I have an old computer with Windows XP operating system and Outlook Express 6 that I am transferring data from to a new laptop with Windows 7. I exported my files and then realized that my address book was empty. I ran a search on the old computer in hidden files and everything for *.wab and *.csv and only found the empty file. I hadn't used my address book in several days and I am not certain when the addresses disappeared. I had downloaded Microsoft Easy Transfer and run it which may or may not have anything to do with it. My address book shows "shared" and "Main Identity" contacts which I don't remember noticing before but both files are empty. I had a few hundred addresses but no where near the 999 cutoff. Where did they go and how can I get them back?1 person needs an answerI do too

Hi,1. Did you import the files to Windows Live? 2. Where did the customer export the files?Refer to the thread below and check if that helps.How do I transfer an Outlook Express email account from XP to an Outlook account on a new Wimndows 7 computerhttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7network/thread/ae0a77c8-0b8e-49c6-9a7b-6b02a78ef256/Hope this helps.Thanks and Regards:Shekhar S - Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

The export file did not have anything in it so it was not transferred to Windows Live. I went back to the old computer to do it again and found that the OE address file was empty. I don't know when the addresses disappeared because I hadn't used them in a week or so. I don't know if the export process did something or if they disappeared when I installed Easy Transfer on the old computer or if it was something else?