Windows Mail

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Hey Guys had a fair Google/Search with this one. Basicly trying to export my add book then reinstall the Vista with the csv file installing unattendly?

I can manually do this no probs, but having problems finding where windows stores this info?

[gunsmokingman]

This should open where it keeps the Windows Mail Folder , in your Profile.

Save As WinMail.vbs

 Dim Act :Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
 Dim WinMail
  WinMail = Act.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail")
  Act.Run(Chr(34) & WinMail & Chr(34)),1,False

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Thanks GSM you're very much known for spoiling us.

Mailstore doesn't appear to be in any recognizeable format? not .csv or .wab??

Edited March 25, 2007 by MAVERICKS CHOICE

[spacesurfer]

Are you asking where Vista stores your address book or Windows XP? I wasn't sure if you're exporting address book from XP to import in Vista or from Vista to Vista clean install.

Anyway, in Vista, Windows Mail does not use the WAB address book format anymore. Each contact is stored as a separate file in "%userprofile%\Contacts\"

When you import your Outlook Express addres book (WAB), it separates all your contacts out as such in this folder.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Are you asking where Vista stores your address book or Windows XP? I wasn't sure if you're exporting address book from XP to import in Vista or from Vista to Vista clean install.

Anyway, in Vista, Windows Mail does not use the WAB address book format anymore. Each contact is stored as a separate file in "%userprofile%\Contacts\"

When you import your Outlook Express addres book (WAB), it separates all your contacts out as such in this folder.

@spacesurfer

Yes exporting add book from xp to reimport into Vista, Thanks thats something to start with.

Edited March 25, 2007 by MAVERICKS CHOICE

[spacesurfer]

If you still need to know where OE stores the WAB file, use regedit, find the key "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\" The filename should be there with the default path if you haven't changed it. You can directly export the WAB into Windows Mail.

I usually edit this registry key to specify a location of my WAB on a partition other than the OS partition.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

If you still need to know where OE stores the WAB file, use regedit, find the key "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\" The filename should be there with the default path if you haven't changed it. You can directly export the WAB into Windows Mail.

I usually edit this registry key to specify a location of my WAB on a partition other than the OS partition.

This is very helpful, pretty well nailed.

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Another quick Q does the .iaf file produced when backing up Vista mail can be reimported to save your message settings?