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From: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:15 "William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23ze%23BxTnKHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "VanguardLH" <V(a)nguard.LH> wrote in message > news:hi7ung$7vv$1(a)news.albasani.net... >> InOverMyHead wrote: >> >>> I used the Gateway 'restore' disk to put a new OS (WinXP Home) back on >>> my >>> computer. It puts all your old files into a 'backup' folder so all the >>> old >>> stuff is still available - but how do I find my old address book. I have >>> searched for *.wab and don't see any results. I presume it was in the >>> user/local settings/application >>> data/identities/xxxxxxx/microsoft/outlook >>> express >>> >>> However, everything in this location is years old, and contains nothing >>> that >>> looks like an address book. I know I should have exported a copy - but I >>> didn't. So where is it hiding - anyone know? >>> >>> Bob >> >> Go into the registry and look under: >> >> HKEY_USERS\<yourSID>\Software\Microsoft\Wab\WAB4\Wab File Name >> >> That specifies where is the .wab file for your Windows account. The >> location was probably the same under your old OS instance as it is under >> your new OS instance. You'll notice that "identities" is NOT in the path >> to >> the .wab folder. > >
From: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:16 "William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OgCBfdUnKHA.4628(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "VanguardLH" <V(a)nguard.LH> wrote in message > news:hi7ung$7vv$1(a)news.albasani.net... >> InOverMyHead wrote: >> >>> I used the Gateway 'restore' disk to put a new OS (WinXP Home) back on >>> my >>> computer. It puts all your old files into a 'backup' folder so all the >>> old >>> stuff is still available - but how do I find my old address book. I have >>> searched for *.wab and don't see any results. I presume it was in the >>> user/local settings/application >>> data/identities/xxxxxxx/microsoft/outlook >>> express >>> >>> However, everything in this location is years old, and contains nothing >>> that >>> looks like an address book. I know I should have exported a copy - but I >>> didn't. So where is it hiding - anyone know? >>> >>> Bob >> >> Go into the registry and look under: >> >> HKEY_USERS\<yourSID>\Software\Microsoft\Wab\WAB4\Wab File Name >> >> That specifies where is the .wab file for your Windows account. The >> location was probably the same under your old OS instance as it is under >> your new OS instance. You'll notice that "identities" is NOT in the path >> to >> the .wab folder. > >
From: Zac Thompson on 25 Jan 2010 12:00
"William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23ze%23BxTnKHA.5464(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "VanguardLH" <V(a)nguard.LH> wrote in message > news:hi7ung$7vv$1(a)news.albasani.net... >> InOverMyHead wrote: >> >>> I used the Gateway 'restore' disk to put a new OS (WinXP Home) back on >>> my >>> computer. It puts all your old files into a 'backup' folder so all the >>> old >>> stuff is still available - but how do I find my old address book. I have >>> searched for *.wab and don't see any results. I presume it was in the >>> user/local settings/application >>> data/identities/xxxxxxx/microsoft/outlook >>> express >>> >>> However, everything in this location is years old, and contains nothing >>> that >>> looks like an address book. I know I should have exported a copy - but I >>> didn't. So where is it hiding - anyone know? >>> >>> Bob >> >> Go into the registry and look under: >> >> HKEY_USERS\<yourSID>\Software\Microsoft\Wab\WAB4\Wab File Name >> >> That specifies where is the .wab file for your Windows account. The >> location was probably the same under your old OS instance as it is under >> your new OS instance. You'll notice that "identities" is NOT in the path >> to >> the .wab folder. > > |