Problem with Address Book

[William Gower]

When I try to open my address book, I get an error saying that

The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
with this address list could not be opened blah blah

I click ok. It opens up the Address book.

I open the combo box "Show Names from the: I have four contacts listed in
the combo box. The last one is the only one that has contacts in it. How
do I get rid of the other contacts that are invalid and associate the last
one with my address book?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

See if you can remove them from your address book by Tools-> E-mail
Accounts. Otherwise remove the Address Book service from your profile,
restart Outlook and add the service again.

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You would permit us to answer by providing your Outlook version.
Always provide your Outlook version when you post a question.

 

[Ken->]

I didn't ask the original question, but I was going to if somebody else
hadn't.
I'm using WinXP and Outlook2003
Ken

You would permit us to answer by providing your Outlook version.
Always provide your Outlook version when you post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I try to open my address book, I get an error saying that

The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
with this address list could not be opened blah blah

I click ok. It opens up the Address book.

I open the combo box "Show Names from the: I have four contacts listed
in the combo box. The last one is the only one that has contacts in it.
How do I get rid of the other contacts that are invalid and associate the
last one with my address book?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Remove the invalid entries to Contacts Folders here:
Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or address
books > Outlook Address Book > Change. >

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I didn't ask the original question, but I was going to if somebody else
hadn't.
I'm using WinXP and Outlook2003
Ken

You would permit us to answer by providing your Outlook version.
Always provide your Outlook version when you post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I try to open my address book, I get an error saying that

The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
with this address list could not be opened blah blah

I click ok. It opens up the Address book.

I open the combo box "Show Names from the: I have four contacts listed
in the combo box. The last one is the only one that has contacts in it.
How do I get rid of the other contacts that are invalid and associate
the last one with my address book?

 

[Ken->]

Russ,
That fixed it. Thank you for explicit instructions that even I could follow.
Ken

Remove the invalid entries to Contacts Folders here:
Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or address
books > Outlook Address Book > Change. >

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I didn't ask the original question, but I was going to if somebody else
hadn't.
I'm using WinXP and Outlook2003
Ken

You would permit us to answer by providing your Outlook version.
Always provide your Outlook version when you post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I try to open my address book, I get an error saying that

The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder
associated with this address list could not be opened blah blah

I click ok. It opens up the Address book.

I open the combo box "Show Names from the: I have four contacts listed
in the combo box. The last one is the only one that has contacts in
it. How do I get rid of the other contacts that are invalid and
associate the last one with my address book?

 

[Rich]

Excellent Advice...I was able to fix a problem that's daunted me for
years!!!

Rich

Russ,
That fixed it. Thank you for explicit instructions that even I could
follow.
Ken

Remove the invalid entries to Contacts Folders here:
Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or address
books > Outlook Address Book > Change. >

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I didn't ask the original question, but I was going to if somebody else
hadn't.
I'm using WinXP and Outlook2003
Ken

You would permit us to answer by providing your Outlook version.
Always provide your Outlook version when you post a question.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I try to open my address book, I get an error saying that

The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder
associated with this address list could not be opened blah blah

I click ok. It opens up the Address book.

I open the combo box "Show Names from the: I have four contacts
listed in the combo box. The last one is the only one that has
contacts in it. How do I get rid of the other contacts that are
invalid and associate the last one with my address book?