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Old January 9th 08, 09:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Sean Clark
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Default where are my contacts and how can get them back?

My harddrive wont boot anymore, so i got a new one. I have the old one in an
external enclsure so i can see all the files. I need to know where all my
outlook contacts are.

I found a contacts.dbx file in docs and settings/user/local
settings/identity/####/outlook express/contacts.dbx

but when i paste that in there it doesnt do anything. Is that right? How
can i get these contacts back?
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Old January 9th 08, 09:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default where are my contacts and how can get them back?

Outlook, or Outlook Express? If the later:

Contacts.dbx was from a user created folder in Outlook Express named
Contacts.

Can you do a search on the external drive? Do an Advanced search and include
Hidden Files and Folders, and search for:

*.wab

If that is not successful, in your current Address Book | Help | About will
show the path to that Address Book. The path for your old AB should be
similar on the external drive.

If outlook is also installed, see:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/where.htm#findwab
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Bruce Hagen
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"Sean Clark" Sean wrote in message
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My harddrive wont boot anymore, so i got a new one. I have the old one in
an
external enclsure so i can see all the files. I need to know where all my
outlook contacts are.

I found a contacts.dbx file in docs and settings/user/local
settings/identity/####/outlook express/contacts.dbx

but when i paste that in there it doesnt do anything. Is that right? How
can i get these contacts back?


 




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