I am not an expert but I later found an article that said that you can manage
directories through the tools/e-mail accounts/view or change directories. I
did that and then highlighted the desired file, hit change and found two
files called contacts. After running a back up, I remembered that when I go
the error message, I could access a populated contact file from the dialog
box. I just deleted the entry in the email account directory management area
that corresponded to the unpopulated "contacts" entry. Problem solved. So,
at the end of the day, I probably ported the contacts file over incorrectly.
Thanks for all of your help!
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> Error message sounds more like a problem with failure to configure the
> Contacts Address Book rather than the DL.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "KK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:748EBB8C-9040-4052-9D08-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >> Hi, just moved my outlook contacts, inbox, etc. to a new computer with
> >> Outlook 2003. I have established my contact book as the OAB and it shows
> >> up
> >> when I draft emails. When I try to select members for a distribution
> >> list, I
> >> get a message "The address book could not be displayed. The contacts
> >> folder
> >> associated with this address list could not be opened; it may have been
> >> moved
> >> or deleted...." I checked outlook help for a fix but could not find
> >> anything. Any ideas?
> >
> > DLs are peculiar items. They break easily if they get moved to other
> > folders. How did you "move" your Outlook data to the other PC? It's
> > likely that you'll need to recreate the DL manually, but were I in your
> > position, I'd try to use alternate methods of specifying multiple
> > addressees, like categories, rather than DLs.
> > --
> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
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