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Rich - 13 Mar 2006 13:17 GMT

i'm trying to export my address book in OL2000 but having problems
doing so.

FILE
IMPORT & EXPORT
EXPORT TO A FILE
COMMA SEPARATED VALUES (WINDOWS)

when clicking NEXT after doing the above i do not get a list of
folders to export from...the screen is blank. the same is true for
all of the other choices (excel, dbase, etc).

OL2000 is part of MS Office Professional install and i have run the
office repair utility from the control panel. i have searched the MS
knowledge base and can find nothing on this subject. the OS here is
WInXP Pro SP2 with all critical updates. this is a split install of
OL2000 in that the program files are on one partition of the hard
drive while the PST files are on another.

any suggestions on how to remedy this situation?

73,
rich, n9dko

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Gordon - 13 Mar 2006 15:18 GMT

> i'm trying to export my address book in OL2000 but having problems
> doing so.
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> folders to export from...the screen is blank. the same is true for
> all of the other choices (excel, dbase, etc).

Why are you trying to export the address book? I mean, what are you going to
do with it once you have exported it?

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Rich - 14 Mar 2006 02:27 GMT

>> i'm trying to export my address book in OL2000 but having problems
>> doing so.
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>Why are you trying to export the address book? I mean, what are you going to
>do with it once you have exported it?

re-import it as a contact file on my desktop and import it as an
address book/contact file on my laptop.

73,
rich, n9dko

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 14 Mar 2006 02:58 GMT

You should never use export and import to transfer Outlook data.
There is no address book in Outlook. All Outlook data is stored in one file.
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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>>> i'm trying to export my address book in OL2000 but having problems
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> 73,
> rich, n9dko

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Rich - 15 Mar 2006 14:37 GMT

>You should never use export and import to transfer Outlook data.
>There is no address book in Outlook. All Outlook data is stored in one file.
>The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
>mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

i know that...but...my other WinXP Pro SP2 pc with OL2000 on it
provides a list of folders to export and that list includes the
address book, etc. so why isn't that list visible on this pc??? any
thoughts?

73,
rich, n9dko

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 15 Mar 2006 23:39 GMT

No list ever included an address book. Your other folders should all appear,
however, if your Importers and Exporters are installed and if your profile
is connected correctly to its data source.

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>>You should never use export and import to transfer Outlook data.
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> 73,
> rich, n9dko

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