Just transferred from Eudora 5.2 to Outlook 2003, so I have a string of
questions on how the address book works in Outlook.

Q2
When I try to open the Address Book in Outlook I can't, and get error
messages like: "the address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder
associated with this address list could not be openned. It may have been
moved of deleted, or you do not have permissions. For informationon how to
remove this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Office
Outlook Help"

....That appears when I try to open it from the drop down "Tools" menu, I
then hit OK and the window for it opens but has no entries in it.

I have been able to import my address into the Contacts list - they do
appear there but I seem to have scrambled the fields somehow - I'll post a
further question on that next...

Thanks in advance

Tools | Email Accounts -- make sure the Outlook Address Book is installed as an address list. If it isn't, add it. If it is, remove it, restart Outlook, then add it back.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Chris Glen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:CC915102-5B6D-4F7D-B746-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just transferred from Eudora 5.2 to Outlook 2003, so I have a string of
> questions on how the address book works in Outlook.
>
> Q2
> When I try to open the Address Book in Outlook I can't, and get error
> messages like: "the address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder
> associated with this address list could not be openned. It may have been
> moved of deleted, or you do not have permissions. For informationon how to
> remove this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Office
> Outlook Help"
>
> ...That appears when I try to open it from the drop down "Tools" menu, I
> then hit OK and the window for it opens but has no entries in it.
>
> I have been able to import my address into the Contacts list - they do
> appear there but I seem to have scrambled the fields somehow - I'll post a
> further question on that next...
>
> Thanks in advance

Chris Glen <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> When I try to open the Address Book in Outlook I can't, and get error
> messages like: "the address list could not be displayed. The Contacts
> folder associated with this address list could not be openned. It may
> have been moved of deleted, or you do not have permissions. For
> informationon how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address
> Book, see Microsoft Office Outlook Help"

You have not added the Outlook Address Book service to your mail profile
correctly, it appears. In Outlook, click Tools>E-mail Accounts>View or
change existing directories or address books>Next. Select Outlook Address
Book and click Change. Remove the incorrect Contacts reference there. In
fact, remove all Contacts folder references. OK out of all that back to
your main Outlook window and right-click the Contacts folder. Choose
Properties, select the Outlook Address Book tab, and check the box labeled
"Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book". Click OK.
--
Brian Tillman
>
> ...That appears when I try to open it from the drop down "Tools"
> menu, I then hit OK and the window for it opens but has no entries in
> it.
>
> I have been able to import my address into the Contacts list - they do
> appear there but I seem to have scrambled the fields somehow - I'll
> post a further question on that next...
>
> Thanks in advance

OK I think this is where the problem is - there are two lists called
"Contacts" that appear under Outlook Address Book in the drop down list, but
the fist seems to be faulty - like a phantom. Only one "Contacts" folder
appears when viewing "contacts" so I don't know where the "phantom" one is
coming from.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Chris Glen <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > When I try to open the Address Book in Outlook I can't, and get error
> > messages like: "the address list could not be displayed. The Contacts
> > folder associated with this address list could not be openned. It may
> > have been moved of deleted, or you do not have permissions. For
> > informationon how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address
> > Book, see Microsoft Office Outlook Help"
>
> You have not added the Outlook Address Book service to your mail profile
> correctly, it appears. In Outlook, click Tools>E-mail Accounts>View or
> change existing directories or address books>Next. Select Outlook Address
> Book and click Change. Remove the incorrect Contacts reference there. In
> fact, remove all Contacts folder references. OK out of all that back to
> your main Outlook window and right-click the Contacts folder. Choose
> Properties, select the Outlook Address Book tab, and check the box labeled
> "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book". Click OK.
> --
> Brian Tillman
> >
> > ...That appears when I try to open it from the drop down "Tools"
> > menu, I then hit OK and the window for it opens but has no entries in
> > it.
> >
> > I have been able to import my address into the Contacts list - they do
> > appear there but I seem to have scrambled the fields somehow - I'll
> > post a further question on that next...
> >
> > Thanks in advance
>
>
>

Did you try what I suggested -- removing the Outlook Address Book and adding it back?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Chris Glen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:5F8118D7-A0F6-4158-B5B9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK I think this is where the problem is - there are two lists called
> "Contacts" that appear under Outlook Address Book in the drop down list, but
> the fist seems to be faulty - like a phantom. Only one "Contacts" folder
> appears when viewing "contacts" so I don't know where the "phantom" one is
> coming from.
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
>> Chris Glen <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> > When I try to open the Address Book in Outlook I can't, and get error
>> > messages like: "the address list could not be displayed. The Contacts
>> > folder associated with this address list could not be openned. It may
>> > have been moved of deleted, or you do not have permissions. For
>> > informationon how to remove this folder from the Outlook Address
>> > Book, see Microsoft Office Outlook Help"
>>
>> You have not added the Outlook Address Book service to your mail profile
>> correctly, it appears. In Outlook, click Tools>E-mail Accounts>View or
>> change existing directories or address books>Next. Select Outlook Address
>> Book and click Change. Remove the incorrect Contacts reference there. In
>> fact, remove all Contacts folder references. OK out of all that back to
>> your main Outlook window and right-click the Contacts folder. Choose
>> Properties, select the Outlook Address Book tab, and check the box labeled
>> "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book". Click OK.
>> --
>> Brian Tillman
>> >
>> > ...That appears when I try to open it from the drop down "Tools"
>> > menu, I then hit OK and the window for it opens but has no entries in
>> > it.
>> >
>> > I have been able to import my address into the Contacts list - they do
>> > appear there but I seem to have scrambled the fields somehow - I'll
>> > post a further question on that next...
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>>
>>
>>

Chris Glen <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> OK I think this is where the problem is - there are two lists called
> "Contacts" that appear under Outlook Address Book in the drop down
> list, but the fist seems to be faulty - like a phantom. Only one
> "Contacts" folder appears when viewing "contacts" so I don't know
> where the "phantom" one is coming from.

Then do what I said, delete them both, then reenable the Contacts folder you
want.
--
Brian Tillman