Use Outlook 2000, but Outlook Express Error

[William J. Lunsford]

I never use Outlook Express. I use only Outlook 2000, but I am getting an
Outlook Express error: "The Address Book failed to load. Outlook Express is
incorrectly configured, please re-install." In spite of that, my address
book in Outlook 2000 opens normally after I close the error message. How do
I get rid of the error message?

I am using XP HE, SP3 with all available updates. This has been happening
since I did a restore recently from an Acronis image. Everything else has
been working fine since restoring from the image.

Bill

 

[K. Orland]

Did you set Microsoft Outlook as your default client in IE?

 

[William J. Lunsford]

Thanks for replying. Yes, I did that.

Bill

Did you set Microsoft Outlook as your default client in IE?

 

[Peter Foldes]

William

Are you sure that is the error. This error shows up with Outlook 2000 installed on
Vista and has nothing to do with Outlook Express

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/vista.htm

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Are you using IMO mode? See help, about to check.

how old was the image file?

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[William J. Lunsford]

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am using Internet Mail Only mode. The image
was less than two months old.

Bill

Are you using IMO mode? See help, about to check.

how old was the image file?

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I never use Outlook Express. I use only Outlook 2000, but I am getting an
Outlook Express error: "The Address Book failed to load. Outlook Express
is incorrectly configured, please re-install." In spite of that, my
address book in Outlook 2000 opens normally after I close the error
message. How do I get rid of the error message?

I am using XP HE, SP3 with all available updates. This has been
happening since I did a restore recently from an Acronis image.
Everything else has been working fine since restoring from the image.

Bill

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Ok. You get that error because you are using the WAB from OE.

Have you looked at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777 (wab is read only)
or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946 (location of pst has changed).

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Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am using Internet Mail Only mode. The
image was less than two months old.

Bill

Are you using IMO mode? See help, about to check.

how old was the image file?

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I never use Outlook Express. I use only Outlook 2000, but I am getting
an Outlook Express error: "The Address Book failed to load. Outlook
Express is incorrectly configured, please re-install." In spite of
that, my address book in Outlook 2000 opens normally after I close the
error message. How do I get rid of the error message?

I am using XP HE, SP3 with all available updates. This has been
happening since I did a restore recently from an Acronis image.
Everything else has been working fine since restoring from the image.

Bill

 

[William J. Lunsford]

Thank you. A search for "*.wab" indicated no results. I did find
"outlook.pst" at c:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook. There is also a much smaller "archive.pst".
Neither of those files is read only. Everything I have read applies to
older operating systems, not XP.

Bill

Ok. You get that error because you are using the WAB from OE.

Have you looked at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777 (wab is read
only) or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946 (location of pst has
changed).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am using Internet Mail Only mode. The
image was less than two months old.

Bill

Are you using IMO mode? See help, about to check.

how old was the image file?

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Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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I never use Outlook Express. I use only Outlook 2000, but I am getting
an Outlook Express error: "The Address Book failed to load. Outlook
Express is incorrectly configured, please re-install." In spite of
that, my address book in Outlook 2000 opens normally after I close the
error message. How do I get rid of the error message?

I am using XP HE, SP3 with all available updates. This has been
happening since I did a restore recently from an Acronis image.
Everything else has been working fine since restoring from the image.

Bill

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

The wab is not in the outlook folder - offhand, I'm not sure where it is
supposed to be - http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm says there isn't one
when outlook is set to share contacts (as it is with IMO mode). Maybe
something at that page will get you pointed in the right direction though or
you may need to register the wab.exe file.


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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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Thank you. A search for "*.wab" indicated no results. I did find
"outlook.pst" at c:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook. There is also a much smaller
"archive.pst". Neither of those files is read only. Everything I have
read applies to older operating systems, not XP.

Bill

Ok. You get that error because you are using the WAB from OE.

Have you looked at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777 (wab is read
only) or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946 (location of pst has
changed).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am using Internet Mail Only mode. The
image was less than two months old.

Bill

Are you using IMO mode? See help, about to check.

how old was the image file?

--
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Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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I never use Outlook Express. I use only Outlook 2000, but I am getting
an Outlook Express error: "The Address Book failed to load. Outlook
Express is incorrectly configured, please re-install." In spite of
that, my address book in Outlook 2000 opens normally after I close the
error message. How do I get rid of the error message?

I am using XP HE, SP3 with all available updates. This has been
happening since I did a restore recently from an Acronis image.
Everything else has been working fine since restoring from the image.

Bill

 

[William J. Lunsford]

I just tried using Outlook Express. My emails, address book, newsgroups,
etc., were there when I opened it. I changed it to my default and
everything worked normally without any error messages. When I returned to
Outlook and changed it back to my default, I received the error message
again. Now,I am back in Outlook Express where I am writing this now and
receiving no error message.

Bill

The wab is not in the outlook folder - offhand, I'm not sure where it is
supposed to be - http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm says there isn't
one when outlook is set to share contacts (as it is with IMO mode). Maybe
something at that page will get you pointed in the right direction though
or you may need to register the wab.exe file.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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Thank you. A search for "*.wab" indicated no results. I did find
"outlook.pst" at c:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook. There is also a much
smaller "archive.pst". Neither of those files is read only. Everything I
have read applies to older operating systems, not XP.

Bill

Ok. You get that error because you are using the WAB from OE.

Have you looked at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777 (wab is read
only) or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946 (location of pst has
changed).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am using Internet Mail Only mode. The
image was less than two months old.

Bill

Are you using IMO mode? See help, about to check.

how old was the image file?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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I never use Outlook Express. I use only Outlook 2000, but I am
getting an Outlook Express error: "The Address Book failed to load.
Outlook Express is incorrectly configured, please re-install." In
spite of that, my address book in Outlook 2000 opens normally after I
close the error message. How do I get rid of the error message?

I am using XP HE, SP3 with all available updates. This has been
happening since I did a restore recently from an Acronis image.
Everything else has been working fine since restoring from the image.

Bill