Dear Computer Lady,
I am wondering if you can tell me how to transfer my address book to a new computer. You may have answered this before – I’ve been getting your email helps for a long time – and have really appreciated all your help, but I don’t know to find it in the many, many letters I’ve saved in a file.
Thank you for your help, Beverly
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Dear Beverly,
To transfer your address book from an old computer to a new computer is as simple as exporting it from one computer and importing it to the new one. This works in all versions of Windows, here is how.
First, Export the address book from your old computer…
1. On your old computer, click on “Start”, go to “Programs”, “Accessories” and then click on “Address Book”.
2. In the Address Book window, click on “File” in the menu bar, point to “Export” and click on “Address Book (WAB)…”
3. A window will appear for you to select the location you want to save the file to. You can save it to a floppy disk, a usb drive, or put it in “My Documents” where it can later be saved to a CD. Once you have selected the location, type a name for your file, and then click on the “Save” button.
4. A small window will inform you that you have successfully exported your address book file.
Now, put the disk containing the exported file in your new computer and get ready to import!
1. On your new computer, click on “Start”, go to “All Programs”, “Accessories” and then click on “Address Book”.
2. In the Address Book window, click on “File” in the menu bar, point to “Import” and click on “Address Book (WAB)…”
3. A window will appear for you to select the location you want to import from. Select the drive containing your disk. If you are using a floppy it is A:, a CD is usually on D:. Once you have selected the location, click on the name of your file, and then click on the “Open” button.
4. A small window will inform you that you have successfully imported your address book file.
5. If you get an error message, try to copy the address book file to your hard drive before importing. Put it in “My Documents” and import it from there. This usually fixes any error messages.
Elizabeth
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