Contacts as Address Book - Outlook 2007

The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page are
"New" and "Change".

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of Outlook
Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the Outlook
Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i can
not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new file, no
help

Unlikely. When you say you "have read many post and tried all the proposed
soultuions i could find without a satisfactory result" we have no idea what
that means. Tell us in complete detail. I find your claim unlikely since you
said you imported your Contacts. You never saw that here and should never
have done so. Post accurately and completely if you want help in a
newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page are
"New" and "Change".

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of Outlook
Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the
Outlook Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i can
not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new file,
no help

Wow what a helpful reply, not. I gave you a list of things I have symptoms.
I did not say that I limited my attempts at correcting the problem to post
in this forum! Your sentence "You never saw that here and should never have
done so." makes no sense. I trust you are not saying that the only way to
get your contacts to work in outlook is to type them all in manually again.
Next you go on to say "Post accurately and completely if you want help in a
newsgroup".

Let me point out that this is a community and you do not own it. If you
will take the time to read my post before trying to start a flame war you
will see that I did give a very accurate description of the symptoms in
regards to this issue. Many other are dealing with a similar issue, maybe
you should consider the usefulness of your replies before you hit send.

What more complete details could you want?

The Address book has no entries.
The Address book will not use the Contacts folder as addresses.
The settings to tell outlook are gray and thus unchangeable.
Creating a new profile did not change the fact that no entries show in the
address book even when the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
checked under a new profile.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Unlikely. When you say you "have read many post and tried all the proposed
soultuions i could find without a satisfactory result" we have no idea
what that means. Tell us in complete detail. I find your claim unlikely
since you said you imported your Contacts. You never saw that here and
should never have done so. Post accurately and completely if you want help
in a newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page are
"New" and "Change".

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of
Outlook Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the
Outlook Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i can
not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new file,
no help

If you expect us to read your mind, then you have every right to be
disappointed. Learn how to use newsgroups. Post as if we can't see what
you're doing or know what you're thinking because we can't.
I read your post carefully and completely. It contains no useful information
that would permit troubleshooting, even including your nasty reply.
No post here that tells you how to migrate Outlook data ever includes the
option to import it. That is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data.
Read the posts here more carefully. If you expect help here post your
problems and the steps that produced them more accurately. Include, for
example, how you migrated your data to your new installation of Outlook 2007
and why you imagine that importing had any role in doing so.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
Wow what a helpful reply, not. I gave you a list of things I have
symptoms.
I did not say that I limited my attempts at correcting the problem to post
in this forum! Your sentence "You never saw that here and should never
have
done so." makes no sense. I trust you are not saying that the only way to
get your contacts to work in outlook is to type them all in manually
again.
Next you go on to say "Post accurately and completely if you want help in
a
newsgroup".

Let me point out that this is a community and you do not own it. If you
will take the time to read my post before trying to start a flame war you
will see that I did give a very accurate description of the symptoms in
regards to this issue. Many other are dealing with a similar issue, maybe
you should consider the usefulness of your replies before you hit send.

What more complete details could you want?

The Address book has no entries.
The Address book will not use the Contacts folder as addresses.
The settings to tell outlook are gray and thus unchangeable.
Creating a new profile did not change the fact that no entries show in the
address book even when the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
checked under a new profile.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Unlikely. When you say you "have read many post and tried all the
proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory result" we have
no idea what that means. Tell us in complete detail. I find your claim
unlikely since you said you imported your Contacts. You never saw that
here and should never have done so. Post accurately and completely if you
want help in a newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book
is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page are
"New" and "Change".

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of
Outlook Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the
Outlook Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i
can not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new file,
no help

