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Old 09-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
imfirst


 
 

How can I copy my address book/contacts from windows mail?

I have Windows Vista on both my desktop and laptop and I'm using windows mail
on both. I setup my address book/contacts on my laptop first, I have not
setup any contacts on the desktop, is there a way I can copy the same
contacts within the laptop to the desktop without having to put them in one
by one like I did on the laptop?

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Old 09-28-2008   #2 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: How can I copy my address book/contacts from windows mail?

Copy the entire contents of the C:\Users\username\Contacts\ folder from your laptop,
then paste it into the same location on your desktop.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"imfirst" <imfirst@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F2A1FF5D-9508-4106-A8C3-695E0619430B@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I have Windows Vista on both my desktop and laptop and I'm using windows mail
> on both. I setup my address book/contacts on my laptop first, I have not
> setup any contacts on the desktop, is there a way I can copy the same
> contacts within the laptop to the desktop without having to put them in one
> by one like I did on the laptop?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-29-2008   #3 (permalink)
imfirst


 
 

Re: How can I copy my address book/contacts from windows mail?

I don't mean to sound incompetent, but I don't get it. Can you give me step
by step instructions on how to do that? I went to the start menu, computer,
OS (C, user, username, contacts. Then I clicked on organize, select all,
copy, but I'm lost after that. You say to paste it into the same location on
the desktop, but how do I do that since I'm actually copying from the laptop,
how can I paste it in the same location on the desktop? I tried coping the
information into an email to send to the desktop, but it would not paste the
contacts.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
Quote:

> Copy the entire contents of the C:\Users\username\Contacts\ folder from your laptop,
> then paste it into the same location on your desktop.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "imfirst" <imfirst@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F2A1FF5D-9508-4106-A8C3-695E0619430B@xxxxxx
Quote:

> >I have Windows Vista on both my desktop and laptop and I'm using windows mail
> > on both. I setup my address book/contacts on my laptop first, I have not
> > setup any contacts on the desktop, is there a way I can copy the same
> > contacts within the laptop to the desktop without having to put them in one
> > by one like I did on the laptop?
>
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Old 09-29-2008   #4 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: How can I copy my address book/contacts from windows mail?

If your two computers are not networked, you will need to use
some intermediate media, like a flash drive, that you can carry
between the two computers. Don't you have a friend or relative
who can show you how to copy files?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"imfirst" <imfirst@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2239D0E5-1AFF-468C-A30B-3F3AB807557F@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I don't mean to sound incompetent, but I don't get it. Can you give me step
> by step instructions on how to do that? I went to the start menu, computer,
> OS (C, user, username, contacts. Then I clicked on organize, select all,
> copy, but I'm lost after that. You say to paste it into the same location on
> the desktop, but how do I do that since I'm actually copying from the laptop,
> how can I paste it in the same location on the desktop? I tried coping the
> information into an email to send to the desktop, but it would not paste the
> contacts.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Copy the entire contents of the C:\Users\username\Contacts\ folder from your laptop,
>> then paste it into the same location on your desktop.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "imfirst" <imfirst@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F2A1FF5D-9508-4106-A8C3-695E0619430B@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> >I have Windows Vista on both my desktop and laptop and I'm using windows mail
>> > on both. I setup my address book/contacts on my laptop first, I have not
>> > setup any contacts on the desktop, is there a way I can copy the same
>> > contacts within the laptop to the desktop without having to put them in one
>> > by one like I did on the laptop?
>>
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