OUTLOOK 2000 & VISTA

[Mellowed]

I used Outlook for Contacts, Reminders, Action Items, etc. It installed OK
with my Office 2000 suite. I transferred the PST file successfully and all
looked OK. However, when trying to add actions to the calendar, I get - -

ERROR OPENING WINDOWS ADDRESS BOOK. UNABLE TO FIND WAB.DLL

I check the various Knowledge Bases and they say Reinstall Outlook Express.
Well Vista doesn't use Outlook Express. So, I look in my old ME system and
my XP system on my laptop for WAB.DLL. WAB.DLL doesn't exist in either
system. I do find a OUTLWAB.DLL. So, I planned to copy OUTLWAB.DLL into
Vista. However, Vista already has this file.

How can I get Outlook working in Vista?

 

[Zim Babwe]

Uninstall Office 2000 completely. Reboot your PC, then try another install
of Office. Once you have installed Office, try the Office updates. Then
import. See what happens.

 

[Mellowed]

Well Zim, it was a good suggestion, but it didn't work. Maybe I'll just
have to buy a copy of OUTLOOK 2007.

 

[Chad Harris]

Mellowed--

This is a confused message and you are mixing components of Outlook that is
part of Office as you know and WAB (Outlook Express). WAB is the Windows
Address Book that is used by Outlook Express.

WAB doesn't have anything to do with Outlook unless (not Vista) in XP or
prior you were importing the WAB to a version of Outlook. That's not you
now.

If you are on an XP box, you can share contacts between Outlook and Outlook
Express (WAB):

www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm

Wab can be restored on a pre-Vista box:
www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/outlook_wab.html

AYK, there is no Outlook Express in Vista--it uses Win Mail that uses a new
storage format. WAB has been replaced in Vista and Win Mail by Windows
Contacts in this version of Windows. Windows Contacts has all the features
of the old Windows Address Book, as well as some new features, such as the
ability to add pictures to your contacts.

Open Windows Contacts by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs,
and then clicking Windows Contacts.

Note you upgrade to this version of Windows from Windows XP, each of your
contacts in Windows Address Book will be automatically converted to the
..contact file format and stored in a separate file in your Contacts folder

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/21f6feb6-5774-44b0-9580-d6f9950c71701033.mspx

Outlook 2000 will work in Vista as will Office 2000. Are you having a
specific problem with Outlook and what is the error message? It should not
have anything to do with the Win Mail Contacts folder.

When you try to open Outlook 2000 what do you see? Have you looked for
errore in Event Viewer by typing eventvwr.msc in run box?

Have you tried the repair mechanism in Outlook 2000 which is Detect and
Repair?

Also I'd run SFC . Type cmd in search box above start button>rt. click
it>run as admin>and at cmd prompt type sfc /scannow.

CH

 

[Mellowed]

Chad, Sorry it took so long to get back to you.

I have never used Outlook for email in the past. Only Outlook Express. The
problem is that Outlook keeps bringing up the error message unable to find
WAB.DLL. I don't know why this happens and it is making Outlook useless.

This PC is a new home built system with clean installs for everything. The
primary components are:
Vista Ultimate
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 mobo. 2 gb ram
E6600 CPU
Nvidia 7950GT
Office 2000 using Word, Excel, Outlook and Access
Win Mail imported my address book OK

I did a copy/paste of my old PST file to bring Outlook up to day. It
copyied OK and Outlook looks normal.
The problem is when I try to make new entries. I get the error msg about
WAB.DLL. It doesn't make sense.

I can't find the Outlook 2000 Detect and Repair. Where is that buried?

I checked Event Viewer. There are lots of error codes as far as I can tell
related to incompatible old software such as Nero, Scanner Drivers, Printer
drivers, etc. Nothing related to Outlook.

I'd be grateful if we can just get Outlook 2000 working and get rid of that
awful WAB.DLL error code.

 

[Guest]

I've had the same problem, now un-installed outlook and using windows mail.
Obviously another Bill Gates commercial decision to force people to upgrade
to Outlook 2007.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Use the Outlook from Office 2003.
Office 2003 is the oldest Office version that fully works under Vista.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Peter Foldes]

Besides it can be done without any tools