Re: Address Book sharing with other accounts??

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Thanks PA, worked perfectly...


"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e9kMPttIGHA.208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Paul, please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the
> newsgroup. It is /immensely/ helpful in a long, complicated threads such
> as this one to have all information in one place/post.
>
> 1. Create a new Address Book* via Start > Run > (type in) wab /New (note
> the space) > OK
>
> 2. Name it appropriately (e.g., Nokia.wab).
>
> 3. Enter your contacts manually or Copy/Paste them into it. Do NOT
> attempt any importing from another Address Book!
>
> 4. Point Nokia's synch manager (...) to Nokia.wab > ...
>
> *The page I referenced earlier contains all available "switches" (e.g.,
> 'wab /New') for Address Book:
>
> (All about) Address Book
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> PaulT wrote:
>> I think you hit on something PA Bear.. I went to properties of My Cell
>> Address book and went to where it told me the file was "C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Paul\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book\Paul.wab" . "Paul"
>> is what the default name for everything on our computer. And when I
>> opened the address book it is under sharing, the list reads Sharing then
>> under that is Main Identity's Contacts folder and under that is Paul's
>> Nokia Contacts folder. My wife's MS Outlook contacts are not in this
>> group nor are then included in the "Main Identity's Contacts so they are
>> definitly seperate. So I will start from scratch with your help (please
>> :) .. I removed the new identity I created in OE6 and removed the "Paul's
>> Nokia Contacts" folder.. Can you please tell me the correct way I should
>> go about creating a new account that would be completely seperate from
>> the others? Thank You again PA Bear..
> <paste>
> PA Bear wrote:
>> OK, you;'ve confirmed that sharing with Outlook is not enabled by
>> examining the Registry so let's back up a bit:
>>
>> > I started a new account with Outlook Express which when
>> > starting up OE you have to choose which account you want to
>> > log into and it has a separate e-mail address...
>>
>> Please confirm: In the same User Profile (AKA Log-on) as your other
>> identity/identities, you created a new *identity* (File > Identities >
>> Add
>> new identity), correct? Did you name this identity "My Cell"?
>>
>> > ...I started a
>> > new address book in this account for my contacts and even
>> > named "My Cell" so it could be distinguished separately from
>> > any other address book on our computer.
>>
>> How did you "[start] a new address book", please?
>>
>> When you create a new identity, a new Address Book for the identity is
>> also created by default. Also by default, it will have the same name as
>> does the identity (e.g., If your identity is named Paul, its Address Book
>> will be named Paul.wab).
>>
>> (All about) Address Book
>> http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm
>>
>> PaulT wrote:
>> > PA Bear, Thank You for hanging with me on this subject :), They are not
>> > sharing, contacts in my wifes MS Outlook are different then in our OE6
>> > "Main Account", as for my "My Cell" account I only entered 2 names and
>> > numbers until I get this figured out and neither name is in the MS
>> > Outlook or OE6 address books..
>> >
>> > > ...And is sharing with Outlook enabled?
>> > >
>> > > ...Have you looked at MyCell.wab's Shared Contacts folder and
>> > > compared
>> > > what's there to what downloaded into the cellphone?
>> > > --
>> > > PaulT wrote:
>> > > > Yes, when you set up the sync under "Settings" your choices are
>> > > > Outlook, Outlook Express and 3 different Lotus types address
>> > > > accounts (sorry off hand can't remember what versions of Lotus they
>> > > > list, never used Lotus).. "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> > > > message news:erz%23HJiIGHA.596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > Again, can you confirm from the cellphone's manual or Help files
>> > > > > that it
>> > > > > can synch with an OE Address Book (AKA Windows Address Book)?
>> > > > > Did
>> > > > > you "point it" to MyCell.wab?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > (Most cellphones and PDAs can only synch with Outlook Contacts
>> > > > > and
>> > > > > despite what you told it to do, I suspect it may have downloaded
>> > > > > Outlook Contacts instead.)
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Our MS Outlook contacts are different from our "Main" OE6
>> > > > > > address book
>> > > > >
>> > > > > And therein lies the rub: It's possible that they're *not*
