contacts not in address book outlook ver. 2002

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When I try to do a lookup of a name from the contacts
list I get the message "Outlook could not find the
requested contact".

When I click on the address book icon I get a long error
message: "The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could
not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you
do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft
Outlook Help".

I don't want to remove contacts from the address book I
want it to be recognized.
 
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to "lose track" of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or update
your Outlook version or OS. Use the following steps to reset the connection,
depending on your Outlook version. Note that in some instances you may
actually have to remove the Outlook Address Book completely from your
Profile, close Outlook, and then re-add it before you can get it to work.

Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show your
Contacts folder.

Outlook 2002:
Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.
 
For Outlook 2002, it is greyed out and not giving me the
option to enable. How do I go about being able to make
this option available?

I need to have my Contact list enabled as an OAB as well.

-----Original Message-----
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to "lose track" of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or update
your Outlook version or OS. Use the following steps to reset the connection,
depending on your Outlook version. Note that in some instances you may
actually have to remove the Outlook Address Book completely from your
Profile, close Outlook, and then re-add it before you can get it to work.

Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show your
Contacts folder.

Outlook 2002:
Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.




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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I try to do a lookup of a name from the contacts
list I get the message "Outlook could not find the
requested contact".

When I click on the address book icon I get a long error
message: "The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could
not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you
do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft
Outlook Help".

I don't want to remove contacts from the address book I
want it to be recognized.
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Read the post.
Add the Outlook Address Book to your profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Chad said:
For Outlook 2002, it is greyed out and not giving me the
option to enable. How do I go about being able to make
this option available?

I need to have my Contact list enabled as an OAB as well.

-----Original Message-----
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to "lose track" of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or update
your Outlook version or OS. Use the following steps to reset the connection,
depending on your Outlook version. Note that in some instances you may
actually have to remove the Outlook Address Book completely from your
Profile, close Outlook, and then re-add it before you can get it to work.

Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show your
Contacts folder.

Outlook 2002:
Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.




--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I try to do a lookup of a name from the contacts
list I get the message "Outlook could not find the
requested contact".

When I click on the address book icon I get a long error
message: "The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could
not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you
do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft
Outlook Help".

I don't want to remove contacts from the address book I
want it to be recognized.
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I've written a short VBA program which adds all contact folders t
Address Book. I have about 10 folders in one .pst and about 6 i
anaother. They frequently lose their connection to the address book
particularly the contact SUBfolders.

THe Outlook inerface is very tedious, requiring a number of lciks jus
to do one folder, and there is no visual clue that the contact folde
is in the AB (that would be REALLY handy).

My little program does it all in the blink of an eye lid. I should hav
done it years ago, but I thought upgrading to Outlook 2003 would hav
made the contact folders/AB sync a lot more reliable and robust, bu
alas it hasnt.

My little program does the trick
 
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