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importing .wab files into outlook 2k

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by billy b 1 view

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Trying to import windows address book (.wab) files into Outlook 2000, I get the error message: "an error occurred while importing or exporting and the import or export was terminated. MAPI error OX80004005 was reported." I was trying to help a friend with Win ME solve this problem- I get the same message in W2k except his message also says something about "translation error".
Apparently there is a conversion that needs to take place. Does anyone know a fix or workaround for this? Thank you.
Bill Burnette

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by craighassan

I have found the easiest way to be Exporting from Outlook Express to Outlook. You can export from Outlook Express directly into an Outlook 2000 Personal Address Book but, you need to set the .pab up as your default address location in Outlook 2000 first.
From within Outlook 2000...
Select Tools -> Services (make sure that there is "Personal Address Book" listed) -> Addressing ->
Set "Show this address list first:" to "Personal Address Book"
Set "Keep personal address in:" to "Personal Address Book"

Then from Outlook Express(5)...
Select File -> Export -> Address Book -> "Microsoft Exchange Personal Address Book"

You can also inport them into Outlook 2000 in a similar manner. Sorry, I only use Outlook Express 5 and haven't tried in 6.

by craighassan

From inside the Outlook Express Address Book select File -> Export -> "Other Address Book" -> "Microsoft Exchange Personal Address Book"

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