locating contacts folder

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Rick

Hi

A friend took her computer to Best Buy for a warranty problem. Part of the
problem they said was Windows needed reloaded. They were to back up all
pertinent information. The machine was returned and was running fine except
all her contacts in Outlook are missing. I found were they backed up the WAB
which I believe is the Outlook Express address book. I am no familiar
entirely with Outlook

My question is what is the file type or folder name and location the
contacts are filed in? How does one go about importing the contact list if
located. This is on a Windows XP machine.

Thanks in advance

Rick
 
Thanks Russ that took care of it

Russ Valentine said:
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rick said:
Hi

A friend took her computer to Best Buy for a warranty problem. Part of
the problem they said was Windows needed reloaded. They were to back up
all pertinent information. The machine was returned and was running fine
except all her contacts in Outlook are missing. I found were they backed
up the WAB which I believe is the Outlook Express address book. I am no
familiar entirely with Outlook

My question is what is the file type or folder name and location the
contacts are filed in? How does one go about importing the contact list
if located. This is on a Windows XP machine.

Thanks in advance

Rick
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