Fax Address Book

[Ken Kast]

Is there a way to get Windows Fax Services and OLE 6.0 to share the same
address book?

Ken Kast

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

They already do by default. Only you can tell us why yours isn't.
Once you install Outlook, the Outlook Address Book replaces the Windows
Address Book.

 

[Ken Kast]

I'm not using Outlook, I'm using Outlook Express. Can fax share with
Express?

Ken

They already do by default. Only you can tell us why yours isn't.
Once you install Outlook, the Outlook Address Book replaces the Windows
Address Book.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Is there a way to get Windows Fax Services and OLE 6.0 to share the same
address book?

Ken Kast

 

[PA Bear]

WinXP Fax uses Outlook Express's (OE) address book (aka WAB) by default:

Faxing in WinXP
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp

"The Windows XP Fax service uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) as its
default address book for fax numbers. When you install Outlook [OL] 2000 or
Outlook 2002, the fax service switches to the Outlook Address Book (OAB) as
its source for fax addresses. So you don't need to maintain two address
books-just one will do."

Queries:

1. Is Outlook Express (OE) your default Mail Client at IE Tools>Internet
Options>Programs?

2. Is OL or MS Office also installed?

3. What contacts database does your WinXP Fax service attempt to use?
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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[Ken Kast]

1. OE is my default mail client.
2. MS Office XP is installed.
3. When I open the address box in Fax, it's empty. I don't know where the
file is physically located.

Ken

WinXP Fax uses Outlook Express's (OE) address book (aka WAB) by default:

Faxing in WinXP
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp

"The Windows XP Fax service uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) as its
default address book for fax numbers. When you install Outlook [OL] 2000 or
Outlook 2002, the fax service switches to the Outlook Address Book (OAB) as
its source for fax addresses. So you don't need to maintain two address
books-just one will do."

Queries:

1. Is Outlook Express (OE) your default Mail Client at IE Tools>Internet
Options>Programs?

2. Is OL or MS Office also installed?

3. What contacts database does your WinXP Fax service attempt to use?
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.mvps.org/

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect

 

[PA Bear]

1. Do the various dropdown choices in IE toolbar's Mail button open in OE?

2. Do you have this Registry key?...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\WAB
\WAB4

....and is there a DWORD named UseOutlook? If so, is its value set to 1
(one) or 0 (zero)?
--
~PA Bear
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

1. OE is my default mail client.
2. MS Office XP is installed.
3. When I open the address box in Fax, it's empty. I don't know where the
file is physically located.

WinXP Fax uses Outlook Express's (OE) address book (aka WAB) by default:

Faxing in WinXP

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp

"The Windows XP Fax service uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) as its
default address book for fax numbers. When you install Outlook [OL] 2000
or Outlook 2002, the fax service switches to the Outlook Address Book
(OAB) as its source for fax addresses. So you don't need to maintain two
address books-just one will do."

Queries:

1. Is Outlook Express (OE) your default Mail Client at IE Tools>Internet
Options>Programs?

2. Is OL or MS Office also installed?

3. What contacts database does your WinXP Fax service attempt to use?

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.mvps.org/

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect

 

[Ken Kast]

1. Yes
2. Yes and no. The keys under WAB4 are
LastFind=Address Book
WAB File Name=C:\Documents and Settings\Ken\Application
Data\Microsoft\Address Book\default.wab

1. Do the various dropdown choices in IE toolbar's Mail button open in OE?

2. Do you have this Registry key?...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\WAB
\WAB4

...and is there a DWORD named UseOutlook? If so, is its value set to 1
(one) or 0 (zero)?
--
~PA Bear
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

1. OE is my default mail client.
2. MS Office XP is installed.
3. When I open the address box in Fax, it's empty. I don't know where the
file is physically located.

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp

"The Windows XP Fax service uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) as its
default address book for fax numbers. When you install Outlook [OL] 2000
or Outlook 2002, the fax service switches to the Outlook Address Book
(OAB) as its source for fax addresses. So you don't need to maintain two
address books-just one will do."

Queries:

1. Is Outlook Express (OE) your default Mail Client at IE Tools>Internet
Options>Programs?

2. Is OL or MS Office also installed?

3. What contacts database does your WinXP Fax service attempt to use?

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

 

[PA Bear]

As
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp
points out, WinXP Fax service (now) wants to use OAB as its contacts
database. Unless a Fax MVP [Hello?] knows of a way to change this back to
WAB, you can share (Windows) Address Book contacts with OAB via a Registry
hack, which I suppose would make these contacts available for Fax.

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm#share

http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

Note that any/all changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while sharing
is enabled will /not/ be available (displayed) in (Windows)Address Book if
and when sharing is disabled. Your (Windows) Address Book Groups and
Folders may not appear correctly even when sharing is enabled. YMMV.
--
~PA Bear

1. Yes
2. Yes and no. The keys under WAB4 are
LastFind=Address Book
WAB File Name=C:\Documents and Settings\Ken\Application
Data\Microsoft\Address Book\default.wab

1. Do the various dropdown choices in IE toolbar's Mail button open in
OE?

2. Do you have this Registry key?...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\WAB
\WAB4

...and is there a DWORD named UseOutlook? If so, is its value set to 1
(one) or 0 (zero)?
--

1. OE is my default mail client.
2. MS Office XP is installed.
3. When I open the address box in Fax, it's empty. I don't know where
the file is physically located.

WinXP Fax uses Outlook Express's (OE) address book (aka WAB) by
default:

Faxing in WinXP
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp

"The Windows XP Fax service uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) as its
default address book for fax numbers. When you install Outlook [OL]
2000 or Outlook 2002, the fax service switches to the Outlook Address
Book (OAB) as its source for fax addresses. So you don't need to
maintain two address books-just one will do."

Queries:

1. Is Outlook Express (OE) your default Mail Client at IE
Tools>Internet Options>Programs?

2. Is OL or MS Office also installed?

3. What contacts database does your WinXP Fax service attempt to use?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You had it exactly right. As I had already posted, once Outlook is installed
the fax service switches to using the Outlook Address Book. That option is
not configurable.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

As
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp
points out, WinXP Fax service (now) wants to use OAB as its contacts
database. Unless a Fax MVP [Hello?] knows of a way to change this back to
WAB, you can share (Windows) Address Book contacts with OAB via a Registry
hack, which I suppose would make these contacts available for Fax.

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm#share

http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

Note that any/all changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while sharing
is enabled will /not/ be available (displayed) in (Windows)Address Book if
and when sharing is disabled. Your (Windows) Address Book Groups and
Folders may not appear correctly even when sharing is enabled. YMMV.
--
~PA Bear

1. Yes
2. Yes and no. The keys under WAB4 are
LastFind=Address Book
WAB File Name=C:\Documents and Settings\Ken\Application
Data\Microsoft\Address Book\default.wab

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/crawford/02october21.asp

"The Windows XP Fax service uses the Windows Address Book (WAB) as its
default address book for fax numbers. When you install Outlook [OL]
2000 or Outlook 2002, the fax service switches to the Outlook Address
Book (OAB) as its source for fax addresses. So you don't need to
maintain two address books-just one will do."

Queries:

1. Is Outlook Express (OE) your default Mail Client at IE
Tools>Internet Options>Programs?

2. Is OL or MS Office also installed?

3. What contacts database does your WinXP Fax service attempt to use?

 

[PA Bear]

Ta, Russ.