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Jeff Friend
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      17th Jan 2008
Hi,

In Outlook 2003, you delete teh NK2 file to empty the autocomplete address
cache. In Outlook 2007 how is this done as the NK2 file does not exist? I
have turned off the "suggest name"s"in the options, but I want to use the
suggest, but I want to clear all the suggesteds names currently in the cache
as some people change their email address, but the cache still has their old
one..

Any help would be appreciated.

Jeff.
 
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      17th Jan 2008
Outlook still uses the nk2-file for that. Make sure you look in the correct
location.

You can find it easily with OutlookTools (free);
http://www.howto-outlook.com/products/outlooktools.htm

Nk2-files are kept in the Roaming folder.

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"Jeff Friend" <Jeff (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> In Outlook 2003, you delete teh NK2 file to empty the autocomplete address
> cache. In Outlook 2007 how is this done as the NK2 file does not exist? I
> have turned off the "suggest name"s"in the options, but I want to use the
> suggest, but I want to clear all the suggesteds names currently in the
> cache
> as some people change their email address, but the cache still has their
> old
> one..
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Jeff.


 
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Brian Tillman
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      17th Jan 2008
Jeff Friend <Jeff (E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In Outlook 2003, you delete teh NK2 file to empty the autocomplete
> address cache. In Outlook 2007 how is this done as the NK2 file does
> not exist? I have turned off the "suggest name"s"in the options, but
> I want to use the suggest, but I want to clear all the suggesteds
> names currently in the cache as some people change their email
> address, but the cache still has their old one..


Open the folder %AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook on either Windows 2000/XP or
Windows Vista and you'll see it.
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Jeff Friend
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      18th Jan 2008
Thanks for your replies. I did find the NK2 files, but only through a DOS
prompt. "dir *.nk2 /s" seemed the only way. In Explorer, they didn't show up,
and yes, I do have "show all files" switched on.

Thanks again.
Jeff

"Jeff Friend" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In Outlook 2003, you delete teh NK2 file to empty the autocomplete address
> cache. In Outlook 2007 how is this done as the NK2 file does not exist? I
> have turned off the "suggest name"s"in the options, but I want to use the
> suggest, but I want to clear all the suggesteds names currently in the cache
> as some people change their email address, but the cache still has their old
> one..
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Jeff.

 
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Roady [MVP]
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      18th Jan 2008
Also have "Show extensions" enabled? Might be easier to recognize the file
then.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"Jeff Friend" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EBCF31A8-1D35-4CAC-8A76-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your replies. I did find the NK2 files, but only through a DOS
> prompt. "dir *.nk2 /s" seemed the only way. In Explorer, they didn't show
> up,
> and yes, I do have "show all files" switched on.
>
> Thanks again.
> Jeff
>
> "Jeff Friend" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In Outlook 2003, you delete teh NK2 file to empty the autocomplete
>> address
>> cache. In Outlook 2007 how is this done as the NK2 file does not exist? I
>> have turned off the "suggest name"s"in the options, but I want to use the
>> suggest, but I want to clear all the suggesteds names currently in the
>> cache
>> as some people change their email address, but the cache still has their
>> old
>> one..
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jeff.


 
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Brian Tillman
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      18th Jan 2008
Jeff Friend <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Thanks for your replies. I did find the NK2 files, but only through a
> DOS prompt. "dir *.nk2 /s" seemed the only way. In Explorer, they
> didn't show up, and yes, I do have "show all files" switched on.


Are you displaying the file types or known files?
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Jeff Friend
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      19th Jan 2008
I had it swited off to not show file ext's.. On now. And now I can see the
files properly.

Thanks again.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Jeff Friend <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for your replies. I did find the NK2 files, but only through a
> > DOS prompt. "dir *.nk2 /s" seemed the only way. In Explorer, they
> > didn't show up, and yes, I do have "show all files" switched on.

>
> Are you displaying the file types or known files?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

 
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