win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address Book
(WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only attribute
the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book (WAB),
pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither export
nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

YW & thanks for your feedback.

L.S. wrote:
Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

Follow up ???.

We're thinking about adding/combining our books on each of our existing
systems.

Sometimes she ask me to send an e-mail for her off my system and I won't
have the address. Also, some of our family, friends, etc. have changed
address' through the years and we need to update. If we end up with dupes,
I think, again, it would be easier to delete than trying to manually add an
address.

Since these are active, I don't want to 'play' with finding a solution and
mess things up.
Yes- I've backed up the wab's. I'm guessing most folks don't think about
that, me included.

Will your instructions be the same or is there something I should watch out
for?

Note: We are networked here at office.

L.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
YW & thanks for your feedback.

L.S. wrote:
Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

In this situation, you'd want to use a Standalone Address Book (SAB). See
this recent, related discussion:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...7a6cdda5bd6c9c

L.S. wrote:
Follow up ???.

We're thinking about adding/combining our books on each of our existing
systems.

Sometimes she ask me to send an e-mail for her off my system and I won't
have the address. Also, some of our family, friends, etc. have changed
address' through the years and we need to update. If we end up with
dupes,
I think, again, it would be easier to delete than trying to manually add
an
address.

Since these are active, I don't want to 'play' with finding a solution and
mess things up.
Yes- I've backed up the wab's. I'm guessing most folks don't think
about
that, me included.

Will your instructions be the same or is there something I should watch
out
for?

Note: We are networked here at office.

L.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
YW & thanks for your feedback.

L.S. wrote:
Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address
Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

In this situation, you'd want to use a Standalone Address Book (SAB). See
this recent, related discussion:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...7a6cdda5bd6c9c

L.S. wrote:
Follow up ???.

We're thinking about adding/combining our books on each of our existing
systems.

Sometimes she ask me to send an e-mail for her off my system and I won't
have the address. Also, some of our family, friends, etc. have changed
address' through the years and we need to update. If we end up with
dupes,
I think, again, it would be easier to delete than trying to manually add
an
address.

Since these are active, I don't want to 'play' with finding a solution and
mess things up.
Yes- I've backed up the wab's. I'm guessing most folks don't think
about
that, me included.

Will your instructions be the same or is there something I should watch
out
for?

Note: We are networked here at office.

L.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
YW & thanks for your feedback.

L.S. wrote:
Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address
Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

Follow up ???.

We're thinking about adding/combining our books on each of our existing
systems.

Sometimes she ask me to send an e-mail for her off my system and I won't
have the address. Also, some of our family, friends, etc. have changed
address' through the years and we need to update. If we end up with dupes,
I think, again, it would be easier to delete than trying to manually add an
address.

Since these are active, I don't want to 'play' with finding a solution and
mess things up.
Yes- I've backed up the wab's. I'm guessing most folks don't think about
that, me included.

Will your instructions be the same or is there something I should watch out
for?

Note: We are networked here at office.

L.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
YW & thanks for your feedback.

L.S. wrote:
Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

YW & thanks for your feedback.

L.S. wrote:
Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,

Thanks

L.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Export both Address Books via Address Book: File | Export | Address
Book (WAB). You will end up with two (2) WAB files; e.g., JOE.WAB and
MARY.WAB.

2. Place a copy of each WAB file on the desktop of the new computer,
right-click on each file, select Properties & remove any Read-Only
attribute the file may have.

3. Before adding any contacts whatsoever to your brand-new Address Book,
import both WAB files via Address Book: File | Import | Address Book
(WAB), pointing the wizard to each desktop file, in turn.

NB: Beware of dupes!

NB: You may find that any Address Book Folders or Groups will neither
export nor import.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


L.S. wrote:
win xp home, OE 6.x

Have two systems with seperate address books.
Building a new system and would like to combine the two address books
into
one for new system.
Is it possible to merge the two .wab files into one?

Thanks,