Outlook Express may be set to use the Outlook Contacts instead of it's
WAB file.

To share Contacts between Outlook and Outlook Express
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm


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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Well, not the .wab file, just the addresses in it. Fortunately, I do
backups daily. Here's what I *believe* is the reason for the vanishing
addresses - perhaps someone can confirm this: I use OE, *never*
Outlook. But, next week, I need to assist someone by phone with a
couple of setup processes in Outlook. So yesterday, I started Outlook
for the first time on this computer, figuring now I'll be able to see
the same menus they're looking at. I went along with its initial setup
questions, and figured "OK - I'm all set here".

For the rest of the day, I didn't access my address book at all, so I
didn't notice that it had been replaced by the Outlook installation.
Between now and next week, I may want to add an address or two (after
I restore the backed up file). Is Outlook going to wipe out that file
every time I start it up??? If yes, is there a way to avoid that?

Running XP Pro SP2, by the way.