OL2000: (CW) How to Copy the Personal Address Book to Another Computer
ID: Q197748
|
The information in this article applies to:
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the
Corporate Workgroup/Other option. This option allows you to use Messaging
Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your
installation type, on the Help Menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About
Microsoft Outlook you should see "Corporate" if you have the Corporate
Workgroup installation.
SUMMARY
This article describes how you can copy or move your Personal Address Book
(PAB) from one computer to another.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Outlook stores your Personal Address Book information in a PAB
file. Copying your PAB file to a second computer is a three-step process.
- Identify the PAB file that your mail profile uses.
- Copy the PAB file to the second computer.
- Set the profile on your second computer to reference the copied PAB
file.
Identify the PAB File Your Mail Profile Uses
- Start Outlook.
- On the Tools menu, click Services.
- On the Services tab, click to select Personal Address Book and then
click Properties.
- Note the path to your PAB file. For example, C:\Exchange\Mailbox.pab
indicates a Personal Address Book named Mailbox.pab located in the
Exchange folder on drive C.
- Click OK twice to close all dialog boxes, and then click "Exit and Log
Off" on the File menu.
Copy the PAB File to a Second Computer
- Quit all mail programs.
- Use Windows Explorer to locate and copy the PAB file from step 4
above to a disk and then to the second computer.
For more information about how to perform this task in Windows, see
your Windows printed documentation or online Help.
NOTE: You can save the PAB file in any directory on the destination
computer as long as you remember the location.
Configure Your Second Computer to Use the New PAB File
To make the new PAB active on the second computer, you can add the copied
PAB file to your profile by following these steps:
- Start Outlook.
- On the Tools menu, click Services.
NOTE: If your Profile Services dialog box does not list a Personal
Address Book, skip step 3 below.
- On the Services tab, click to select Personal Address Book and
click Remove.
- On the Services tab, click Add to open the "Add Service to Profile"
dialog box.
- In the Available Information Services list, click to select Personal
Address Book, and then click OK.
- In the Path box, type the path to your PAB file and click OK until all
dialog boxes are closed.
- On the File menu, click "Exit and Log Off."
- Restart Outlook. Your new Personal Address Book should now be available.
NOTE: There is no method for merging one Personal Address Book file with
another. By using the Outlook Import and Export Wizard, you can merge the
active Personal Address Book entries into your Contacts folder.
In addition, Outlook 2000 allows recipients and distribution lists to be
added to Contacts in the Personal Address Book interface
REFERENCES
For more information about importing a Personal Address Book into your
Contacts folder, click Microsoft Outlook Help on the Help menu, type
"personal address book" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and
then click Search to view "About converting your Personal Address Book to a
Contacts folder."
Additional query words:
Keywords : MsgAdd
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto
|