Comments on: How to Export Your Windows Contacts to Outlook in Vista http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/ Free PC Performance Articles, Software Reviews and PC Tips & Tweaks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: amenk http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-2/#comment-7678 amenk Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:43:10 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-7678 seriuosly its was great help! thank you so much! seriuosly its was great help! thank you so much!

]]> By: nico http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-7427 nico Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:11:03 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-7427 How about profile pictures? They won't sync! How about profile pictures? They won’t sync!

]]> By: Kyle http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-7371 Kyle Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:46:31 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-7371 @gerokee - Thanks for sharing your experiences and suggestion! @gerokee – Thanks for sharing your experiences and suggestion!

]]> By: gerokee http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-7364 gerokee Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:03:49 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-7364 I had the problem, that with the "Import from Windows Mail" method as well as the csv-method, not all fields are transferred, e.g. the birthday field is omitted. That left the vcf method, which seems to transfer all fields. I didn't want to import every single vcf-file separately though, that would drive me crazy. There is no multi-selection possiblity, BUT luckily you can drag the files from windows explorer into the contacts-region of outlook. Will still open a window for every single file, but clicking save on every window seems manageable. I had the problem, that with the “Import from Windows Mail” method as well as the csv-method, not all fields are transferred, e.g. the birthday field is omitted. That left the vcf method, which seems to transfer all fields. I didn’t want to import every single vcf-file separately though, that would drive me crazy. There is no multi-selection possiblity, BUT luckily you can drag the files from windows explorer into the contacts-region of outlook. Will still open a window for every single file, but clicking save on every window seems manageable.

]]> By: cotesyl http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 cotesyl Thu, 27 May 2010 20:16:57 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-5072 @Stephanie : the other option would have been to copy your contact files into the Contact folder in Win7, then in Outlook, use File -> Import and Export Settings. Then select ‘Import from another program or file’. Click Next. Scroll down and select ‘Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x, 6.x or Windows Mail’. Udayakiran said, "A couple of dialog boxes and all your contacts are magically added!" Sylvain @Stephanie :
the other option would have been to copy your contact files into the Contact folder in Win7, then in Outlook, use File -> Import and Export Settings.
Then select ‘Import from another program or file’. Click Next.
Scroll down and select ‘Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x, 6.x or Windows Mail’.
Udayakiran said, “A couple of dialog boxes and all your contacts are magically added!”
Sylvain

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4941 Stephanie Thu, 06 May 2010 16:55:06 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-4941 Kyle, thanks for your help. I have just rebuilt the files one by one as best I can. I tried to export to vcard which did work but, to enter them one by one....it is almost as easy to rebuild the file manually. Thanks for you help. Kyle, thanks for your help. I have just rebuilt the files one by one as best I can. I tried to export to vcard which did work but, to enter them one by one….it is almost as easy to rebuild the file manually.

Thanks for you help.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4897 Kyle Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:36:15 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-4897 @Stephanie - They are probably files with the extension .contact, which is what Windows Mail uses. The best way to migrate contacts from Windows Mail to Outlook is to export them to CSV and then import again in Outlook, but since you have only these .contact files, that won't work. One thing you can try is to simply copy the contacts from the external hard drive to your Contacts folder (C:\Users\<username>\Contacts). Then start Windows Mail and check if the contacts are available in Windows Mail. If so, export them to CSV and then you can import them into Outlook. You might need to <a href="http://download.live.com/wlmail" rel="nofollow">download and install Windows Live Mail</a> in Windows 7 for this. @Stephanie – They are probably files with the extension .contact, which is what Windows Mail uses.
The best way to migrate contacts from Windows Mail to Outlook is to export them to CSV and then import again in Outlook, but since you have only these .contact files, that won’t work.
One thing you can try is to simply copy the contacts from the external hard drive to your Contacts folder (C:\Users\<username>\Contacts). Then start Windows Mail and check if the contacts are available in Windows Mail. If so, export them to CSV and then you can import them into Outlook.
You might need to download and install Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 for this.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4891 Stephanie Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:30:41 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-4891 Kyle that is the funny thing. I can't seem to find a type of file extention on this....all it says is TYPE contact file. I tried properties and opening every tab and possible area and can't find it. Plus the VCard option or import from Windows mail was not an available selection when I tried to import. The file version is unspecified. Kyle that is the funny thing. I can’t seem to find a type of file extention on this….all it says is TYPE contact file. I tried properties and opening every tab and possible area and can’t find it.
Plus the VCard option or import from Windows mail was not an available selection when I tried to import. The file version is unspecified.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4888 Kyle Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:28:20 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-4888 @Stephanie - You might be able to import them, but what is the file format of you contacts on the external hard disk? What is the file extension on the backup file? @Stephanie – You might be able to import them, but what is the file format of you contacts on the external hard disk? What is the file extension on the backup file?

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.pcauthorities.com/how-to/outlook/export-your-windows-contacts-to-outlook-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4885 Stephanie Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:48:03 +0000 http://www.pcauthorities.com/?p=1153#comment-4885 This is crazy. I had to copy my contacts to an external hard drive so as not to lose them. I was having terrible problems with Windows Vista. Finally the computer died both software and hardware. I only have my contacts on the external harddrive and need to transfer them to WIndows 7 on my new computer. Someone help. The fixes above don't seem to apply to this situation. THere was not an option to import files from Windows Mail. Will I have to recreate everything one by one in Outlook? I can't believe this is my only option. Someone help please! This is crazy. I had to copy my contacts to an external hard drive so as not to lose them. I was having terrible problems with Windows Vista. Finally the computer died both software and hardware. I only have my contacts on the external harddrive and need to transfer them to WIndows 7 on my new computer. Someone help. The fixes above don’t seem to apply to this situation. THere was not an option to import files from Windows Mail. Will I have to recreate everything one by one in Outlook? I can’t believe this is my only option. Someone help please!

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