Vista Tutorial - importing data from multiple XP address books

When I used XP, I had several address books, which I could open separately.
I have successfully transferred each .wab file to my VISTA computer, and
imported the "main" book into my contacts folder. When I attempted to open
one of the "secondary" .wab files, it imported that data into the same
contacts folder. I want to have each set of data in its own contacts folder
(yes, I can do this by having a different user account, but in XP I could do
this all within one user account). Is it possible to do this in VISTA? (I
know that I can create more than one contacts folder. But I want each folder
to contain data that already exists in previous separate address books)

You'll have to do some juggling. Both the Export & Import functions, even
if initiated from a subfolder of Contacts, work on the Contacts folder. So
for each address book you want in a seperate folder, move any existing
contacts you don't want in the folder out of the Contacts folder, import the
address book, then move those Contacts into a subfolder. Repeat for as many
address books as necessary.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"maryfbcat" <maryfbcat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I used XP, I had several address books, which I could open
> separately.
> I have successfully transferred each .wab file to my VISTA computer, and
> imported the "main" book into my contacts folder. When I attempted to
> open
> one of the "secondary" .wab files, it imported that data into the same
> contacts folder. I want to have each set of data in its own contacts
> folder
> (yes, I can do this by having a different user account, but in XP I could
> do
> this all within one user account). Is it possible to do this in VISTA?
> (I
> know that I can create more than one contacts folder. But I want each
> folder
> to contain data that already exists in previous separate address books)