To export Favorites...
Open Internet Explorer | File | Import and Export | A Wizard will open |
Follow the prompts
To open the Favorites folder...
Start | Run | Type: favorites | Click OK
To find your Windows Address Book...
Paste this in the Start | Run box and click OK...
%appdata%\Microsoft\Address Book
There is a backup of your WAB in that folder,
whatevername.wa~
WAB is the Windows Address Book.
Do a Search for *.wab
* is a wild card and will locate all wab files on your machine.
wab is the file extension for all Windows Address Books.
Or Open Windows Address Book | Click Help | About Address Book |
Copy the path and paste it into the Start | Run box | Click OK
Typically located here >>
%appdata%\Microsoft\Address Book
or
%homepath%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book
or
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\Microsoft\Address
Book
I'm assuming that the two machines are *not* connect in any way. Like a
network or a Direct Cable Connection. Copy your Windows Address Book to a
floppy. Do the same for Favorites.
Once your WAB is located right click it and select: Send To |
3½" Floppy (A
Make sure there's a disk in the floppy drive.
Stick the disk you copied the *.wab to in the XP machine's floppy drive and
copy it to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Application Data\
Microsoft\Address Book
To open the floppy disk...
Start | Run | Type: a: | OK |
Right click your *.wab file and select: Copy
This will open the proper folder...
Start | Run | Type or paste the following:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Address Book\Microsoft\Address Book
Click OK or hit the ENTER key.
Right click the right hand pane and select: Paste
You should now see your *.wab file.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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