Outlook Contacts... How do you transfer to New install

[JLB]

Just got a new puter and new outlook installed.

Anyone know an easy way to transfer your existing contact
list to new system?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Just got a new puter and new outlook installed.

Anyone know an easy way to transfer your existing contact
list to new system?

Thanks
.
In Outlook, you can use the Import and Export Wizard as

the interface for Address Book conversion. Use the
following steps to convert a Windows Address Book (WAB)
file:
Start Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Click Import Internet Mail and Addresses, and then click
Next.
Click Outlook Express 4.x, 5 from the list.
Select any combination of the Mail or Addresses from the
items listed.NOTE: With the exception of rules conversion
from Outlook Express, the steps to convert addresses are
the same.


Click Next.
Select a destination for the imported address data.
Select the appropriate duplicate items option, and then
click Finish.
NOTE: This procedure does not import contacts that are
contained in subfolders

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Wrong. Do not do this. There is absolutely no reason to export and
especially not to change file formats. That's a good way to lose or corrupt
data.

Simply copy and reuse the same Outlook Data File in your new computer. 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:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

 

[Vincent]

The best and easy method is to do an export to a [.cvs] file. it can also be used as a backup too
Goto File | Import and Export | Export to a file | comma separarted values (Windows

Make sure that you keep tract of the Folder\File name. [C:\My Documents\Outlook\contacts.csv

----- JLB wrote: ----

Just got a new puter and new outlook installed

Anyone know an easy way to transfer your existing contact
list to new system

Thank

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not good advice.
Never change file formats when you don't have to.