Contacts Into Address Book in Outlook 2007

[Guest]

I previously used the version of Outlook in Office XP. Recently got a new
computer, with Vista and Office 2007, including Outlook 2007. I used Vista's
Easy Transfer to move files from the old machine into Vista, including
Outlook files--Contacts, calendar, e-mails, etc. The transfer worked OK.
But, when I open the Contact folder's Properties and click on the Address
Book tab, the check box to "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
grayed-out. So I can't use my Contacts to populate the address book. Any
way to fix this?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I previously used the version of Outlook in Office XP. Recently got
a new computer, with Vista and Office 2007, including Outlook 2007.
I used Vista's Easy Transfer to move files from the old machine into
Vista, including Outlook files--Contacts, calendar, e-mails, etc.

The Vista Easy Transfer Wizard does not handle Outlook data well, as has
been documented in these Outlook newsgroups since Vista was first released.

The transfer worked OK. But, when I open the Contact folder's
Properties and click on the Address Book tab, the check box to "Show
this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is grayed-out. So I can't use
my Contacts to populate the address book. Any way to fix this?

Fix the Outlook Address Book service in your mail profile. If it's not
there, add it. If is is there, create a new mail profile, since OL 2007
won't let you delete it and readd it, according to reports.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply. Can you be more specific? How do I find my current
mail profile and how do I create a new one?

Joe

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks for your reply. Can you be more specific? How do I find my
current mail profile and how do I create a new one?

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick response.

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm