how to import contacts into outlook 2007 from wab

You can also click Start, Run and enter WAB in upper or lower case and the address book will open.

When Outlook Express is launched and you click the Address button on the toolbar, the wab.exe program is launched and it opens the Address Book for the current user. There is also an application named wab.exe which resides is the following location: If the user name is Mike, the file will be named Mike.wab.

The actual name of the address file is user.wab. This is a hidden folder and you can follow the instructions on a Microsoft’s web page “ Show Hidden Program or System Files” (link: bit.ly/hiddenfolders) to enable viewing of hidden folders. It resides in the location below:Ĭ:Documents and Settingsuser nameApplication DataAddress Book If there are 3 users sharing a PC, there are 3 unique address books. This address book is linked directly to Outlook Express and there is a separate address book for each user. Windows XP – in this version there is no Contacts folder per se but there is an Address Book. The implementation in each version is as follows: Windows XP uses the term Addresses and subsequent versions use the term Contacts but the terms are interchangeable. This is related to how the built-in support for e-mail has changed. PC CLUB: The Contacts feature built into Windows has changed with each new version of Windows including XP, Vista and now, Windows 7. QUESTION: I notice that the Contacts folder in Windows 7 does not match the Contacts in Windows Live Mail, however, in Vista the Contacts folder does match the Contacts in Windows Mail. And don’t forget to stop by the Gadgetress’ home for the PC Club, at /link/pcclub, to find out how to ask a question and read past answers. Stump the PC Club is a free tech-advice column written by members of the North Orange County Computer Club, which has been in existence since 1976.

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How to import contacts into outlook 2007 from wab