This is driving me Frigging NUTS!!!

[spankyjo]

I have never, ever had a problem moving my saved to disk address book back into the right file for OE after a reload but this time I am going crazy!!! I know the routine, I know the name can not be different, I know the files are case sensitive and much be exactly as the computer is set up. Here is what I am going.

C:\Document and settings\name\application file\microsoft\address book

There should be two files in the AB file the "Address Book" itself and a .wab~WAB~File 191 KB, or similar. The name must be exactly the same as the one in there that is empty. I delete those two files and make sure before I delete them that the files on my saved disk are named exactly the same.
This time however, every time I put the files in the folder and even delete the empty files that were in there after the reload from the "recycle bin" I close down all windows, make sure OE is not up, then open OE again. Always before, when I reopened it and hit the address book, all my addresses would be there, this time, nothing,it keeps adding the empty book and file back in the address book file. I have done this till I am blue in the face. What the didly dang am I doing that would make it do this????!!!

[Sterling_Aug]

I thought you could import the message from the file rather than replacing the files.

[rraehal]

In order to use the repalce method for your address book you must have the exact same version as your previopus computer and that includes the pacth level. With a new install you may have received a newer security update or not installed the right one yet.

Sterling is right - import is easier - just make sure you have the latest version of outlook express and address book.

[spankyjo]

Thanks, I will give it a try. I have been using this way for a long time, since the stone age I think. That was the way MS told me to do it and it has worked up until now.

[Rocketmech]

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q270670

[spankyjo]

The emotion I need is not there. An embarrassed one. I am not going to even tell you what I did. Ahhh, thanks, I got it working now.