up dated from XP to Vista address book show invalid entryid was pa

Karen wrote:
Our computers are networked and the file was copied over to my default
Outlook file and then imported.

"Gordon" wrote:

Karen wrote:
We copied it as a .pst file and transferred it.

How did you transfer it, where did you put it, and what did you do with it?


As posted here many many times - do NOT use the import function to
transfer data from one Outlook to another.
I expect that having 1)copied it to your default location (did you
overwrite the existing file?) and 2) then imported, you have well and
truly corrupted your mail profile.
Create a new mail profile, and then follow these instructions:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...771141033.aspx

more info he
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm




HTH

Hi Karen,
I seem to experience the same problem as you with my iphone. Have you found
anything yet? It seems like big shot MVP (Russ Valentine) wants to argue more
than wanting to suggest a solution.


"Karen" wrote:

Our computers are networked and the file was copied over to my default
Outlook file and then imported.

"Gordon" wrote:

Karen wrote:
We copied it as a .pst file and transferred it.


How did you transfer it, where did you put it, and what did you do with it?

When no information is provided, no solution is possible. You failed to post
any information. Moreover, you failed to quote enough of an outdated thread
to tell what your problem is. That's not arguing. That's just reality. As a
courtesy to all, we recommend learning how to use newsgroups before posting
in them:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Stan" wrote in message
...
Hi Karen,
I seem to experience the same problem as you with my iphone. Have you
found
anything yet? It seems like big shot MVP (Russ Valentine) wants to argue
more
than wanting to suggest a solution.


"Karen" wrote:

Our computers are networked and the file was copied over to my default
Outlook file and then imported.

"Gordon" wrote:

Karen wrote:
We copied it as a .pst file and transferred it.


How did you transfer it, where did you put it, and what did you do with
it?

It is totally unacceptable not to be able to import info into Outlook
Contacts Folder - the architecture is dreadfully broken. Importing and
Exporting are industry ways of doing things - if you can't run your contact
management software on a proper database and allow import and export then I
suggest that with the proliferation of mobile devices and open source office
solutions Microsoft will lose a bunch of paying customers and employees will
lose their MVP positions.

Angela Hey

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

First, verify that you are even using Outlook. It seems as if you are not
since Outlook does not even use an address book. If you are using Outlook,
this would be the worst way to transfer data because it would lose
information and invalidate all your email addresses. The correct methods for
transferring Outlook data are posted here every day.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Hogrider" wrote in message
...
After transfuring my data from old XP computer to new Vista Computer with
belkin cable and laplink PC sync software many of my address book
address's
won't allow me to send e-mail (invalid entryid was passed in) in message
given. All of my contacts are intact. How do I rectify my address book
problem? Have not been able to overwrite address book names from contacts.
I
am using outlook for e-mail not outlook express. Puchased windows 2007 for
bussiness version.

The "industry standard?" How do you transfer your Word data to a new
installation? Do you import it?
I suspect not.
Pretty amusing that you think MVP's would lose anything over this. We are
not employees. We are just here to keep fellow users from making mistakes,
like thinking importing is the correct way to transfer data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Angela Hey" wrote in message
...
It is totally unacceptable not to be able to import info into Outlook
Contacts Folder - the architecture is dreadfully broken. Importing and
Exporting are industry ways of doing things - if you can't run your
contact
management software on a proper database and allow import and export then
I
suggest that with the proliferation of mobile devices and open source
office
solutions Microsoft will lose a bunch of paying customers and employees
will
lose their MVP positions.

Angela Hey

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

First, verify that you are even using Outlook. It seems as if you are not
since Outlook does not even use an address book. If you are using
Outlook,
this would be the worst way to transfer data because it would lose
information and invalidate all your email addresses. The correct methods
for
transferring Outlook data are posted here every day.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Hogrider" wrote in message
...
After transfuring my data from old XP computer to new Vista Computer
with
belkin cable and laplink PC sync software many of my address book
address's
won't allow me to send e-mail (invalid entryid was passed in) in
message
given. All of my contacts are intact. How do I rectify my address book
problem? Have not been able to overwrite address book names from
contacts.
I
am using outlook for e-mail not outlook express. Puchased windows 2007
for
bussiness version.

Russ, it seems that you get very frustrated when people don't know how to use
Outlook properly. The reason you are an "MVP" is to help people who don't
know as much about these things as you do. So don't get snippy when someone
does something that you think is stupid. It seems your position is to help,
not belittle.

