PC Win: How to Export a Personal Address Book to a New MMF (134204)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q134204

SUMMARY

When you use version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, there are times when it may be necessary or desirable to create a new mail message file (MMF). The following information includes steps for preserving the Personal Address Book (PAB) part of the MMF.

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To create a new MMF and preserve the current PAB, use the following steps:

  1. Start Mail using the MMF that contains the PAB you want to export. If the MMF is on the server, move it locally (from the Mail menu, choose Options. Then select Server).
  2. Create an empty folder. For this example, it will be called EMPTY1.
  3. From the File menu, choose Export. Create an export folder. For this example it will be called EXPORT1.MMF.
  4. Copy the empty folder (EMPTY1) to EXPORT1.MMF.
  5. Exit and sign out of Mail.
  6. Rename the current MMF, and Exit and Sign-out of Mail. Then restart Mail to create a new MMF.
  7. Double-click the EXPORT1.MMF file to start Mail.
  8. Mail will prompt you to make this MMF your primary message. DO NOT MAKE THIS MMF YOUR PRIMARY MESSAGE FILE.
  9. From the File menu, choose Export. Select the new MMF you created in step 6.
  10. Copy EMPTY1.
  11. Exit and Sign out of Mail.
  12. Restart Mail. The PAB will now be in the MMF.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/29/1999
Keywords:KB134204
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