When I import my outlook express address book I do not get the
subdirectories. what am I missing

RRP wrote:

When I import my outlook express address book I do not get the
subdirectories. what am I missing

You're missing the subdirectories wink.

Outlook will import only those contacts in the Main Identity folder. You'll
have to move things around while importing if you wish to reconstruct the
contact hierarchy.For example, move your Main Identity contacts to a
temporary subfolder. Copy the desired subfolder contacts to the Main
Identity folder. Import them into Outlook. Create a contacts subfolder in
Outlook and move the just-imported contacts to it. Proceed to the next
Windows Address Book subdirectory, deleting what's in the Main Identity
folder and copying another subdirectory's contacts to it. Import that into
Outlook and move to another Outlook contacts subfolder. Continue until all
the WAB subfolders are done. Now, empty the Main Identity folder one more
time and move back to it those contacts you moved temporarily when you
began. Import those into Outlook and they can remain in the main Contacts
folder. When you're done, your contacts hierarchy in Outlook should match
the WAB hierarchy.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

It looks like Microsoft could fix this problem, It is going to be a pain to
do what you suggested, will stick with outlook express

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

RRP wrote:

When I import my outlook express address book I do not get the
subdirectories. what am I missing

You're missing the subdirectories wink.

Outlook will import only those contacts in the Main Identity folder. You'll
have to move things around while importing if you wish to reconstruct the
contact hierarchy.For example, move your Main Identity contacts to a
temporary subfolder. Copy the desired subfolder contacts to the Main
Identity folder. Import them into Outlook. Create a contacts subfolder in
Outlook and move the just-imported contacts to it. Proceed to the next
Windows Address Book subdirectory, deleting what's in the Main Identity
folder and copying another subdirectory's contacts to it. Import that into
Outlook and move to another Outlook contacts subfolder. Continue until all
the WAB subfolders are done. Now, empty the Main Identity folder one more
time and move back to it those contacts you moved temporarily when you
began. Import those into Outlook and they can remain in the main Contacts
folder. When you're done, your contacts hierarchy in Outlook should match
the WAB hierarchy.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

RRP wrote:

It looks like Microsoft could fix this problem, It is going to be a
pain to do what you suggested, will stick with outlook express

Unless there is a compelling reason, such as another application offers a
feature you really need, it's usually a good idea to stick with what you
know.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]