Re: Where is the Address Book file located?

Jim wrote: 
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:erB0yQPAGHA.2984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Address Book: Help > About will reveal its location.
>
> In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
> hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden
> Files and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
>
> Jim wrote:
> > Hello all...
> >
> > Just recently installed a new disk and after installing all of my
> > software, was successful in moving over all of my mail files from the
> > old disk (which is still attached).
> >
> > The problem I have now is, I can't find the Address Book file
> > (*.wab).  I've done searches on the old disk with no luck.  Yes, the
> > folder option has been changed to see all hidden files and folders
> > (reason I was able to find the location of my *.dbx files).  A search
> > for *.wab results in nothing.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Just too many to manually put
> > them in by hand.
> >
> > BTW: XP Professional with IE6  & OE - with majority of updates
> > installed.
>

Thanks PA Bear... was able to recover the file, given the
instructions you've given and also given by another MVP.

I can attest to the fact that this group and
Windowsxp.setup_deployment is monitored by folk from Microsoft; glad
that you're here.


YW.

MS MVPs are not Microsoft employees. Like everyone else here, we're volunteers.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
--
~PA Bear 

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