While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the WAB file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the WAB file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the WAB file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the WAB file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Microsoft Windows Address Book Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the WAB extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the WAB file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the WAB file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your WAB file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the WAB file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the WAB file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the WAB file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the WAB file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the WAB file is infected.
| WAP | Wireless Bitmap (level 0) Image Format |
| WAND | Apple GarageBand Project Format |
| WAT | IBM Voice Type Languages Map |
| WAI | Warcraft 3 AI Data |
| WAC | WISCO Accounts Storage |
| WAB | Microsoft Windows Address Book Format |
| WA0 | Magix Music Studio |
| WAV | WAVe PCM Sound, Standard Windows Sound Format |
| WA~ | Microsoft Address Book |
| WA! | GigaStudio/GigaSampler Compressed Wave |
