On Windows Vista and Windows 7 the "Windows Address Book" (WAB) has been replaced with "Windows Contacts" (WC).
The "Windows Contacts" are stored in a folder which is accessible from Windows Explorer. On Windows Vista - the "Windows Contacts" are also accessible from "Windows Mail".
Note: The "Windows Contacts" information is not used by "Windows Live mail"
You may transfer WAB contacts to WC as follows:
| 1. | Install Express Assist 10 (EA10) on the machine running Outlook Express. |
| 2. | Make a backup copy of the Windows Address Book (WAB). Note - within EA10, the WAB is contained in a separate backup group. In earlier versions of EA - the WAB was in the "Windows Files" group. |
| 3. | Copy the backup file from step 2 to the new machine (or to some media that can be read on the new machine). |
| 4. | Install EA10 on the new machine. |
| 5. | Run EA10 -- click "Restore". |
| 6. | Locate the backup from step 3 and "open" it. |
| 7. | Choose restore option "Restore or View Data Files". |
| 9. | Check the WAB to be restored. |
| 10. | Click "Restore Now" -- Express Assist will place a copy of the WAB from the OE machine your "Documents" folder. It will be named: RestoredAddressBook. |
| 11. | Go to menu "Start" - "All Programs" - "Windows Contacts". |
| 12. | Click the Import button (on the tool bar). |
| 13. | Select "Windows Address Books File". |
| 15. | Select the "RestoredAddressBook" file. |
| 16. | "Open" it to do the Import |
