Where in Windows 7 is the address book stored for outlook 2003

[robrpb]

My friend's hard drive has failed, but I am able to access data by connecting it to the computer as an external drive.

I have transferred the Office Data File (pst) for Outlook to the new hard drive and I am able view his email. The problem is that I can't find where the address book is located on the old hard drive so I can move that to the new hard drive. Both the old and new hard drives are running Windows 7 home premium.

When I go to C:\users\username\AppData\local\microsoft\Outlook there is a folder named "Accounts" 3 files
1.) archive
2.)extend.dat
3.)outlook

The outlook folder is the folder I moved to the new hard drive for the emails. Would the address book be in the "extend.dat" file or is it somewhere else? Thanks.

[pam123]

Check here : What happened to Windows Address Book?

[glc]

Doesn't Outlook store all the contacts in the .pst along with all the mail folders?

Rob, you should change your folder options to show hidden files and unhide extensions.

[robrpb]

Pam, When I click start, then all programs, I don't see a file or folder called "Windows contacts."

glc, I have checked in folder options to show hidden folders already. Is unhide extensions part of show hidden folders or do I need to check something else? Under "view" in folder options I didn't see anything specifying extensions.

With Outlook open in the left column under "Mail" there is a tab named contacts and when I click on it the contacts are there. I didn't see that before. The problem remains when I click on "new" to compose a new email and then click on "To" I get a message stating:

"The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Office Outlook Help."

I guess I have more research.

Thanks for your help. Additional suggestions are appreciated. Thanks again.

[glc]

Directly under show hidden files and folders - uncheck "hide extensions for known file types".

Contacts are not available in the Address Book | HowTo-Outlook

[robrpb]

glc, Thanks for your help. I finally got it working. I followed the instructions in your link.