Restroing Outlook 2003 Address Book?

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g4173c@motorola.com - 31 Mar 2007 16:40 GMT

Hi:

My system recently crashed and I had to get a new drive. I've been
able to recover just about everything from my backup DVD except my
address book (*.wab) file. I can see it under the C:\Documents and
Settings\ME\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book but can't seem to
load it it no matter waht I try. Could someone give me some hints what
to try next? I'm running Windows XP Porfessional with Office Small
business Outlook 2003 if that helps any.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Tom

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Roady [MVP] - 31 Mar 2007 16:46 GMT

Outlook doesn't use the wab-file to store contacts in. Outlook keeps the
Contacts folder together with all your mail, appointments, tasks, etc... in
a single pst-file.

To restore your pst-file see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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g4173c@motorola.com - 31 Mar 2007 17:33 GMT

On Mar 31, 11:46 am, "Roady [MVP]"
<newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote:

> Outlook doesn't use the wab-file to store contacts in. Outlook keeps the
> Contacts folder together with all your mail, appointments, tasks, etc... in
> a single pst-file.

Hi:

Thanks for the tip, but the only *.pst files I see on the entire C:
drive are my archive Inbox/Sent messages. I do see
files called:

Tom 173KB Address Book File
Tom.wab~ 173KB WAB~ File

Which I have been assuming that these are the address files, but can't
seem get anyway to access them. Does anyone know
what tool can read these files properly? I'm not looking forward to
rebuilding the address/contacts list....

Thanks
Tom

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Roady [MVP] - 31 Mar 2007 18:25 GMT

Those files are for Outlook Express and not Microsoft Office Outlook.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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> On Mar 31, 11:46 am, "Roady [MVP]"
> <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote:
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> Thanks
> Tom

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