Re: Old addresses keep coming back -- what a pain!

Hi Matt,

It is possible for a WAB file to become corrupted. You could try using a new
address book (Windows Address Book *.wab) file.

First, export the entries as a comma-separated values (.csv) file. Groups
cannot be exported, but there are workarounds for saving these entries
separately as vCard files or copied to a free standing address book. Entries
created in the properties *** of a group folder cannot be saved as
separate address book files.

Rename the default book -- the location is given in the address book, Help
.... About. Keep the same (.wab) extension. A new default address book will
be created when Outlook Express is started. Import entries from the exported
CSV file or copy entries from book to book with both open.

More Information
http://home.earthlink.net/~kuaytim/exportwab.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
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"Matt O'Toole" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O7dEmB8aFHA.3384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PA Bear wrote:

> Is MS Outlook (or MS Office) also installed?

No. I have never installed Office on this computer.

> Do you have this Registry key?...
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER
> \Software
> \Microsoft
> \WAB
> \WAB4

Yes.

> If not, STOP; If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook and is its
> value set to 1 (one)?

No, it's not there.

> If not, STOP; If so, Address Book is configured to share contacts with
> Outlook, even if you don't use it (can happen with the install of
> Office). Change the value to 0 (zero), Address Book should be
> available to you and all should be well. (If that DWORD is not
> present, don't create it, and don't alter any other DWORD values.)
>
> Note that any changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while
> sharing was enabled will not be available (displayed) in Address Book
> when sharing is disabled.
>
> cf. http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#share
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=191946

I didn't see anything that looked relevent in those links -- my WAB loads
and
works fine. The problem is OE regurgitating old addresses.

Matt O.


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> Matt O'Toole wrote:
>> I'm having trouble with another stupid bug in Outlook Express. Old
>> addresses that were deleted from my address book keep coming back.
>> When I send a new message, I get a dialog box asking me to select
>> from a list of addresses, including the old deleted ones. So I have
>> to open my address book manually, and click through a couple of
>> screens to find the correct, current one. This is a real pain. How
>> do I fix it, short of switching to a better email program? How do I
>> make those old addresses go away, once and for all?
>>
>> Matt O.



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