Importing address book

I recently built a new desktop computer and set it up with Windows 7 and
Windows Live Mail. I would like to import my address book from my old
computer but can't figure out how to do this. The old setup was Windows XP
Pro SP3 with MS Office Outlook for my e-mail reader. I did an export,
putting the file, backup.pst PST File onto a flash memory then I moved this
memory stick to my new computer but can not get Windows Live Mail to locate
the .pst file. It goes through the process up to the point where I tell it
to import an address book then it pops up the message, No files found, and
that is as far as it will go.

What else can I try? Any suggestions??

Thanks, Gordon

Try exporting it as a csv file.

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:OJTS$...
>I recently built a new desktop computer and set it up with Windows 7 and
>Windows Live Mail. I would like to import my address book from my old
>computer but can't figure out how to do this. The old setup was Windows XP
>Pro SP3 with MS Office Outlook for my e-mail reader. I did an export,
>putting the file, backup.pst PST File onto a flash memory then I moved this
>memory stick to my new computer but can not get Windows Live Mail to locate
>the .pst file. It goes through the process up to the point where I tell it
>to import an address book then it pops up the message, No files found, and
>that is as far as it will go.
>
> What else can I try? Any suggestions??
>
> Thanks, Gordon

WLM can not import anything from Outlook.

If you are planning on using a Live ID to signon to Windows Live when using WLM
- Close WLM
- Import your Outlook address book to a *.csv file then logon at contacts.live.com, select Manage/Import/<select Outlook
Csv>/Browse
*** If the Outlook Address book is large, it may take awhile...do not interrupt the process, wait for it too complete, check
your contacts and then logoff.
- Open WLM and signon with that same Live ID. WLM will start to sync with the web server
*** Once again, do not interrupt the process it may take a while...once complete, Click on the Contact shortcut in WLM and
verify your contacts.
- Once complete, to access the contacts imported to a Live ID, the Live ID must be used to sign on to Windows Live in WLM

If you are not planning on using a Live ID to sign on to Windows Live in WLM(see Bob's post)
- Note: The WLM import function is limited and can only import and map a select quantity of fields, unlike the web interface
for a Live ID which is more capable and robust than WLM's import/export engine.
- Not signing on will not sync with the web UI and WLM will operate in the Default account(only local storage)

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"Gordon" <> wrote in message news:OJTS$...
> I recently built a new desktop computer and set it up with Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail. I would like to import my address
> book from my old computer but can't figure out how to do this. The old setup was Windows XP Pro SP3 with MS Office Outlook for my
> e-mail reader. I did an export, putting the file, backup.pst PST File onto a flash memory then I moved this memory stick to my
> new computer but can not get Windows Live Mail to locate the .pst file. It goes through the process up to the point where I tell
> it to import an address book then it pops up the message, No files found, and that is as far as it will go.
>
> What else can I try? Any suggestions??
>
> Thanks, Gordon