I upgraded to 2003 from 2000 and cannot find my address book.

[Rich D]

I have tried to import it from my C drive but cannot ID it properly for this
to happen. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Since Outlook doesn't even use an address book, perhaps you should post a
more accurate description of your problem so we could know what you mean.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have tried to import it from my C drive but cannot ID it properly
for this to happen. Any ideas?

See this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287563/en-us

 

[Rich D]

Both my Outlook 2000 and 2003 have Address Books. I do not use Outlook
Contacts for email addresses. When I write an email and click on "To" or "cc"
it activates the Address Book(which can also be activated by clicking on the
little book icon). I choose not to use the Contacts element of Outlook since
I have a different CRM app that works for me.
I hope that helps you or someone else solve my problem.

Since Outlook doesn't even use an address book, perhaps you should post a
more accurate description of your problem so we could know what you mean.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have tried to import it from my C drive but cannot ID it properly for
this
to happen. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Rich D]

Brian:
That fix does not work for me. Apparantly, since I do not use the Contacts
as my Address Book in Outlook for email, it does not apply. I have ~3,000
Contacts and I prefer to use a trimmed down Address Book instead of wading
through Contacts.
I believe that my W2000 Address Book is residing somewhere on my HD and the
W2003 upgrade did not transfer it. I need to know how to locate and import it.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Both my Outlook 2000 and 2003 have Address Books.

Outlook 2000 was able to use the Windows address book (WAB.EXE), the same
address book Outlook Express uses, or it was able to use its own Contacts
folder (with the Outlook Address Book service providing a view of that
folder) and a Personal Address Book service that provided a view of a PAB
file. Which arrangement are you using?

Outlook 2003, however, cannot use the Windows Address Book, nor does it use
the Personal Address Book, which is obsolete. It uses Contacts folders and
the Outlook Address Book service that provides a view of the names and
addresses contained in the Contacts folder. If you see anything int he
Address book interface, it will be in a Contacts folder.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The "address book" in Outlook is simply a view of your Contacts Folder. So
if you do not intend to use your Contacts Folder, you will have no address
book.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Both my Outlook 2000 and 2003 have Address Books. I do not use Outlook
Contacts for email addresses. When I write an email and click on "To" or
"cc"
it activates the Address Book(which can also be activated by clicking on
the
little book icon). I choose not to use the Contacts element of Outlook
since
I have a different CRM app that works for me.
I hope that helps you or someone else solve my problem.

Since Outlook doesn't even use an address book, perhaps you should post a
more accurate description of your problem so we could know what you mean.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have tried to import it from my C drive but cannot ID it properly for
this
to happen. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]]

Gotta disagree on this one... I'm running Outlook 2003 on this very machine
and it's more than happy using my Outlook 97 vintage Personal Address Book
(.PAB) file. If Rich was using a PAB, he should be able to search for it,
add it, and use it... I could and did without issue.

Hal
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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

However, Outlook 2003 will be the last chance to do so. "Support" for PAB's
is gone after that.
Most users were advised to migrate from PAB's years ago and did so. It's
entirely possible Rich hadn't done so yet, but it's equally impossible to
tell from his description just what he was using.