Vista - Address Book from Outlook 2002 into Windows Mail

11-01-2007

My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format and
took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home
Premium.
However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you are
about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done it
but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows
Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles.
Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy I
took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old
userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old
userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type of
WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge
address book but does this seem too small?.
Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much appreciated.

11-01-2007

"Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F139D62F-E0C3-4AD9-99F6-FB411D90C663@xxxxxx

Quote:

> My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format
> and
> took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home
> Premium.
> However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you
> are
> about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done
> it
> but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows
> Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles.
> Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy
> I
> took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old
> userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old
> userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type
> of
> WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge
> address book but does this seem too small?.
> Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much
> appreciated.

What version of Outlook are you trying to import it into?

11-01-2007

I have installed the 60 day free Outlook 2007, which has allowed me to get
back my old messages but I also have Windows Mail and an MSN Hotmail. I dont
really care which one gets the address book as it seems once one does I can
export/import it around to whichever one I want to use eventually (well, it
wont be Outlook 2007 as I am not going to pay for it - it was just a way of
getting back the old messages which will get moved to Mail)

"robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:

Quote:

>
> "Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F139D62F-E0C3-4AD9-99F6-FB411D90C663@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format
> > and
> > took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home
> > Premium.
> > However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you
> > are
> > about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done
> > it
> > but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows
> > Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles.
> > Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy
> > I
> > took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old
> > userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old
> > userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type
> > of
> > WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge
> > address book but does this seem too small?.
> > Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much
> > appreciated.

>
> What version of Outlook are you trying to import it into?
>
>
>

11-05-2007

I can only guess that there was something wrong with the conversion to .WAB.
I was able to take my old Outlook Express .WAB file from an XP machine to a
Vista machine and it imported fine. You should be able to export contacts
in .CSV format from Outlook and Windows Contacts will import from that
format also.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
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"Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ACA40258-0DD0-44FC-9E78-B5AABA0162A9@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I have installed the 60 day free Outlook 2007, which has allowed me to get
> back my old messages but I also have Windows Mail and an MSN Hotmail. I

dont

Quote:

> really care which one gets the address book as it seems once one does I

can

Quote:

> export/import it around to whichever one I want to use eventually (well,

it

Quote:

> wont be Outlook 2007 as I am not going to pay for it - it was just a way

of

Quote:

> getting back the old messages which will get moved to Mail)
>
> "robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:
>

Quote:

> >
> > "Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:F139D62F-E0C3-4AD9-99F6-FB411D90C663@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > > My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB

format

Quote:

> > > and
> > > took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home
> > > Premium.
> > > However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the

'you

Quote:

> > > are
> > > about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has

done

Quote:

> > > it
> > > but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using

Windows

Quote:

> > > Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles.
> > > Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the

copy

Quote:

> > > I
> > > took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my

old

Quote:

> > > userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my

old

Quote:

> > > userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file

type

Quote:

> > > of
> > > WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a

huge

Quote:

> > > address book but does this seem too small?.
> > > Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much
> > > appreciated.

> >
> > What version of Outlook are you trying to import it into?
> >
> >
> >

11-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
Thrawgoon n/a posts	Address Book from Outlook 2002 into Windows Mail My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format and took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home Premium. However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you are about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done it but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles. Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy I took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type of WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge address book but does this seem too small?. Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much appreciated.
My System Specs

11-01-2007	#2 (permalink)
n/a posts	Re: Address Book from Outlook 2002 into Windows Mail "Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F139D62F-E0C3-4AD9-99F6-FB411D90C663@xxxxxx Quote: > My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format > and > took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home > Premium. > However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you > are > about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done > it > but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows > Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles. > Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy > I > took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old > userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old > userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type > of > WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge > address book but does this seem too small?. > Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much > appreciated. What version of Outlook are you trying to import it into?
My System Specs

11-01-2007	#3 (permalink)
Thrawgoon n/a posts	Re: Address Book from Outlook 2002 into Windows Mail I have installed the 60 day free Outlook 2007, which has allowed me to get back my old messages but I also have Windows Mail and an MSN Hotmail. I dont really care which one gets the address book as it seems once one does I can export/import it around to whichever one I want to use eventually (well, it wont be Outlook 2007 as I am not going to pay for it - it was just a way of getting back the old messages which will get moved to Mail) "robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote: Quote: > > "Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:F139D62F-E0C3-4AD9-99F6-FB411D90C663@xxxxxx Quote: > > My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format > > and > > took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home > > Premium. > > However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you > > are > > about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done > > it > > but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows > > Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles. > > Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy > > I > > took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old > > userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old > > userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type > > of > > WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge > > address book but does this seem too small?. > > Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much > > appreciated. > > What version of Outlook are you trying to import it into? > > >
My System Specs

11-05-2007	#4 (permalink)
Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I] n/a posts	Re: Address Book from Outlook 2002 into Windows Mail I can only guess that there was something wrong with the conversion to .WAB. I was able to take my old Outlook Express .WAB file from an XP machine to a Vista machine and it imported fine. You should be able to export contacts in .CSV format from Outlook and Windows Contacts will import from that format also. Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com "Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ACA40258-0DD0-44FC-9E78-B5AABA0162A9@xxxxxx Quote: > I have installed the 60 day free Outlook 2007, which has allowed me to get > back my old messages but I also have Windows Mail and an MSN Hotmail. I dont Quote: > really care which one gets the address book as it seems once one does I can Quote: > export/import it around to whichever one I want to use eventually (well, it Quote: > wont be Outlook 2007 as I am not going to pay for it - it was just a way of Quote: > getting back the old messages which will get moved to Mail) > > "robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote: > Quote: > > > > "Thrawgoon" <Thrawgoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:F139D62F-E0C3-4AD9-99F6-FB411D90C663@xxxxxx Quote: > > > My old pc is noy available. I converted my Address Book to a .WAB format Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > and > > > took a copy of it which has been restore to the new pc with Vista Home > > > Premium. > > > However, whenever I try and import it or just look at it, I get the 'you Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > are > > > about to import Windows Address Book contents' and then says it has done Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > it > > > but I still see nothing either opening contacts with Mail or using Windows Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > Contacts - in fact, I just go round in circles. > > > Am I just doing this incorrectly or is there something wrong with the copy Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > I > > > took. There seem to be 2 entries in the restored folder - one with my old Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > userid, an address book icon and a file type of WAB. The other has my old Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > userid.wab follwed by a squiggly line, an unspecified icon and a file type Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > of > > > WAB followed by the same squiggly line. Both are 173KB - it was not a huge Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > address book but does this seem too small?. > > > Any assitance/guidance from those more knowledgable will be much > > > appreciated. > > > > What version of Outlook are you trying to import it into? > > > > > >
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