>> > > > > different, if
>> > > > > sharing with Outlook is enabled. Do you have this Registry
>> > > > > key?... HKEY_CURRENT_USER
>> > > > > \Software
>> > > > > \Microsoft
>> > > > > \WAB
>> > > > > \WAB4
>> > > > >
>> > > > > If not, STOP; If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook (NB: no
>> > > > > space) and is its value set to 1 (one)?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > If not, STOP; If so, Address Book is configured to share contacts
>> > > > > with Outlook. (Can happen without notice upon installing Office,
>> > > > > Outlook or Outlook Updates.)
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Let's take another, somewhat related tack:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Open "My Cell" Address Book (mycell.wab) > View > Folders and
>> > > > > Groups (check)
>> > > > > > open to Shared Contacts* folder > Are all of the contacts that
>> > > > > > downloaded
>> > > > > into the cellphone listed here?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > *This is folder has nothing whatsoever to do with sharing
>> > > > > contacts
>> > > > > with Outlook, despite its name.
>> > > > > --
>> > > > > PaulT wrote:
>> > > > > > Our MS Outlook contacts are different from our "Main" OE6
>> > > > > > address book. When syncing my phone I went into the settings
>> > > > > > and told it to use "My Cell" address book as my contact file..
>> > > > > > It has a "Browse" button for finding the book and I took it
>> > > > > > right to "MY Cell" address book wab. and set it up.. still it
>> > > > > > downloa "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > > > > > news:%230SY4ZhIGHA.2912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > > Corrections in [brackets]. Sorry.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > But...
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Are you certain the [cellphone] can use the OE Address
>> > > > > > > > > Book (AKA
>> > > > > > > > > Windows Address Book)?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > IOW, are you certain that Outlook's Contacts isn't the only
>> > > > > > > database
>> > > > > > > that the cellphone can synch with?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > How did you "tell [your] phone to update (synch) with (the
>> > > > > > > Address Book named) "My Cell"?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > What I'd suppose is happening is (1) Address Book is
>> > > > > > > configured to share
>> > > > > > > contacts with Outlook and (2) the cellphone is synching with
>> > > > > > > and can
>> > > > > > > only synch with Outlook, so you're getting all of Outlook's
>> > > > > > > contacts, not just those in (Address Book named) My Cell.
>> > > > > > > --
>> > > > > > > PaulT wrote:
>> > > > > > > > Yes MS Outlook is installed and the Dell Axiom uses it for
>> > > > > > > > updating appointments, contacts, reminders and such..
>> > > > > > > > Seems the only way we could set up different account with
>> > > > > > > > MS
>> > > > > > > > Outlook to have log ons when booting into XP which we do
>> > > > > > > > not
>> > > > > > > > want to do, hence the reason I figured creating seperate
>> > > > > > > > OE6
>> > > > > > > > accounts would solve this problem..
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Is MS Outlook also installed?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Are you certain the [cellphone] can use the OE Address
>> > > > > > > > > Book (AKA
>> > > > > > > > > Windows Address Book)?
>> > > > > > > > > --
>> > > > > > > > > > My wife has our Outlook tied up with her contacts,
>> > > > > > > > > > appointments and such for her Dell PDA and my daughter
>> > > > > > > > > > and I bought new cell phones which will also keep our
>> > > > > > > > > > contacts and such except it only uses Outlook or
>> > > > > > > > > > Outlook
>> > > > > > > > > > express. So I started a new account with Outlook
>> > > > > > > > > > Express
>> > > > > > > > > > which when starting up OE you have to choose which
>> > > > > > > > > > account you want to log into and it has a separate
>> > > > > > > > > > e-mail address. I started a new address book in this
>> > > > > > > > > > account for my contacts and even named "My Cell" so it
>> > > > > > > > > > could be distinguished separately from any other
>> > > > > > > > > > address book on our computer.. Problem is when I told
>> > > > > > > > > > my phone to update with "My Cell" it uploaded all the
>> > > > > > > > > > addresses from our main account which is even named
>> > > > > > > > > > differently.. Any clues what's up with this?? Thanks
>> > > > > > > > > > all in advance..
>


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