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I need my list fron Hotmail to go to Outlook Express......It wont synchronise....and hotmail does not export a csv file ......so what now please clever geeks !!!

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Short answer: export your Hotmail/Windows Live contacts to a CSV, then import that CSV into Outlook Express's Address Book. If the Hotmail web UI does not show an export option, use the Windows Live Mail desktop client as an intermediary. Back up your Outlook Express address book before you start.

Steps (web export -> Outlook Express):

  1. Sign in to Hotmail/Outlook.com and open Contacts/People. Look for an Export or Manage > Export option and save the contacts as a CSV (choose the Outlook/CSV format if offered).
  2. In Outlook Express open the Address Book, then use File > Import > Other Address Book > Text File (Comma Separated Values). Point to the CSV, use the field-mapping dialog to match First/Last/Email fields, and finish the import.

If you cannot export from the web:

  1. Install Windows Live Mail (part of the Windows Live Essentials suite), add the Hotmail account, open Contacts and use its Export > Comma Separated Values option. Save the CSV and import to Outlook Express as above.
  2. Alternatively export a WAB file from Windows Live Mail and import that into Outlook Express.

Troubleshooting and cautions:

  • Always back up Outlook Express first: Address Book > File > Export > Address Book (WAB).
  • If names/addresses look garbled, re-save the CSV in ANSI encoding (open in Notepad and use Save As > ANSI) because older Outlook Express does not handle UTF-8 well.
  • If separators are semicolons (locale issue), replace them with commas or change the system list separator.
  • Remove duplicates and verify field headers in Excel before importing.
  • Outlook Express is obsolete; if problems persist consider migrating to a modern client (Thunderbird or current Outlook) that imports directly from Outlook.com.
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