i have to reinstall windows after a crash. is there any way that i can
recover my contacts if i install the new copy of windows over the currupted
version?
Did you reformat the hard drive? If not, then this is not a new version of
Windows.
Just search for any Outlook data files (*.pst) and open then in Outlook to
see if any contain your old data. Note, these are hidden files on Windows
XP.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
>i have to reinstall windows after a crash. is there any way that i can
> recover my contacts if i install the new copy of windows over the
> currupted
> version?