Contacts and WAB

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Peter Sparrow

I do not understand the difference between the contacts folder in Outlook
and the WAB. Are they the same thing? If not, can they be the same thing?
Can the one automatically update the other? Are both required? I need some
poop on this.
Thanks muchly.
Peter

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I can be contacted by any, or all, of the following means -
E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
Snail Mail: Answers in Genesis, 1 Cross St, Lockleys, South Australia, 5032
Phone: (08) 8354-2199
Fax: (08) 8354-0700

If all the above fail, we are probably on ministry interstate so try -
Mobile: 0408-753-381

Still no joy! You had better contact Head Office, they always tell me where
to go.
Snail Mail: Answers in Genesis, PO Box 6302, Acacia Ridge DC, Queensland,
Australia, 4110
Phone: (07) 3273-7650
Fax: (07) 3273-7672
Web Site: www.AnswersInGenesis.org
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The Windows Address Book is an operating system address book utility that
stores its information in a *.wab file. It is the Address Book used by
Outlook Express but is separate from Outlook unless specifically configured
to share with Outlook (see below).

The Outlook Address Book is a service within Outlook that displays the
contents of Outlook's Contacts Folder(s). There is no actual data in the
Outlook
Address Book. Rather, the information it displays resides in Outlook's
information store (i.e., the *.pst file or on an Exchange mailbox). In
Outlook 98/2000 Corp/Workgroup mode and in Outlook 2002, the OAB is uses the
MAPI engine to show the Contacts Folder. In Outlook 98/2000 the "Internet
Mail Only" mode, the Outlook Address Book Service uses the Windows Address
Book engine to display the Contacts Folder--so it looks and behaves more
like the Windows Address Book than the Outlook Address Book and is missing
some of the features of the full MAPI-based OAB. When a using IMO mode of
Outlook, the Windows Address Book can be configured to show the Outlook
Contacts instead of the *.wab in Tools > Options. Also, in Corp/Workgroup
mode or in Outlook 2002 and 2003, the WAB can be forced to show the Outlook
Contacts
Folder by changing a registry setting
(http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm). You could use that
technique to keep your Outlook Contacts Folder and Windows Address Book
synchronized.

The Personal Address Book is an older, largely outdated address book file in
which Outlook could also store information. It has been replaced by the
Outlook Address Book Service/Contacts Folder.
 
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