Outlook Address/ Contact List errors

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Phil

Folks, When I go to use my address book (to:) or select
the contacts from my shortcut list I receive the following
errors:
Contact List: "Unable to display the folder. Microsoft
Outlook could not access the specified folder location.
The folder no longer exists."
Address Book:"The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could
not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you
do not have permissions. For information on hoe to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book..."
I am the administrator on my system running W2k (SP4) and
have never moved the address or contact folder.
If I select the contacts list from my folder list the list
of contacts appears.
How in the world did I correct this?
Is it just a matter of (re)creating a new folder or do I
have to (re)enter all my contacts when prompted after
clicking OK on the address book error message?
 
Version: Outlokk XP (2002)
Can I move the contacts directly to the New Personal
Address Book?
Phil
-----Original Message-----
Just reconfigure your Outlook Address Book.
You failed to post your Outlook version.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Folks, When I go to use my address book (to:) or select
the contacts from my shortcut list I receive the following
errors:
Contact List: "Unable to display the folder. Microsoft
Outlook could not access the specified folder location.
The folder no longer exists."
Address Book:"The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could
not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you
do not have permissions. For information on hoe to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book..."
I am the administrator on my system running W2k (SP4) and
have never moved the address or contact folder.
If I select the contacts list from my folder list the list
of contacts appears.
How in the world did I correct this?
Is it just a matter of (re)creating a new folder or do I
have to (re)enter all my contacts when prompted after
clicking OK on the address book error message?
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No. By all means, do not throw a PAB into the mix. It was replaced by the
Outlook Address Book years ago.

It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to "lose track" of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or update
your Outlook version or OS. Use the following steps to reset the connection.
Note that in some instances you may actually have to remove the Outlook
Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook, and then re-add it
before you can get it to work.

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Phil said:
Version: Outlokk XP (2002)
Can I move the contacts directly to the New Personal
Address Book?
Phil
-----Original Message-----
Just reconfigure your Outlook Address Book.
You failed to post your Outlook version.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Folks, When I go to use my address book (to:) or select
the contacts from my shortcut list I receive the following
errors:
Contact List: "Unable to display the folder. Microsoft
Outlook could not access the specified folder location.
The folder no longer exists."
Address Book:"The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could
not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you
do not have permissions. For information on hoe to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book..."
I am the administrator on my system running W2k (SP4) and
have never moved the address or contact folder.
If I select the contacts list from my folder list the list
of contacts appears.
How in the world did I correct this?
Is it just a matter of (re)creating a new folder or do I
have to (re)enter all my contacts when prompted after
clicking OK on the address book error message?
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