WAB files: what are they and how do I open them?
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Microsoft Windows Address Book
Files with wab file extension may be found as contact archives in Microsoft Windows Address Book format that was used in Outlook Express, a now discontinued email client.
Further details:
File extension wab is associated with Microsoft Windows Address Book. Windows Address Book is a component of Microsoft Windows that lets users keep a single list of contacts that can be shared by multiple programs.
It is most commonly used by Outlook Express. It was introduced with Internet Explorer 3 in 1996 and improved in subsequent versions.
The Windows Address Book API can query LDAP servers or read/write data to a local .wab file. In Windows Vista, Windows Address Book was replaced with Windows Contacts.
The wab files are very similar to Microsoft Personal Address Book pab files.
Open file with:
Microsoft Windows
A series of operating systems developed by Microsoft
Microsoft Outlook
An e-mail management tool distributed with Microsoft Office suite
Windows Live Mail
E-mail client for Microsoft Windows
Windows Mail
The default e-mail client installed in Windows Vista
Microsoft Outlook Express
Default e-mail client installed in older Windows