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I recently installed MSOff2003Pro primarily to use Outlook as my e-mail
handler. I mistakenly added a few erroneous e-mail addresses and now cannot
expunge them from Outlook. They are no longer in Contacts and a global
search for the address does not find them, but they sometimes show up as a
typeahead option when I am entering an e-mail address in a new message.
WHERE are they hiding that an advanced search in the "subject and notes
fields" of my whole personal folders for any type of Outlook object does not
find them??? Do I have to destroy my pst files and rebuild them??

How can I prevent Outlook from saving (somewhere) the e-mail addresses I
don't want it to take off of my emails??

Thanks, njmeatball 20070123
 
The below response from Robert was in response to someone wanting to get
them back! - see email in this forum from 01/22 6.41 I assume deleting the
..nk2 file would get rid off the memorized cache?? - you will of course back
it up first :) -

If you still have the nk2 file of the profile you can use these utitlities;
http://www.ingressor.com/
http://www.nk2.info/

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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____________________________
What could possibly go wrong?

Michaele BA MCSE
Systems Admin.
http://www.northcoastcomputers.com
 
The below response from Robert was in response to someone wanting to get
them back! - see email in this forum from 01/22 6.41 I assume deleting the
..nk2 file would get rid off the memorized cache?? - you will of course back
it up first :) -

If you still have the nk2 file of the profile you can use these utitlities;
http://www.ingressor.com/
http://www.nk2.info/

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


--
____________________________
What could possibly go wrong?

Michaele BA MCSE
Systems Admin.
http://www.northcoastcomputers.com
 
The below response from Robert was in response to someone wanting to get
them back! - see email in this forum from 01/22 6.41 I assume deleting the
..nk2 file would get rid off the memorized cache?? - you will of course back
it up first :) -

If you still have the nk2 file of the profile you can use these utitlities;
http://www.ingressor.com/
http://www.nk2.info/

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


--
____________________________
What could possibly go wrong?

Michaele BA MCSE
Systems Admin.
http://www.northcoastcomputers.com
 
Thanks for your response; I appreciate it very much.

I located the nk2 file in document & settings right where it belongs. I
downloaded and installed nk2.info.exe and ran it. The offending e-mail
address was NOT found. I re-opend Outlook and started a new e-mail and got
the offending e-mail address. what is the downside of deleting this nk2
file?? Is ingressor that much more powerful than nk2.info.exe that it might
find the file?? Is it possible that Outlook is opening two nk2 files in two
locations (I have a parallel hard drive for backup purposes)??

Thanks again for your help. njmeatball 20070124

DaShard said:
If you still have the nk2 file of the profile you can use these utitlities;
http://www.ingressor.com/
http://www.nk2.info/

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


--
____________________________
What could possibly go wrong?

Michaele BA MCSE
Systems Admin.
http://www.northcoastcomputers.com
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njmeatball said:
I recently installed MSOff2003Pro primarily to use Outlook as my e-mail
handler. I mistakenly added a few erroneous e-mail addresses and now
cannot
expunge them from Outlook. They are no longer in Contacts and a global
search for the address does not find them, but they sometimes show up as a
typeahead option when I am entering an e-mail address in a new message.
WHERE are they hiding that an advanced search in the "subject and notes
fields" of my whole personal folders for any type of Outlook object does
not
find them??? Do I have to destroy my pst files and rebuild them??

How can I prevent Outlook from saving (somewhere) the e-mail addresses I
don't want it to take off of my emails??

Thanks, njmeatball 20070123
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I am not sure that you have an answer yet.

To remove a name from the cache, use the down arrow and your delete key on
the keyboard.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we
can find information on it.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson
 
many strange things happen :)

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we
can find information on it.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson
 
.....especially when using NK2.info.exe.

| many strange things happen :)
|
| Judy Gleeson
| MVP Outlook
| Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
| www.acorntraining.com.au
| Canberra, Australia
|
| Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we
| can find information on it.
| Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson
| | > Thanks, Ms. Gleeson, that appears to have eliminated the name/e-mail
| > address
| > from showing up when I start a new e-mail to this person. It is strange
| > that
| > the errant address did not show up in the list when I viewed it with
| > nk2.info.exe??
| >
| > Thanks again. njmeatball
| >
| > "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:
| >
| >> I am not sure that you have an answer yet.
| >>
| >> To remove a name from the cache, use the down arrow and your delete key
| >> on
| >> the keyboard.
| >>
| >> I hope this helps you at least a little bit!
| >>
| >> Judy Gleeson
| >> MVP Outlook
| >> Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
| >> www.acorntraining.com.au
| >> Canberra, Australia
| >>
| >> Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where
| >> we
| >> can find information on it.
| >> Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson
| >> | >> >I recently installed MSOff2003Pro primarily to use Outlook as my e-mail
| >> > handler. I mistakenly added a few erroneous e-mail addresses and now
| >> > cannot
| >> > expunge them from Outlook. They are no longer in Contacts and a global
| >> > search for the address does not find them, but they sometimes show up
| >> > as a
| >> > typeahead option when I am entering an e-mail address in a new message.
| >> > WHERE are they hiding that an advanced search in the "subject and notes
| >> > fields" of my whole personal folders for any type of Outlook object
| >> > does
| >> > not
| >> > find them??? Do I have to destroy my pst files and rebuild them??
| >> >
| >> > How can I prevent Outlook from saving (somewhere) the e-mail addresses
| >> > I
| >> > don't want it to take off of my emails??
| >> >
| >> > Thanks, njmeatball 20070123
| >>
| >>
| >>
|
|
 

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