Missing Contacts

[Guest]

Earlier, I posted a question about a problem I was having with Contacts. I
have never resolved the problem, so this is a repost.

I am using Outlook 2003. I have set my default email/contact folder to C:\My
Documents\My Outlook.

I have several email addresses/contact information stored. For some reason,
this information is not present in the contact database when I click on the
Contacts icon at the lower left side of the Outlook screen. This icon is
located under the Mail, Personal folders, All folders windows. lis beneath
the Mail and Calendar Icons.

If I click the "New" Button (or Ctrl+N) to create a new email, then click on
the "To...) icon to the left of the email address line, it opens up the
contact list. The contact list is empty.

However, I have noticed that in the contact list that is opened there is a
window to the upper right hand side that is labled "Show names from the:".
When I click on the pull down arrow, there are three files. One is the
Outlook Address Book. The onter two files named are both named "Contact". The
first file has all of my contacts in it. The second (which is the default) is
the empty one.

How can I copy all of the files from the first file labeled Contact, to the
second (default) file labled Contact? Or, how can I make the first file
labled Contact the default file?

Thanks for all input that you have.

Have a great weekend!

 

[DL]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
maybe
Sounds also though you may have corrupted your profile in the move of the
pst to its new location

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Open the Address Book by Tools-> Address Book
In Address Book choose Tools-> Options
At the top select which address list you want to show first.

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


-----
Earlier, I posted a question about a problem I was having with Contacts. I
have never resolved the problem, so this is a repost.

I am using Outlook 2003. I have set my default email/contact folder to C:\My
Documents\My Outlook.

I have several email addresses/contact information stored. For some reason,
this information is not present in the contact database when I click on the
Contacts icon at the lower left side of the Outlook screen. This icon is
located under the Mail, Personal folders, All folders windows. lis beneath
the Mail and Calendar Icons.

If I click the "New" Button (or Ctrl+N) to create a new email, then click on
the "To...) icon to the left of the email address line, it opens up the
contact list. The contact list is empty.

However, I have noticed that in the contact list that is opened there is a
window to the upper right hand side that is labled "Show names from the:".
When I click on the pull down arrow, there are three files. One is the
Outlook Address Book. The onter two files named are both named "Contact".
The
first file has all of my contacts in it. The second (which is the default)
is
the empty one.

How can I copy all of the files from the first file labeled Contact, to the
second (default) file labled Contact? Or, how can I make the first file
labled Contact the default file?

Thanks for all input that you have.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick responses.

Roady,

I have done as you suggested, and now the addresses show up when I click on
the "TO" button in Word when I am creating an email.

Now, if only I could copy and paste those stored addresses to my Contacts
list in Outlook that would be great. Any suggestions how I can do this?

Again, thanks.
Ed

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Which stored contacts where?

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


-----
Thanks for the quick responses.

Roady,

I have done as you suggested, and now the addresses show up when I click on
the "TO" button in Word when I am creating an email.

Now, if only I could copy and paste those stored addresses to my Contacts
list in Outlook that would be great. Any suggestions how I can do this?

Again, thanks.
Ed

 

[Guest]

I don't know where they are stored. All I know is that when I click on the
"To:" button in MicroSoft Word (my default email composer) I see a list of
all of my email information. That information is not stored in the Contact
list in Outlook. I am wanting to copy that information into my Outlook
Contact database.

It could be stored somewhere in a Word sub-directory, since Outlook opens up
Word when I compose an email.

Regards,
Ed

Which stored contacts where?

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


-----
Thanks for the quick responses.

Roady,

I have done as you suggested, and now the addresses show up when I click on
the "TO" button in Word when I am creating an email.

Now, if only I could copy and paste those stored addresses to my Contacts
list in Outlook that would be great. Any suggestions how I can do this?

Again, thanks.
Ed

Open the Address Book by Tools-> Address Book
In Address Book choose Tools-> Options
At the top select which address list you want to show first.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Earlier, I posted a question about a problem I was having with Contacts. I
have never resolved the problem, so this is a repost.

I am using Outlook 2003. I have set my default email/contact folder to
C:\My
Documents\My Outlook.

I have several email addresses/contact information stored. For some
reason,
this information is not present in the contact database when I click on
the
Contacts icon at the lower left side of the Outlook screen. This icon is
located under the Mail, Personal folders, All folders windows. lis beneath
the Mail and Calendar Icons.

If I click the "New" Button (or Ctrl+N) to create a new email, then click
on
the "To...) icon to the left of the email address line, it opens up the
contact list. The contact list is empty.

However, I have noticed that in the contact list that is opened there is a
window to the upper right hand side that is labled "Show names from the:".
When I click on the pull down arrow, there are three files. One is the
Outlook Address Book. The onter two files named are both named "Contact".
The
first file has all of my contacts in it. The second (which is the default)
is
the empty one.

How can I copy all of the files from the first file labeled Contact, to
the
second (default) file labled Contact? Or, how can I make the first file
labled Contact the default file?

Thanks for all input that you have.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Guest]

After reading your last email, I got to thinking, and I came up with a
solution. I had saved my outlook.pst file to a cd.

