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What is the file name used to store the address book?
Where are messages stored both Input and Sent?

I want to move these files to another machine and use them
in Outlook while I do a clean install on this machine.
There is a Wizard over there that when I say Change
Address Book replies "To designate a Contacts folder as an
Outlook Address Book go to Properties for Contacts folder.
What does this mean?
 
Okay, thanks for this information, because this is
exactly what I am looking for. However, the pages that
you listed did not help me in locating the files that i
need to back up. I did not write the original message,
and i have a further challenge. Allow me to explain. I
have a system where windows xp will not run. locks up and
reboots immediately. I want to reinstall win xp on it and
get the address book/mail, and then clean install.
windows xp is not working at all and i cannot "back up"
to win 98 unless I reformat.

so i went put that hard disk in my system and tried to
run outlook. It only pulls up my listing and my mail,
etc. I cannot access this other system email
accounts/contacts/mail. I searched for the
files .pst .ost and .pab files - none found on the
system. Is there anywhere else I should look? thanks in
advance..
-----Original Message-----
There is no address book in Outlook. The file you need to back up 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:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/6/4 4.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q181/0/1 4.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q184/8/1
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7.asp

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Ken said:
What is the file name used to store the address book?
Where are messages stored both Input and Sent?

I want to move these files to another machine and use them
in Outlook while I do a clean install on this machine.
There is a Wizard over there that when I say Change
Address Book replies "To designate a Contacts folder as an
Outlook Address Book go to Properties for Contacts folder.
What does this mean?
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