I came to this thread for a solution to this problem and found nothing but a
petty argument. Useless. (Figures this is how Microsoft solves user problems)

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The "industry standard?" How do you transfer your Word data to a new
installation? Do you import it?
I suspect not.
Pretty amusing that you think MVP's would lose anything over this. We are
not employees. We are just here to keep fellow users from making mistakes,
like thinking importing is the correct way to transfer data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Angela Hey" wrote in message
...
It is totally unacceptable not to be able to import info into Outlook
Contacts Folder - the architecture is dreadfully broken. Importing and
Exporting are industry ways of doing things - if you can't run your
contact
management software on a proper database and allow import and export then
I
suggest that with the proliferation of mobile devices and open source
office
solutions Microsoft will lose a bunch of paying customers and employees
will
lose their MVP positions.

Angela Hey

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

First, verify that you are even using Outlook. It seems as if you are not
since Outlook does not even use an address book. If you are using
Outlook,
this would be the worst way to transfer data because it would lose
information and invalidate all your email addresses. The correct methods
for
transferring Outlook data are posted here every day.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Hogrider" wrote in message
...
After transfuring my data from old XP computer to new Vista Computer
with
belkin cable and laplink PC sync software many of my address book
address's
won't allow me to send e-mail (invalid entryid was passed in) in
message
given. All of my contacts are intact. How do I rectify my address book
problem? Have not been able to overwrite address book names from
contacts.
I
am using outlook for e-mail not outlook express. Puchased windows 2007
for
bussiness version.

Rather hard to see how you drew that conclusion. No one is frustrated when
users don't know how to use Outlook and ask questions. That's what the
newsgroups are for.
What's frustrating is to have users ignore the information we spend our
time posting here and insist that their methods should work instead of the
ones we provide. That becomes a waste of our time.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Sam" wrote in message
...
Russ, it seems that you get very frustrated when people don't know how to
use
Outlook properly. The reason you are an "MVP" is to help people who
don't
know as much about these things as you do. So don't get snippy when
someone
does something that you think is stupid. It seems your position is to
help,
not belittle.

I came to this thread for a solution to this problem and found nothing
but a
petty argument. Useless. (Figures this is how Microsoft solves user
problems)

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The "industry standard?" How do you transfer your Word data to a new
installation? Do you import it?
I suspect not.
Pretty amusing that you think MVP's would lose anything over this. We
are
not employees. We are just here to keep fellow users from making
mistakes,
like thinking importing is the correct way to transfer data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Angela Hey" wrote in message
...
It is totally unacceptable not to be able to import info into Outlook
Contacts Folder - the architecture is dreadfully broken. Importing
and
Exporting are industry ways of doing things - if you can't run your
contact
management software on a proper database and allow import and export
then
I
suggest that with the proliferation of mobile devices and open source
office
solutions Microsoft will lose a bunch of paying customers and
employees
will
lose their MVP positions.

Angela Hey

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

First, verify that you are even using Outlook. It seems as if you are
not
since Outlook does not even use an address book. If you are using
Outlook,
this would be the worst way to transfer data because it would lose
information and invalidate all your email addresses. The correct
methods
for
transferring Outlook data are posted here every day.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Hogrider" wrote in message
...
After transfuring my data from old XP computer to new Vista
Computer
with
belkin cable and laplink PC sync software many of my address book
address's
won't allow me to send e-mail (invalid entryid was passed in) in
message
given. All of my contacts are intact. How do I rectify my address
book
problem? Have not been able to overwrite address book names from
contacts.
I
am using outlook for e-mail not outlook express. Puchased windows
2007
for
bussiness version.

Dear All,

I've read the thread of messages and it seems a shame that any possibility
of resolving what seems to be a common problem is jepodised with unhelpful
comments aimed at the one person who may be able to help.

I have experienced a similar problem. I have just purchased a new laptop
with Vista and successfully did an Activesync with my PDA so it appears I
have all my contacts in the Contacts section of Outlook 2007. However, if I
use the "To" button when sending a new e-mail and select a contact, the
e-mail will not send. It works fine if I type the e-mail address in longhand.

Anyone know if there is a simple way of getting around this? Oh and please,
I do not understand most computer jargon so if there's a way of telling me in
simple everyday language that would be great!


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The "industry standard?" How do you transfer your Word data to a new
installation? Do you import it?
I suspect not.
Pretty amusing that you think MVP's would lose anything over this. We are
not employees. We are just here to keep fellow users from making mistakes,
like thinking importing is the correct way to transfer data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Angela Hey" wrote in message
...
It is totally unacceptable not to be able to import info into Outlook
Contacts Folder - the architecture is dreadfully broken. Importing and
Exporting are industry ways of doing things - if you can't run your
contact
management software on a proper database and allow import and export then
I
suggest that with the proliferation of mobile devices and open source
office
solutions Microsoft will lose a bunch of paying customers and employees
will
lose their MVP positions.

