Outlook Contacts

[april]

I have all my contacts listed under Address Book Ver 6.0 which is a .wab
file format. If I was to put all the contacts under "Shared Contacts" in
Address Book, would this allow me to view these contacts in Outlook 2002? I
want to be able to view and amend the contacts under Address Book as well as
in Outlook 2002.

I hope that you can assist me.
Thank you.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No version of Outlook has ever used the WAB, nor can the WAB be shared with
Outlook.
Outlook 2000 in IMO mode did allow Outlook to share its Contacts Folder with
the WAB, but never the converse.
To view your WAB contacts in Outlook, you must import them from Outlook
Express into Outlook.

 

[april]

I am planning to import my current WAB file into Outlook, but then if I do
use OE Adress Book, I would like the address book to be update in Outlook.
Do you know how I enable sharing in OE so that I will be able to amend/view
my contacts not only in OE but in Outlook?

No version of Outlook has ever used the WAB, nor can the WAB be shared
with Outlook.
Outlook 2000 in IMO mode did allow Outlook to share its Contacts Folder
with the WAB, but never the converse.
To view your WAB contacts in Outlook, you must import them from Outlook
Express into Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have all my contacts listed under Address Book Ver 6.0 which is a .wab
file format. If I was to put all the contacts under "Shared Contacts" in
Address Book, would this allow me to view these contacts in Outlook 2002?
I want to be able to view and amend the contacts under Address Book as
well as in Outlook 2002.

I hope that you can assist me.
Thank you.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook 2002 permits you to do that only with a reg hack. Later versions do
not even permit that.
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

Note, that for some versions you may have to hack a different key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am planning to import my current WAB file into Outlook, but then if I do
use OE Adress Book, I would like the address book to be update in Outlook.
Do you know how I enable sharing in OE so that I will be able to amend/view
my contacts not only in OE but in Outlook?

No version of Outlook has ever used the WAB, nor can the WAB be shared
with Outlook.
Outlook 2000 in IMO mode did allow Outlook to share its Contacts Folder
with the WAB, but never the converse.
To view your WAB contacts in Outlook, you must import them from Outlook
Express into Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have all my contacts listed under Address Book Ver 6.0 which is a .wab
file format. If I was to put all the contacts under "Shared Contacts" in
Address Book, would this allow me to view these contacts in Outlook 2002?
I want to be able to view and amend the contacts under Address Book as
well as in Outlook 2002.

I hope that you can assist me.
Thank you.

 

[april]

Currently I do not have HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4 with a
DWORD key as I wanted to clarify the following with you.

At the moment, I have HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\WAB FILE
NAME in the registry. I think this is the Default Store location. When I
do enter the DWORD key, as above, what should I do with the WAB FILE NAME
key? Can I still leave OE as my default mail client. Later I am planning
to change the default mail client to Outlook. Currently I use OE for my POP
account as well as my ISP mail accounts.

Can you please let me know if I do turn on sharing that I will be able to
enter contacts both in OE and Outlook, this will be viewable both in OE and
also Outlook?

Thank you.

Outlook 2002 permits you to do that only with a reg hack. Later versions
do not even permit that.
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

Note, that for some versions you may have to hack a different key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am planning to import my current WAB file into Outlook, but then if I
do use OE Adress Book, I would like the address book to be update in
Outlook. Do you know how I enable sharing in OE so that I will be able to
amend/view my contacts not only in OE but in Outlook?

No version of Outlook has ever used the WAB, nor can the WAB be shared
with Outlook.
Outlook 2000 in IMO mode did allow Outlook to share its Contacts Folder
with the WAB, but never the converse.
To view your WAB contacts in Outlook, you must import them from Outlook
Express into Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have all my contacts listed under Address Book Ver 6.0 which is a .wab
file format. If I was to put all the contacts under "Shared Contacts"
in Address Book, would this allow me to view these contacts in Outlook
2002? I want to be able to view and amend the contacts under Address
Book as well as in Outlook 2002.

I hope that you can assist me.
Thank you.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Currently I do not have HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4
with a DWORD key as I wanted to clarify the following with you.

Read the instructions on the web page Russ cited.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Just create the new DWORD in the WAB4 folder and set its Value Data to 1.
You do nothing with the WAB File Name.
You should enter and edit all data only in your Outlook Contacts Folder, not
Outlook Express.
This hack will not work with Outlook 2007 or on Vista.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Currently I do not have HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4 with
a DWORD key as I wanted to clarify the following with you.

At the moment, I have HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\WAB
FILE NAME in the registry. I think this is the Default Store location.
When I do enter the DWORD key, as above, what should I do with the WAB
FILE NAME key? Can I still leave OE as my default mail client. Later I
am planning to change the default mail client to Outlook. Currently I use
OE for my POP account as well as my ISP mail accounts.

Can you please let me know if I do turn on sharing that I will be able to
enter contacts both in OE and Outlook, this will be viewable both in OE
and also Outlook?

Thank you.

Outlook 2002 permits you to do that only with a reg hack. Later versions
do not even permit that.
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm

Note, that for some versions you may have to hack a different key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am planning to import my current WAB file into Outlook, but then if I
do use OE Adress Book, I would like the address book to be update in
Outlook. Do you know how I enable sharing in OE so that I will be able to
amend/view my contacts not only in OE but in Outlook?

No version of Outlook has ever used the WAB, nor can the WAB be shared
with Outlook.
Outlook 2000 in IMO mode did allow Outlook to share its Contacts Folder
with the WAB, but never the converse.
To view your WAB contacts in Outlook, you must import them from Outlook
Express into Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have all my contacts listed under Address Book Ver 6.0 which is a
.wab file format. If I was to put all the contacts under "Shared
Contacts" in Address Book, would this allow me to view these contacts
in Outlook 2002? I want to be able to view and amend the contacts under
Address Book as well as in Outlook 2002.

I hope that you can assist me.
Thank you.