Import 'old' Outlook 2003 address book to new install of Outlook 2

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Roger - 08 Apr 2006 13:11 GMT

Outlook 2003 installed on home pc. Hardware failure means disk corrupted;
cannot start XP. New PC built with new install of Outlook 2003. Original
disk connected as secondary drive and file structures intact. Cannot import
'old' address book into Contacts of new install. Wizard options do not seem
to cope with this scenario. Grateful any advice.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 08 Apr 2006 13:27 GMT

Outlook has no address book. All Outlook data is in one file. And you should
never import Outlook data. Just copy the data file and reuse it.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

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> Outlook 2003 installed on home pc. Hardware failure means disk corrupted;
> cannot start XP. New PC built with new install of Outlook 2003. Original
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> seem
> to cope with this scenario. Grateful any advice.

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