file. Alas, I ended up with a Contacts folder showing all my contacts but there was a "Contacts" named pointer still left in the OAB container pointing to a now defunct folder (the pointer was invalid but still listed). I would right-click on the Contacts folder that I could see (which had all my contacts), select Properties, and under the OAB tab would change the "Name of this address book" field from "Contacts" (the folder name) to "Contacts (default)". While the folder and reference names are usually the same (by default), they don't have to be. Now when I was in the [Outlook] Address Book, I could select the "Contacts (default)" address book (by reference name to differentiate it from a "ghost" Contacts address book) to see all my contacts. This change in reference name (not folder name) was also handy when I went under Tools - Options in [Outlook] Address Book to select the default address book and the order through which to search for contacts (since I have more than one contact-type folder). Only after changing the *reference* (not folder) name of the "Contacts" named folder (that I could see) in its properties could I then remove the ghost Contacts folder. I'd go into the [Outlook] Address Book, go under the Tools - Options menu, and in the "When sending" pane would select the "Contacts" named address book. This is the reference name as a property of a contact-type folder. Because I changed the reference for the good Contacts folder (that showed my contacts), I could differentiate between the ghost Contacts folder and the good one named "Contacts (default)". I selected the ghost Contacts address book and clicked on the Remove button. While this removed the ghost Contacts entry from being included in the list of address books searched for a contact, it did not yet remove the ghost Contacts entry (which could still be selected as the default address book and still visible in the "Show names in" field). To get rid of the ghost Contacts address book required a bit of guesswork. Most users leave the root folder named "Outlook Today". I had long ago renamed it to "my name (POP accounts)" (since this tree aggregates all POP accounts together while IMAP accounts are shown in separate trees). I then go to the Tools - Email Accounts menu and select "View or change existing directories or address books". I select "Outlook Address Book" (the container of pointers to contact-type folders where the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" option was enabled, and click Change. In there I see: Contacts: my name (POP Accounts) Contacts: Personal Folders (other contact-type folders enabled for inclusion) Well, my guess is the first one is the good Contacts folder and the second is the ghost Contacts folder. I select the second one and click "Remove Address Book" ... and cross my fingers. I lose. The wrong address book got removed from the list. This doesn't delete the folder but just remove the pointer from the OAB container. So I had to setup again. Right-click on the good Contacts folder, Properties, OAB tab, and enable that contact-type folder in the OAB while giving it a different reference name of "Contacts (default)". I go back into Tools - E-mail Accounts - View or change existing directories or address books" and this time pick "Contacts: my name (POP accounts)". I still see the good and ghost address books until I exit and reload Outlook. Now just the "Contacts (default)" address book is listed and that's the good one for the "Contacts" folder that I can see and has my contacts. Geez, what a pain just because Outlook had a lingering pointer to a contact-type folder that doesn't exist (it existed in the first run of Outlook but not in the replaced .pst file). Twas a son of a bitch. It was doable but only because I was obstinate in fixing the phuck up. |
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