Angela Hey

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

First, verify that you are even using Outlook. It seems as if you are not
since Outlook does not even use an address book. If you are using
Outlook,
this would be the worst way to transfer data because it would lose
information and invalidate all your email addresses. The correct methods
for
transferring Outlook data are posted here every day.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Hogrider" wrote in message
...
After transfuring my data from old XP computer to new Vista Computer
with
belkin cable and laplink PC sync software many of my address book
address's
won't allow me to send e-mail (invalid entryid was passed in) in
message
given. All of my contacts are intact. How do I rectify my address book
problem? Have not been able to overwrite address book names from
contacts.
I
am using outlook for e-mail not outlook express. Puchased windows 2007
for
bussiness version.

"jackiel" wrote in message
...

I have experienced a similar problem. I have just purchased a new laptop
with Vista and successfully did an Activesync with my PDA so it appears I
have all my contacts in the Contacts section of Outlook 2007. However, if I
use the "To" button when sending a new e-mail and select a contact, the
e-mail will not send. It works fine if I type the e-mail address in
longhand.

Not possible because ActiveSync won't install and run an a Vista machine.
Vista uses the Windows Mobile Device Center, not ActiveSync.

So what does happen when you click To? Is your Contacts folder enabled as an
Address Book (right-click Contacts, choose Peoperties, select the Outlook
Address Book tab, and examine "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book")?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

It sounds like your contact e-mail addresses are not resolved.

Try this - open your contact folder, select all and drag to your inbox.
This should open a new message with all of your contacts in the TO: field.
Click in the TO: field and select all, then press Ctrl+K to resolve all of
the addresses. Delete the mail without saving.

Now try again to see if you get your field completed when pressing the TO:
radio button.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, jackiel asked:

| Dear All,
|
| I've read the thread of messages and it seems a shame that any
| possibility of resolving what seems to be a common problem is
| jepodised with unhelpful comments aimed at the one person who may be
| able to help.
|
| I have experienced a similar problem. I have just purchased a new
| laptop with Vista and successfully did an Activesync with my PDA so
| it appears I have all my contacts in the Contacts section of Outlook
| 2007. However, if I use the "To" button when sending a new e-mail and
| select a contact, the e-mail will not send. It works fine if I type
| the e-mail address in longhand.
|
| Anyone know if there is a simple way of getting around this? Oh and
| please, I do not understand most computer jargon so if there's a way
| of telling me in simple everyday language that would be great!
|
|
| "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| The "industry standard?" How do you transfer your Word data to a new
|| installation? Do you import it?
|| I suspect not.
|| Pretty amusing that you think MVP's would lose anything over this.
|| We are not employees. We are just here to keep fellow users from
|| making mistakes, like thinking importing is the correct way to
|| transfer data. --
|| Russ Valentine
|| [MVP-Outlook]
|| "Angela Hey" wrote in message
|| ...
||| It is totally unacceptable not to be able to import info into
||| Outlook Contacts Folder - the architecture is dreadfully broken.
||| Importing and Exporting are industry ways of doing things - if you
||| can't run your contact
||| management software on a proper database and allow import and
||| export then I
||| suggest that with the proliferation of mobile devices and open
||| source office
||| solutions Microsoft will lose a bunch of paying customers and
||| employees will
||| lose their MVP positions.
|||
||| Angela Hey
|||
||| "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
|||
|||| First, verify that you are even using Outlook. It seems as if you
|||| are not since Outlook does not even use an address book. If you
|||| are using Outlook,
|||| this would be the worst way to transfer data because it would lose
|||| information and invalidate all your email addresses. The correct
|||| methods for
|||| transferring Outlook data are posted here every day.
|||| --
|||| Russ Valentine
|||| [MVP-Outlook]
|||| "Hogrider" wrote in message
|||| ...
||||| After transfuring my data from old XP computer to new Vista
||||| Computer with
||||| belkin cable and laplink PC sync software many of my address book
||||| address's
||||| won't allow me to send e-mail (invalid entryid was passed in) in
||||| message
||||| given. All of my contacts are intact. How do I rectify my address
||||| book problem? Have not been able to overwrite address book names
||||| from contacts.
||||| I
||||| am using outlook for e-mail not outlook express. Puchased windows
||||| 2007 for
||||| bussiness version.