Question:

	What is the procedure of transferring the MS Outlook address book,
the Outlook tasks, and the Internet Explorer Browser favorites list
running under Windows 98 on a Dell computer with CD burner to an HP
M1170N Media Photosmart desktop computer with a DVD-ROM drive running
under MS Windows XP?  What are the folders and files that must be
exported to the new computer, and how is it done?

OUTLOOK:
1. method
You can choose in outlook which is exported from:
File->Export->Contact List...
or
File->Export->Messages...
and move this files to new computer and there:
File->Import

2. method
in 98 file:
C:\windows\Aplicattion data\Microsoft\Address Book\YOUR_NAME.wab
transfer in XP to:
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_NAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\

EXPLORER FAVORITES:
Favorites are in XP in folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Favorites\
In 98:
C:\WINDOWS\Favorites\
You just copy content of that folder.

Thank you, clovek-ga, for your comment.  It helped me to retrive the
file Favorites, and the address book "mypc.wab" onto a CD from which I
expect to import these into the new computer.  But this still leaves
me stranded without the Outlook tasks.

Pokyk,

Have you tried the following:
From Outlook: File > Export > To PST and then Importing that PST file
in your new Outlook?

Regards,

Benjamin

This is the easiest and most simple way to do it.

Follow the link below and download the Outlook Ad-in backup & install
to your PC. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01&DisplayLang=en

Once installation is done just open outlook and click "File" menu and
select "Backup" then off you go. Please note that the "Backup" will
not appear on your "File" menu unless the install the Backup Ad-in.

For your favourites, just export it to a CSV file then import it back
to your new PC.

Regards,
168c

Follow Up:

The Outlook Backup add-in will backup everything from you Outlook
personnal folder, inlcuding your appointments, calendar, contacts,
etc.

Regards,
168c

hello,
You can try one of three solutions:
1. Best solution: search Microsoft.com with keywords, such as 'outlook
backup', such as http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?st=b&na=88&View=en-us&qu=outlook+backup

2. The software 'ABF Outlook Backup' maybe can help you to solve this
problem, please visit
http://www.abfsoftware.com/products/OutlookBackup/.

3. If you do not want to choose any software, I think you can backup
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook (windows 98/me)
or C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local
Settings\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook.




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ABF Outlook Backup is a backup and synchronization tool for MS
Outlook. It allows you to backup and restore your messages, address
book, settings, accounts, message rules, junk email lists, signatures,
and even your Internet favorites.
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