Importing a Dial-up Networking Phonebook

 Last reviewed: August 21, 1997
Article ID: Q169115
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SUMMARY

It is possible to import your Dial-up Networking Phonebook entries into Windows NT 4.0 from another installation of Windows NT 4.0. This article explains how to import the phonebook entries.

MORE INFORMATION

To import your Dial-up Networking Phonebook entries, complete the following steps:

NOTE: The phonebook.pbk files from different computers cannot be merged. Also, this process cannot be done between computers running Windows NT 3.51 and Windows NT 4.0.

Windows NT 4.0

  1. Rename the phonebook.pbk file in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Ras directory on the target computer.

  2. Copy the phonebook.pbk file from the %SystemRoot%\System32\Ras directory of the source installation into the same directory on the target installation.

Windows NT 3.51

Importing your phonebook is also possible between two computers running Windows NT 3.51. The steps are the same as above, the difference is the file name is rasphone.pbk.

For additional information on undocumented Remote Access Phonebook command line options, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q125393
   TITLE     : RASPHONE and RASDIAL: Tips and Differences

Additional query words: connectoid
Keywords : NTRAS NTSrvWkst kbnetwork
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: August 21, 1997
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