I made a copy of my outlook.pst file and named it copy of outlook.pst. I
then copied my outlook.pst file from the cd and overwote the outlook.pst file
in my "My Documents\My Outlook" folder that is the default folder for my
outlook.pst data file.

Then I started Outlook. The old email addresses were in the Contacts file. I
then exported the files to a personal folder (.pst) file labeled outlook
backup.pst. Next, I used windows explorer to go to the C:\My Documents\My
Outlook folder, and deleted the outlook.pst file. I then renamed the outlook
backup.pst file to outlook.pst.

Next, I restarted Outlook. Then I imported the outlook backup.pst file into
Outlook. All of my current email was intact, and the contact list was
imported. Problem solved.

Thank you for sparking my thinking cells. I hope this post helps others with
similar problems.

Have a great weekend!.
Ed

Which stored contacts where?

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


-----
Thanks for the quick responses.

Roady,

I have done as you suggested, and now the addresses show up when I click on
the "TO" button in Word when I am creating an email.

Now, if only I could copy and paste those stored addresses to my Contacts
list in Outlook that would be great. Any suggestions how I can do this?

Again, thanks.
Ed

Open the Address Book by Tools-> Address Book
In Address Book choose Tools-> Options
At the top select which address list you want to show first.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Earlier, I posted a question about a problem I was having with Contacts. I
have never resolved the problem, so this is a repost.

I am using Outlook 2003. I have set my default email/contact folder to
C:\My
Documents\My Outlook.

I have several email addresses/contact information stored. For some
reason,
this information is not present in the contact database when I click on
the
Contacts icon at the lower left side of the Outlook screen. This icon is
located under the Mail, Personal folders, All folders windows. lis beneath
the Mail and Calendar Icons.

If I click the "New" Button (or Ctrl+N) to create a new email, then click
on
the "To...) icon to the left of the email address line, it opens up the
contact list. The contact list is empty.

However, I have noticed that in the contact list that is opened there is a
window to the upper right hand side that is labled "Show names from the:".
When I click on the pull down arrow, there are three files. One is the
Outlook Address Book. The onter two files named are both named "Contact".
The
first file has all of my contacts in it. The second (which is the default)
is
the empty one.

How can I copy all of the files from the first file labeled Contact, to
the
second (default) file labled Contact? Or, how can I make the first file
labled Contact the default file?

Thanks for all input that you have.

Have a great weekend!

 

[DL]

You were lucky;
overwriting a pst often causes corruption.
using Import or Export on a pst often leads to data loss
The OL pst can be named anything you like (within usual file naming
parameters)

After reading your last email, I got to thinking, and I came up with a
solution. I had saved my outlook.pst file to a cd.

I made a copy of my outlook.pst file and named it copy of outlook.pst. I
then copied my outlook.pst file from the cd and overwote the outlook.pst file
in my "My Documents\My Outlook" folder that is the default folder for my
outlook.pst data file.

Then I started Outlook. The old email addresses were in the Contacts file. I
then exported the files to a personal folder (.pst) file labeled outlook
backup.pst. Next, I used windows explorer to go to the C:\My Documents\My
Outlook folder, and deleted the outlook.pst file. I then renamed the outlook
backup.pst file to outlook.pst.

Next, I restarted Outlook. Then I imported the outlook backup.pst file into
Outlook. All of my current email was intact, and the contact list was
imported. Problem solved.

Thank you for sparking my thinking cells. I hope this post helps others with
similar problems.

Have a great weekend!.
Ed

Which stored contacts where?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Thanks for the quick responses.

Roady,

I have done as you suggested, and now the addresses show up when I click on
the "TO" button in Word when I am creating an email.

Now, if only I could copy and paste those stored addresses to my Contacts
list in Outlook that would be great. Any suggestions how I can do this?

Again, thanks.
Ed

Open the Address Book by Tools-> Address Book
In Address Book choose Tools-> Options
At the top select which address list you want to show first.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----
Earlier, I posted a question about a problem I was having with Contacts. I
have never resolved the problem, so this is a repost.

I am using Outlook 2003. I have set my default email/contact folder to
C:\My
Documents\My Outlook.

I have several email addresses/contact information stored. For some
reason,
this information is not present in the contact database when I click on
the
Contacts icon at the lower left side of the Outlook screen. This icon is
located under the Mail, Personal folders, All folders windows. lis beneath
the Mail and Calendar Icons.

If I click the "New" Button (or Ctrl+N) to create a new email, then click
on
the "To...) icon to the left of the email address line, it opens up the
contact list. The contact list is empty.

However, I have noticed that in the contact list that is opened there is a
window to the upper right hand side that is labled "Show names from the:".
When I click on the pull down arrow, there are three files. One is the
Outlook Address Book. The onter two files named are both named "Contact".
The
first file has all of my contacts in it. The second (which is the default)
is
the empty one.

How can I copy all of the files from the first file labeled Contact, to
the
second (default) file labled Contact? Or, how can I make the first file
labled Contact the default file?

Thanks for all input that you have.

Have a great weekend!