When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown appears
with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to simply
disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to stop it
or a way to recover it?

"rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:256F570D-E367-453F-BD9F-(E-Mail Removed)...

> When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown appears
> with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to
> simply
> disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to stop
> it
> or a way to recover it?

Define "sometimes". When does it "disappear"?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

It can be there one day, then gone the next. It eventually rebuilds itself
and will be there for months. Then, one day, it's just gone.

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> "rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:256F570D-E367-453F-BD9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown appears
> > with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to
> > simply
> > disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to stop
> > it
> > or a way to recover it?
>
> Define "sometimes". When does it "disappear"?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

When outlook doesn't close properly, crashes or just because it wants to, it
sometimes causes the NK2 to corrupt and then outlook rebuilds a new one.

--
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"rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:256F570D-E367-453F-BD9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown appears
> with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to
> simply
> disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to stop
> it
> or a way to recover it?

"rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C2A86335-174F-41EE-A36B-(E-Mail Removed)...

> It can be there one day, then gone the next. It eventually rebuilds
> itself
> and will be there for months. Then, one day, it's just gone.

Either something is deleting the NK2 file that holds the data or your mai
profile is losing track of the file, which could be the result of an add-in.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Hello, I just wanted to post same issue:
I am having issue on WINXP SP3 PRO and OFFICE 2003 (both Czech language)
with Outlook 2003.
File outlook.NK2 is present on the computer, but auto-complete feature is
not working (like the file isn’t present, or being empty). File is large
553kb, and it's editable (in notepad). But Outlook doesn’t recognize this
file a doesn’t offer auto-complete….

Any idea ?

Thanks,
Lukáš
PS. I tried to import content of my file to new recently automatically
created by outlook, but it didn’t help.


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> When outlook doesn't close properly, crashes or just because it wants to, it
> sometimes causes the NK2 to corrupt and then outlook rebuilds a new one.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
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>
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>
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> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>
>
> "rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:256F570D-E367-453F-BD9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown appears
> > with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to
> > simply
> > disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to stop
> > it
> > or a way to recover it?
>
>

Rename the file and reboot - does it remember names?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Lukas Zima" <Lukas (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:54C8F3CD-A674-482B-8E49-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello, I just wanted to post same issue:
> I am having issue on WINXP SP3 PRO and OFFICE 2003 (both Czech language)
> with Outlook 2003.
> File outlook.NK2 is present on the computer, but auto-complete feature is
> not working (like the file isn’t present, or being empty). File is large
> 553kb, and it's editable (in notepad). But Outlook doesn’t recognize this
> file a doesn’t offer auto-complete….
>
> Any idea ?
>
> Thanks,
> Lukáš
> PS. I tried to import content of my file to new recently automatically
> created by outlook, but it didn’t help.
>
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> When outlook doesn't close properly, crashes or just because it wants to,
>> it
>> sometimes causes the NK2 to corrupt and then outlook rebuilds a new one.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
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>> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
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>> your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>>
>> "rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:256F570D-E367-453F-BD9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown
>> > appears
>> > with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to
>> > simply
>> > disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to
>> > stop
>> > it
>> > or a way to recover it?
>>
>>

When the original NK2 file is renamed (by my), then I reboot. After that
Outlook creates new one NK2 and then remember the names - but only till the
next restart.

Lukáš

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> Rename the file and reboot - does it remember names?
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
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>
>
> "Lukas Zima" <Lukas (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:54C8F3CD-A674-482B-8E49-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello, I just wanted to post same issue:
> > I am having issue on WINXP SP3 PRO and OFFICE 2003 (both Czech language)
> > with Outlook 2003.
> > File outlook.NK2 is present on the computer, but auto-complete feature is
> > not working (like the file isn’t present, or being empty). File is large
> > 553kb, and it's editable (in notepad). But Outlook doesn’t recognize this
> > file a doesn’t offer auto-complete….
> >
> > Any idea ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lukáš
> > PS. I tried to import content of my file to new recently automatically
> > created by outlook, but it didn’t help.
> >
> >
> > "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> When outlook doesn't close properly, crashes or just because it wants to,
> >> it
> >> sometimes causes the NK2 to corrupt and then outlook rebuilds a new one.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> >> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> >> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
> >>
> >> Outlook Tips by email:
> >> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
> >>
> >> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> >> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
> >>
> >> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point
> >> your
> >> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
> >>
> >>
> >> "rjejyork" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:256F570D-E367-453F-BD9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > When typing a name in the "To" field to start an email, a dropdown
> >> > appears
> >> > with suggestions of recently used names. Sometimes this list seems to
> >> > simply
> >> > disappear. Can anyone explain why it happens, if there is a way to
> >> > stop
> >> > it
> >> > or a way to recover it?
> >>
> >>
>