Export e-mail and contacts

1. In Outlook Express, right-click the Inbox folder in the Folders pane (located on the left side of the Outlook Express window), and choose Properties.

Note: If there is no Folders pane visible, open the View menu and choose Layout... Turn on the Folder List option and choose OK.

2. In the Folder Properties window, right click on the field containing the folders path (it should start with C:Windows or C:Documents and Settings) and choose Select All. Right-click again and select Copy. Close the Folder Properties window by clicking OK.

3. Open the Start menu, point to Programs (or All Programs), point to Accessories, and click on Notepad.

4. In Notepad, open the Edit menu and choose Paste to paste the folder path into the Notepad window.

5. The very end of the path should contain the folder name and the extension .dbx. Delete the end of the path until the last character is a backslash ( ) character.

6. Press Control-A to select the entire modified path and press Control-C to copy it to the clipboard.

7. Open the Start menu again and choose Run... Press Control-V to paste the path into the Run field, and click OK.

8. A window containing various Outlook Express files should appear. Select all the files and copy them to your backup medium (recordable CD, network share, etc).


Export address book

Follow these steps to export your Outlook Express Address Book:

If you are using Windows XP:

1. Open the Start menu and choose Run...

2. Enter the path: C:Documents and Settings into the Run box and click OK.

3. Double-click on the folder with your user name on it.

4. Double-click on the Application Data folder.

Note: If the Application Data folder is not visible, open the Tools menu and select Folder Options. Switch to the View tab and set Hidden files and folders to Show hidden files and folders under Advanced Settings.

5. Double-click the Microsoft folder, then double-click the Address Book folder.

6. Select the Address Book file (it has a book icon) and copy it to your backup medium (recordable CD, network share, etc).

If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me:

1. Open the Start menu and choose Find...

2. In the Find window, enter the text: *.wab and press Enter.

3. When your computer is done searching, it should have found one or more files. The one you want to copy will be the one that has your Windows log-on name on it. The file should be in one of the following folders: C:WindowsApplication DataMicrosoftAddress Book -or- C:WindowsProfiles\Application DataMicrosoftAddress Book

4. Copy this file to your backup medium (recordable CD, network share, etc).

Another way to export/import contacts you can find here.

Source: directron.com