Re: No addr book after KB914454

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Can I add myself to the list. I had the same problem. I too solved it by
using System Restore. Then I tried Windows Update Install a second time.
Again, the same problem - and the same solution. So, it would appear there
is a problem in the latest Update. Is there any way I can be informed that
the problem has been fixed by Microsoft, and that it is therefore safe to
install Updates again, as before?

AndrewS

"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Remove the Windows update 911567 via Add/Remove Programs.
Then check that your Automatic Updates setting to make sure that the same update
doesn't automatically download and install.Please read this before proceeding:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#14
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"bakachan" <bakachan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "Freudi"
|
| Apparently, the update to Outlook really does affect Outlook Express. I have
| the same problems as "not so big dave".
|
| Address Book gets lost and I was unable to send email (although I could
| receive it).
| I could type addresses in the Web browser but the MSN search in the Web
| browser was disablled.
|
| Uninstalled these updates and everything worked fine as it did before the
| updates.
|
|
|
| "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
|
| > "Klausc" <Klausc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:9F197964-8DA7-49CB-BE4C-8C89A06C04B2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > > Thank you for your prompt response. I UNinstalled KB911567 and
reinstalled
| > > it as per your directions. My address book still no longer exists. It
| > > puzzles me too, that an update to Outlook would have an effect on Express.
A
| > > search of address book on my PC comes back negative.
| >
| >
| > It may help to describe how you are searching for your address book.
| > E.g. OE is known to backup its .wab by calling it .wa~ At one point
| > after another bad update OE was even creating something called only ~
| > (tilde as the filename with no extension.) In case this particular fiasco
| > created an even different backup name what I would try as a last resort
| > is searching for something which you know your Address book should contain.
| >
| > A problem then will be that the Address book contains doublebyte
| > character strings and Search Companion doesn't know how to find
| > strings in such a representation. A workaround for that using standard
| > tools is to use findstr /s /m /i ".s.t.r.i.n.g" *
| > (in a cmd window positioned at the root directory of the drive you hope
| > to find the file on.)
| >
| > E.g. ".s.t.r.i.n.g" is an example of a word you might want to find, where
the
| > letters in the word are each preceded by a period. (Period is a regular
| > expression metacharacter which will match anything. Fortunately in most
cases
| > a doublebyte alphabetic character is represented simply by a null followed
by
| > the same singlebyte character. Hence the periods match the nulls in the
| > doublebyte character and the letter character matches the other half,
| > thus allowing you to find a file which contains the string you are using
| > as a search criterion, when written in doublebyte characters.
| >
| >
| > HTH
| >
| > Robert Aldwinckle
| > ---
| >
| >
| > > I guess it is time to
| > > go to a back up copy and get the old addresses back.
| > > At least I am not totally out of the water.
| > > Thank you for your support,
| > > Klaus
| > >
| > >
| > > "Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:
| > >
| > >> "Klausc" <Klausc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:
| > >>
| > >> > Running win XP media center edition, Yesterday(?) I applied 5
updates, one
| > >> > for outlook express junk mail. Reboot was required, but I was in the
middle
| > >> > of typing an email, so I waited to reboot. When the system came back
up, I
| > >> > accessed outlook express and the box came up: OE is not your current
default,
| > >> > would you like it to be? Reply yes.
| > >> > Now there is no address book!!!
| > >>
| > >> That issue has nothing to do with KB914454 (which isn't even for
| > >> OE but MS-Outlook), but with KB911567, the Cumulative Update for
| > >> OE. Uninstall it first via Software ("Show updates" hat to be
| > >> enabled to see the patch in there.
| > >>
| > >> If you're on Windows XP SP2, download KB911567 from the following
location:
| > >>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0dd827bc-6fa1-405a-933e-fb422a4e8096&DisplayLang=en
| > >>
| > >> If you're on Windows XP SP1 or Windows 2000, that would be
| > >>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cda93501-99cb-4f28-bb73-6438cad081db&DisplayLang=en
| > >>
| > >> Prior to installing the patch by executing the EXE files you've
| > >> downloaded for your Windows version via the above link(s), please
| > >> make sure, that you've shut down Outlook Express, the Windows
| > >> Adressbook and preferably *every* application running in the
| > >> background, especially AntiVirus software.
| > >>
| > >> HTH,
| > >> Freudi
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >



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