Help with Outlook and Importing address from MSN account

[Sweeper]

I am trying to figure out if there is a way to import all my contacts from my MSN/Hotmail account over to MS. Outlook. I was able to transfer all my mail over to the inbox etc. but haven't been able to copy over my contacts. Am I stuck with having to add them one by one....

[no1_vern]

Once you set up your account did you synchronize it?
Go to address book > tools > synchronize now, in outlook

[Sweeper]

My address book is empty. I found no synchronize either. I just want to pull all my contacts from MSN over to Outlook. I can't find a way to do it.

[no1_vern]

Ok. My outlook version is "MS Outlook 2000-sp3" my synchronize is under the menu tools: synchronize: Download address book
Do you have that?, did you try it?

[Sweeper]

Running MS Outlook 2002 SP3

I can't find synchronize... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh..... this is driving me crazy.

[no1_vern]

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...920431033.aspx




And SOME wonder why so many people HATE M$ !!

[Sweeper]

screw it... don't know what the **** is going on. Nothing works. Can't import my Hotmail/MSN contacts to my Outlook contact file unless I do each one seperatly.

[Sweeper]

well I am able to get my mail transferred but my contacts .... NOPE. I dropped my MSN account but have access via my email through IE .

[no1_vern]

Sweeper,

The way I understood the link was that you have to PAY for "Outlook Connector for MSN" in the premium services.

Its that or manually input each contact.

YOu might try and find a 3rd party proggy, but Im doubtful you'll find anything.

[Ec1ipse]

You can't synchronize Outlook and Hotmail address books directly,

Amazing, isn't it? Though Microsoft owns Outlook and MSN/Hotmail, they only offer e-mail addresses to be shared between them if you purchase a service!

But there is a way around it.... you can use Outlook Express as a go-between.

Between Hotmail and Outlook Express:

First, set up Outlook Express to access your MSN/Hotmail account.

Select Tools, Accounts and click Add Mail to start the Internet Connection Wizard.

Enter your Hotmail e-mail address in the top text box on the second page.

Once the account is set up, go to Outlook Express's address book and select Tools, Synchronize Now.
(If that option isn't there, select Tools, Options, check Do not share information..., and click OK twice. Exit both the address book and Outlook Express, and then reopen them. Now you can select Tools, Synchronize Now.)


Between Outlook Express and Outlook 2003:

In Outlook, go to File, Import and Export.

Select Import Internet Mail and Addresses, and click Next

Select Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Uncheck Import Mail
Uncheck Import Rules
Make sure that Import Address book is checked (since that is what you want to do)

Click on Do not import duplicate items, and then click Finish.

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There you have it, all your addresses from Hotmail neatly imported to Outlook 2003.