Outlook Express Contacts to my new iMac

I am so frustrated and can't seem to figure a way to get my old outlook express contacts to my new iMac.
Anyone know how this is done?
I have tried a few ways but nothing seems to work for me.
Thanks

In Outlook express, export the contacts to a file. For the file format, choose comma separated vars. You can then import the contacts into Address Book using the Import command from the File menu.
You won't be able to import any groups this way. If you have groups, export all the contacts in a group to a file and import the files one at a time. Make groups in Address Book for each of the exports. You can then use the Last Import group in Address Book to select them all and move them to the correct group.
Another method I have heard of is to use Thunderbird as a conduit. You can import all your OE stuff to Windows Thuderbird, transfer the config files to the Mac, then use the mac version of Thunderbird to export the data to a Mail/Address Book format.
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