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Your Outlook Contacts (addresses) and mail are contained in a single file
the, *.pst file, by default named outlook.pst
(Although Outlook 2000 may also use a wab file)
Outlook Express uses a wab file for addresses
"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8B25A10C-2D07-43A5-9BDC-1F1FEC751DC5@microsoft.com...
the, *.pst file, by default named outlook.pst
(Although Outlook 2000 may also use a wab file)
Outlook Express uses a wab file for addresses
"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8B25A10C-2D07-43A5-9BDC-1F1FEC751DC5@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I was wondering if anybody could give me any assistance with a problem I
> have.
>
> I have backed up my entire c drive with the Microsoft Backup utility from
> my
> XP home addition disk and have since reinstalled Windows formatting my c
> drive.
>
> The problem I have is that I have set-up Microsoft Outlook as my mail
> server
> and have tried to restore my mail folders and address book from my Backup
> disk. I previously used Microsoft Outlook Express as my mail server but
> now
> when I use the restore options I cannot find my old Express folder and
> Address book, the only thing in the program files/outlook Express
> directory
> is a file called msoe.txt.
>
> Are there any other folders that would contain my missing address book and
> folder that I should be trying to restore from?
>
> Regards Mark
>
> I was wondering if anybody could give me any assistance with a problem I
> have.
>
> I have backed up my entire c drive with the Microsoft Backup utility from
> my
> XP home addition disk and have since reinstalled Windows formatting my c
> drive.
>
> The problem I have is that I have set-up Microsoft Outlook as my mail
> server
> and have tried to restore my mail folders and address book from my Backup
> disk. I previously used Microsoft Outlook Express as my mail server but
> now
> when I use the restore options I cannot find my old Express folder and
> Address book, the only thing in the program files/outlook Express
> directory
> is a file called msoe.txt.
>
> Are there any other folders that would contain my missing address book and
> folder that I should be trying to restore from?
>
> Regards Mark
>
| 20 Nov 2008 | Restore Outlook address book from a Backup | .Mark |
| 20 Nov 2008 |  Re: Restore Outlook address book from a Backup | .DL |
| 20 Nov 2008 |  Re: Restore Outlook address book from a Backup | .Brian Tillman [MVP - ... |
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