import address book ??

The exact procedure depends on the 2 different mail programs.

Most programs have an import utility.
All you need to do, is have the old address book file on the PC.
Start the import operation for the new program, and point it to the file withthe old address book.

If the old program files are not supported by the new program, you may need to export the address book from the old program to a format that the new program can import.

You need to be able to access the files on the old drive in order to get them onto the new drive. Your success will depend on how much damage there is on the old drive.

Outlook email address books use the file type *.pst, usually named "outlook.pst". In Win95 this file's default location is typically C:\Windows\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook. However, you can always run a Find to search for the file. You can copy this file from this location to the default location on the new drive. If you are using Outlook Express, the address book is going to of the file tyle *.wab. The default location would most likey be C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\*.wab. You sould be able to copy and paste the file to the default location of the new drive OS. You can usually find the location path of the Address book by going to the Properties tab of the Address book.

Depending on the outlook express or outlook versions, you may have to first eport from the existing account to a comma seperated value file (csv) move that via floppy or network to the machine you are traferring to, the import address book from csv file. If the versions are the same you can just import address book, choose the appropriate type and browse to that location.

You need to copy all files from old outlook path to new outlook. To locate the storage path, please select "Tools -> Options -> Maintenance". Click "Store Folder", you will see the storage path. You can move all files in the folder to your new outlook.

Good luck!

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