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Computer Software => Windows 8 => Topic started by: Peter on January 11, 2014, 01:49:07 PM

Title: Export/import Address book
Post by: Peter on January 11, 2014, 01:49:07 PM

I've just bitten the bullet and bought a new PC, running Windows 8, while I'm pleasantly surprised that is not as difficult as I had expected I just cannot find out how to import my email address book from my old PC running WinXP.

I'm using Team Viewer to move files I need to keep but cannot seem to find a way to import to new pc or export from the old one.

Can anyone help please, bearing in mind my IT skills are limited.

Regards,

Peter

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Berrick on January 11, 2014, 04:11:07 PM

Hi Peter,

Windows easy transfer would have simplified transferring from XP to windows 8, see here http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/transfer-data-from-old-computer-to-windows-8/.

Easiest way to just import your contacts to live mail from Outlook express is as follows.

• From the menu in Windows Live Mail, Select Go -> Contacts
• • You may have to hold down Alt to see the menu bar.
• To import Outlook Express contacts from a different computer or old Windows installation
• • Copy the desired *.wab file from the computer or installation (old computer) to the computer running Windows Live Mail (new computer).
• From the menu in Windows Live Mail, Select File -> Import -> Windows address book (.WAB)
• If you want to import contacts from Outlook Express alongside Windows Live Mail
• • Select File -> Import -> Address book for current Windows user from the menu in Windows Live Mail.
• Click OK.

The location of the *.wab file is be default found here

C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\user_name.wab

Please note user_name will not be displayed it will be replaced be the name of the user account you have logged
on with.

hope that helps

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Peter on January 14, 2014, 02:53:56 PM

Thank you Berrick, if I can stop sneezing and coughing long enough I'll do that.

Apologies for the delay in answering.

Peter

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Peter on January 17, 2014, 07:38:37 PM

In Win XP Outlook Express my email address book was broken down in groups such as;

Family
Friends
Home Watch
and so on, is it possible to do something like this with W8 contacts?

Peter

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Peter on January 23, 2014, 05:09:37 PM

Well I've got the mail category's set up pretty much as I wanted, however nothing runs smoothly.

According to Win 8 for Dummies to mail to a group all I need to do is right click a group select 'mail' and type my message, but, ( there's always a 'But'!)  The Mail option is greyed out and I don't know how to activate it, can anyone help please?

Peter

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Berrick on January 23, 2014, 08:58:08 PM

Hi Peter,

I don't use live mail but I'm sure I recall others having this problem the solution they came up with was to select all (ctl + A) the members of a group then do a right mouse click and select send mail?

Give it a try and report back.

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Peter on January 24, 2014, 04:08:47 PM

Top notch Berrick, that worked good, no option to send it bcc but I can cut and paste it from the 'To' bar.

Many thanks.


Peter

Title: Re: Export/import Address book
Post by: Berrick on January 24, 2014, 06:10:15 PM

A pleasure glad its all working