Well I guess it's nice to be first at something. Outlook has 0 out of
2
of
it's defaults, Windows Contacts, Windows Calendar, Windows Mail and
Windows
Mail (news) have all of their defaults checked. Do you think I should
uninstall Outlook and then reinstall? Or should I uninstall WFS (if
possible) then reinstall? If so should I do it in any particular
order?
Thanks for all of your help.
:
No. No one anywhere can reproduce the behavior you describe. I checked
with
the developers and they confirm that WFS will use whatever you have
set
as
your default email program for its address book. There is not a single
ticket or bug id to the contrary. Might want to recheck your settings.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Any updates to this issue Russ?
Thanks
:
I wish it would use Windows Contacts but I can only get to Outlook
Contacts
from WFS.
:
If so, then WFS will use Windows Contacts.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm sorry, I've been away on vacation and didn't respond
sooner.
Yes
I
have
set Windows Mail for all it's defaults.
:
BTW, did you set Windows Mail for all its defaults? You'll
need
to.
Just
setting Windows Contacts is not enough.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I only installed Outlook because I thought I needed it for
the
Axim
to
work
with Vista. The main reason I want to use the Axim is for
viewing
some
files
when I'm working away from the office. I may use the
contacts
feature
eventually but that wasn't my immediate concern. I only
used
the
Windows
Contacts for faxing and was puzzled why I didn't have the
option
to use
them
after Outlook was installed. So if you can figure out how
to
be
able
to
choose from both contacts lists (or just Windows Contacts
again)
within
Fax
and Scan I would be very appreciative. Thanks for your
help!
:
I've not seen this issue come up before because anyone who
installs
Outlook
prefers to use its more robust Contact management features.
That's the
reason for the default behavior.
If you actually intended to install Outlook but not use it,
then
I'll
look
into this further. Is that what you wanted to do?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in
message
When I first used Fax and Scan (before installing
Outlook),
Windows
Contacts
was my default address service evidently because when I
went
to
fax
someone
it automatically came up. After installing Outlook, when
I
go
to
fax,
the
numbers I entered in Windows Contacts aren't available.
Only
Outlook
contacts pops up. So I went to the start menu and chose
"default
programs",
then "set your default programs", chose "Windows
Contacts"
and
clicked
on
"set this program as default". I was running as an
administrator
and I
did
restart the computer. None of that helped. I can still
get
to
Windows
Contacts from the start menu just not from Fax and Scan.
:
Behaving as designed.
Exactly how did you set Windows Contacts as your default
address
service
provider and were you running as an administrator when
you
did?
Did you reboot after you did?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"bammbamm94" <
[email protected]>
wrote
in
message
I installed Outlook 2003 on my computer which has Vista
Ultimate
so I
could
use a Dell Axim. Now when I go to fax a document
using
Windows
Fax
and
Scan
and try to select a contact, Outlook Contacts is
displayed
instead
of
Windows
Contacts. It won't let me choose to use Windows
Contacts
either.
I
tried
using Default Programs to associate Windows Contacts
with
it's
defaults
but
that didn't work. Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated!
