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help with Outlook Express Addresses and Thunderbird

13 years ago

When I got my new PC with Windows 7 a few months ago I asked for help getting my addresses from my Outlook Express. I did a search and found my original posting and the helpful replies. Sorry, but I can't figure out what I did. I have my old contacts on a flashdrive, in Outlook Express form. I remember I had to convert them to CSV, but I don't remember how I did it. Can someone walk me thru it?

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zep516
13 years ago
See link.

So to me it looks like you would insert the flash drive, save the contents as a .csv text file and import that to Thunderbird.

Here is a link that might be useful: import Express Addresses to Thunderbird.
bob414
13 years ago
You don't have to have them in csv form to import them to thunderbird. In thunderbird click on Address Book > Tools > Import > Address Book and then you can select the kind of addresses you want to import. Outlook Express is one choice.
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casi
Original Author
13 years ago
Bob, your suggestion sounds the easiest but......I moved the address book file, off the flashdrive onto desk top, but it says it can't any address book to import.
bob414
13 years ago
I guess Thunderbird is looking for Outlook Express which is no longer around. Have you tried double clicking on the .wab file to see if the windows mail program will open it? Whatever version of windows mail is included with Win 7 should open the file and then you should be able to export it as a csv file. If double clicking doesn't open it try right clicking on it and then click open with and see if some mail program is on the list.
casi
Original Author
13 years ago
There isn't a mail program with Windows 7, that is why it was suggested to use the Thunderbird.
casi
Original Author
13 years ago
Zep, how do I save them as CSV? The link you gave must pull them from a Outlook Express that is already on the machine that one is using. Like I said, I did this in February, but I can't remember how I did it. I can't send the contact via e-mail from my other machine because if I open up Outlook Express it is going to want to down load 3 months of e-mails, etc.
zep516
13 years ago
I really don't know how, If you put the flash drive in the computer, right click the file and rename it to outlook .csv then drag it to the desktop?????

Just guessing here....

maybe the link will help.

Here is a link that might be useful: Outlook_Contacts_to_CSV
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
In your original post back in Feb I gave you a link to how to do the cvs which is what you followed at that time.
Help again! Got new PC, Windows 7

there is your original thread the links are still there.
casi
Original Author
13 years ago
Raven, yes, I found that but I can't figure out how to make it work.

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