If you only want the Contacts from that file, simply open it in Outlook and
copy the contents of its Contacts Folder into your new Contacts Folder.
If you want to re-use all the information, simply configure Outlook to use
your old Contacts Folder instead of its new one as its default:
Corporate Mode: (With Outlook closed)
- Control Panel > Mail applet
- Remove the current Personal Folder service
- Readd the service, directing it to the new PST file location
- Restart Outlook
Internet Mail Only mode:
- File menu > Open > Personal Folders file > migrate to the new PST file
location to open it
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View
- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can Close the PST file that you were previously using (R-click on
that pst folder while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername>
Folders"). If you have any information in your former PST that you'd like to
transfer to your new default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the
other before you close the old one.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Kimberley said:
Russ,
Thank you very much for your help. I did a seaarch and
found the Outlook.pst file. What is my next step in order
to restore my contacts (told you I was a Newbie
Thanks,
Kimberley
-----Original Message-----
Outlook does not use the WAB. All Outlook data in in a *.pst file. It would
not have been deleted, but it is a hidden file on Window XP.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Please ... Help a Newbie! I think I made a huge
mistake. Details: loaded XP over Windows 98SE. Was
using Outlook 200 prior and presently. I thought I had
backed up my address book prior to the conversion but in
reality only saved the .WAB file. Is there any way to
salvage my extensive contacts list. When I click on
my .WAB file it opens but doesn't show any contacts.
Yikes!
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