[access-uk] Re: export address book in outlook express 6 - part1
- From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 17:08:26 +0100
The novelty of owning a new PC or laptop quickly wears off when it comes
to loading programs and transferring across data files, but for the most
part it's
a fairly straightforward, though time-consuming, job. However, things
often grind to a halt with email accounts and messages and a lot of
people just give
up and start from scratch.
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The trouble is Outlook Express (OE), used by most PC owners, lacks any
simple means of transferring data. It's not too bad when the PCs are
connected to
a network or both of them use the Windows XP operating system, but it
can get messy when it involves different versions of Windows.
The problem lies in how OE manages its files, which are spread around
the hard disc drive in a seemingly haphazard manner. As well, some of
them are encrypted
or in proprietary file formats that defy most attempts to copy and paste
files and folders. Worse still, important configuration data is deeply
embedded
inside the Windows Registry and novices tinker with it at their peril.
This week we're going to look at what's involved and where the files and
folders are stored. In part two we'll look at a simple step-by-step
procedure to
safely and securely transfer your basic email settings and messages from
one PC to another; in part three we'll look at the Registry components
and tidy
up the loose ends.
Incidentally, what follows mainly refers to Outlook Express versions 5
and 6. If you're still using OE4 you're on your own and it's about time
you upgraded.
Outlook Express has three key components that you need to copy to a new
PC to transfer or duplicate your current email setup: the Message Store,
Address
Book, and your Accounts Information. For a full transfer you will also
need to copy Message Rules and Customisation data from the Registry.
The Message Store contains all of the emails you have sent, received,
deleted or drafted in *.dbx files, a database format that can also be
read, albeit
awkwardly, by text editors such as Notepad, WordPad and Word.
This is worth knowing if OE curls up its toes and you need to get at
your messages in an emergency. Depending on your operating system the
Message folder
is normally in one of two locations. In Windows 9x (95/98/SE/ME) you'll
find it at:
C:WindowsApplication
DataOutlook Express
{GUID}Microsoft
Outlook Express.
In Windows XP it is in:
C:Documents and
Settings<User>Local
SettingsApplication
DataIdentities
{GUID}Microsoft
Outlook Express.
The "{GUID}" bit is the Global Unique Identifier, a long string of
characters unique to your PC.
Neither location is convenient if you want to get to them in a hurry so
this might be a good time to take advantage of a facility in OE to move
the Message
Store. You'll find it by going to the Tools menu, select Options, then
Maintenance and then click the Store Folder button. From there you can
choose a
new location.
It's a good idea to create a new folder in the root of the C: drive and
call it something simple such as OEStore.
Your Address Book is also squirreled away. In Windows 9x it's usually
in:
C:WINDOWS
Application Data
Microsoft.
In XP it should be:
C:Documents and Settings
<yourname>
Application Data
Microsoft.
It may well have been moved by other applications, in which case you can
find it by opening the Address Book and clicking on Help >About Address
Book.
By the way, if you open the Address Book folder in Windows Explorer
you'll see two files called <yourname>.wab and <yourname>.wa. The *.wab
file is the
Windows Address Book; the other one is a backup, created every time you
start OE, which you can restore - should your Address Book become
corrupted - by
changing the file extension to "wab".
Accounts information includes all dial-up connections, passwords, email
username and address, plus settings OE needs to send and receive email
and this,
plus Message Rules and any customisations you may have applied, live
deep in the Registry.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Moti Azrad
Sent: 07 July 2005 11:52
To: Jfw List; jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; access-uk list; helpneededlist
Subject: [access-uk] export address book in outlook express 6
Hi friends,
I've purchased a new pc and need to know how exactly to export my
address book in Outlook express in my xp pro OS with sp2?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I need to save it in external device so I'll be able to import it again
to my new pc.
I'm going to get it, in three days.
I need it soon please.
A lot of thanks
Moti Azrad
Musician & Piano-Tuner
motia@xxxxxxx
motiaz@xxxxxxxxx
+9722 583 1849 Jerusalem
Israel
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