From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: October 13, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Outlook Express's contact information
>
> Leo,
> Do you know where or how Outlook Express stores contact
> information? I just bought a new computer and am trying to
> get my Outlook Express info to the new machine. I cannot do
> it the normal way because I encountered a HW issue on my old
> machine. I took the hard drive out of the old machine and
> put it into the new machine and was able to get all of the
> messages into Outlook Express on the new machine. The
> problem I am having is with the Contacts. Is there a certain
> file or file extension I should search for on the old
> machines hard drive?
That would be the Windows Address Book. Look for ".wab" files,
either in the Windows directory, or in the Documents and Settings
folders.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 841
| Category:
Internet
