The backdoor to your Outlook Express addressbook

If your hard drive crashes and you need to find your Outlook Express addressbook – here is where you will find it in Windows XP.

C:/Documents and Settings/(your user folder)/Application Data/Microsoft/Addressbook/(here you will find your addressbook).

Before you try this maked sure you go into Tools/Folder Options and choose to show hidden folders.

The addressbook will be called something like "addressbook.wab" you can also search for the address book by going to Start->Find/Search. Type in "*.wab"

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One Response to “The backdoor to your Outlook Express addressbook”

1. Anonymous says:

   May 27, 2006 at 2:24 pm

   i was able to just copy the 2 files from my old drive and then paste it to the new drive. it worked with no problems……
   thanks guys

   Reply