Vista - Vista Mail Contacts to OE Address Book

I have just talked a friend (over the phone) on how to "Export" her Vista
Mail Contacts as A comma separated file.
She is going to dump Vista and install Win XP (and OE).
The file has been saved as an excel file onto a USB Mem Stick

She will be installing Office 2007 etc,
Will OE be able to "Import" the CS File into her "New" OE Address Book ?
(Each mention I have seen describes the CS File as a "text" file)

TIA for any help.

"Sunny" <wombathouse@xxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de
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Outlook Express (OE) is a WinXP application and has nothing to do with
Office. Outlook (OL) is an Office application.

You refer to a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file. A CSV file exported from
Windows Mail can be imported into OE's Address Book or OL's Contacts
database, yes.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Sunny wrote:

well okay
"Sunny" <wombathouse@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks, my concern was that the CSV file she exported to a memory stick
was saved with a .XLS file extension.
References I read stated that it should be a .TXT file ?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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You should be able to rename it to a CSV file (not a TXT file). If no joy,
export the Contacts again and save as a CSV file this time.

Tip: Before importing anything into Address Book, first export the current
Address Book to a CSV file and examine its formatting. Then compare to the
formatting of the file you wish to import and edit the latter as necessary.


Sunny wrote:

Ta, she is on her way to get Vista wiped and WinXP installed ATM :-)

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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YW. Make sure she knows that such a downgrade will void her warranty and
service contracts (unless the computer came with downgrade rights). Hope
she knows where to get XP-specific drivers, too.

Sunny wrote:

All good, she bought the HP computer from a large retail outlet, and,
after taking it back 4 times with problems (one of which they charged her
$100, saying it was a software problem) they finally replaced her hard
drive.
Their fix seemed to be a complete re-install of Vista each time.
She is now taking it to a local PC builder who will supply and install OEM
WinXP SP3
(I use two "built to my specs" from the same local shop) :-)
As for the Large retail store "warranty", insert "joke"


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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