Outlook is pulling in old email addresses. Where are they being .

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I have Outlook 2003, through the student Office 2003 product. For some
reason, for some of the poeple in my address book, Outlook persists in using
old defunct email addresses when I write to them. I have updated the address
book correctly.

Would someone out there know where Outlook is storing these old addresses so
that I can delete them?

thanks!
 
are they showing up in autocorrect? If so, either delete the *.NK2 file or
use the arrow keys to select the bad addresses when they come up and hit
Del.

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I type their name in the address field and the old address shows up. I can't
delete it. I can check its properties, but it doesn't tell me where it is.
what's a *.NK2 file and where would I find it?

thank you for your help.

Mary Hudson

Diane Poremsky said:
are they showing up in autocorrect? If so, either delete the *.NK2 file or
use the arrow keys to select the bad addresses when they come up and hit
Del.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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MNHUDSON said:
I have Outlook 2003, through the student Office 2003 product. For some
reason, for some of the poeple in my address book, Outlook persists in
using
old defunct email addresses when I write to them. I have updated the
address
book correctly.

Would someone out there know where Outlook is storing these old addresses
so
that I can delete them?

thanks!
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Remove individual addresses from the autocompletion cache by highlighting
the entry when presented in the suggested names list (use your arrow key to
migrate to the entry) and then hitting your Delete key before you tab out of
the field. If your autocomplete list contains only a single entry, use the
directions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289975

To clear the entire cache, follow the instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q287623


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MNHUDSON said:
I type their name in the address field and the old address shows up. I
can't
delete it. I can check its properties, but it doesn't tell me where it
is.
what's a *.NK2 file and where would I find it?

thank you for your help.

Mary Hudson

Diane Poremsky said:
are they showing up in autocorrect? If so, either delete the *.NK2 file
or
use the arrow keys to select the bad addresses when they come up and hit
Del.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


MNHUDSON said:
I have Outlook 2003, through the student Office 2003 product. For some
reason, for some of the poeple in my address book, Outlook persists in
using
old defunct email addresses when I write to them. I have updated the
address
book correctly.

Would someone out there know where Outlook is storing these old
addresses
so
that I can delete them?

thanks!
Click to expand...
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THANK YOU! I now understand have solved the problem. Outlook had a
"Nicknames" file and was keeping old data in it. I almost deleted the whole
file, but I've benefited from those records on occasion. (I thought it was
finding addresses in old emails.) Whatever! I deleted the two that keep
messing me up. Thanks for your help!!!

Mary Hudson


Russ Valentine said:
Remove individual addresses from the autocompletion cache by highlighting
the entry when presented in the suggested names list (use your arrow key to
migrate to the entry) and then hitting your Delete key before you tab out of
the field. If your autocomplete list contains only a single entry, use the
directions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289975

To clear the entire cache, follow the instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q287623


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MNHUDSON said:
I type their name in the address field and the old address shows up. I
can't
delete it. I can check its properties, but it doesn't tell me where it
is.
what's a *.NK2 file and where would I find it?

thank you for your help.

Mary Hudson

Diane Poremsky said:
are they showing up in autocorrect? If so, either delete the *.NK2 file
or
use the arrow keys to select the bad addresses when they come up and hit
Del.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


I have Outlook 2003, through the student Office 2003 product. For some
reason, for some of the poeple in my address book, Outlook persists in
using
old defunct email addresses when I write to them. I have updated the
address
book correctly.

Would someone out there know where Outlook is storing these old
addresses
so
that I can delete them?

thanks!
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Hardly... this is an Outlook forum and the question was about Outlook, not
Outlook Express...

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/
 
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