Let me start with the last of your statements first. I used the built in
import/export function to get the contacts from the old PST file, and it has
not in the issue other than to have some contacts with which to work. I
suppose that Microsoft put the import/export function in the program so
users could use it.
If I do not know how it could be clear stated that the Address Book has no
entries and that Outlook 2007 will not use the information in the Contacts
folder as e-mail Address Book. Microsoft gives no other error messages
other than what I stated in the first post.
You want the steps I take to reproduce the error, hmm I open the Address
Book and it is blank.
As for my 'nasty reply' it was in points out the tone of your first rant of
a reply.
I do not "expect" help, I have requested help in a public community forum.
As for you comment about using learning how to use newsgroups, I seem to be
able to post just fine.
Once again your post contains (in your words) "no useful information".
Just because you are incapable of offering civil (or otherwise) assistance
does not give you ownership of the newsgroup. Just because you have your
mighty MVP in your signature does not mean that you have all the answers or
even know the best practices of using a product. Believe it or not
Microsoft puts functions into a product with the expectation that they will
sometimes be used.
I have stated the problem I am having with the product. I have stated some
of the fixes I have tried with their result. It is apparent that you lack
the knowledge to offer meaningful assistance in this matter and thus must
compensate with rudeness for that lack. It may be that some other user of
this newsgroup has a solution.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
If you expect us to read your mind, then you have every right to be
disappointed. Learn how to use newsgroups. Post as if we can't see what
you're doing or know what you're thinking because we can't.
I read your post carefully and completely. It contains no useful
information that would permit troubleshooting, even including your nasty
reply.
No post here that tells you how to migrate Outlook data ever includes the
option to import it. That is never the correct way to transfer Outlook
data. Read the posts here more carefully. If you expect help here post
your problems and the steps that produced them more accurately. Include,
for example, how you migrated your data to your new installation of
Outlook 2007 and why you imagine that importing had any role in doing so.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
Wow what a helpful reply, not. I gave you a list of things I have
symptoms.
I did not say that I limited my attempts at correcting the problem to
post
in this forum! Your sentence "You never saw that here and should never
have
done so." makes no sense. I trust you are not saying that the only way
to
get your contacts to work in outlook is to type them all in manually
again.
Next you go on to say "Post accurately and completely if you want help in
a
newsgroup".

Let me point out that this is a community and you do not own it. If you
will take the time to read my post before trying to start a flame war you
will see that I did give a very accurate description of the symptoms in
regards to this issue. Many other are dealing with a similar issue,
maybe
you should consider the usefulness of your replies before you hit send.

What more complete details could you want?

The Address book has no entries.
The Address book will not use the Contacts folder as addresses.
The settings to tell outlook are gray and thus unchangeable.
Creating a new profile did not change the fact that no entries show in
the
address book even when the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
checked under a new profile.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Unlikely. When you say you "have read many post and tried all the
proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory result" we have
no idea what that means. Tell us in complete detail. I find your claim
unlikely since you said you imported your Contacts. You never saw that
here and should never have done so. Post accurately and completely if
you want help in a newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book
is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page
are
"New" and "Change".

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of
Outlook Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the
Outlook Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i
can not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new
file, no help

Importing is for importing data from another format. It is never the correct
way to transfer Outlook data. It is a frequent cause of problems with your
profile or address book. That has been made very clear in many posts here
and why you throw us off track when say you "followed the instructions
here..., etc." It is impossible to answer your questions without knowing
exactly what you did and what happened when you tried. That's all you needed
to post.
At this point I would simply do what the KB tells you to configure the
address book and if it doesn't work, state what steps you used and what
happened:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
Let me start with the last of your statements first. I used the built in
import/export function to get the contacts from the old PST file, and it
has not in the issue other than to have some contacts with which to work.
I suppose that Microsoft put the import/export function in the program so
users could use it.
If I do not know how it could be clear stated that the Address Book has no
entries and that Outlook 2007 will not use the information in the Contacts
folder as e-mail Address Book. Microsoft gives no other error messages
other than what I stated in the first post.
You want the steps I take to reproduce the error, hmm I open the Address
Book and it is blank.
As for my 'nasty reply' it was in points out the tone of your first rant
of a reply.
I do not "expect" help, I have requested help in a public community forum.
As for you comment about using learning how to use newsgroups, I seem to
be able to post just fine.
Once again your post contains (in your words) "no useful information".
Just because you are incapable of offering civil (or otherwise) assistance
does not give you ownership of the newsgroup. Just because you have your
mighty MVP in your signature does not mean that you have all the answers
or even know the best practices of using a product. Believe it or not
Microsoft puts functions into a product with the expectation that they
will sometimes be used.
I have stated the problem I am having with the product. I have stated
some of the fixes I have tried with their result. It is apparent that you
lack the knowledge to offer meaningful assistance in this matter and thus
must compensate with rudeness for that lack. It may be that some other
user of this newsgroup has a solution.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
If you expect us to read your mind, then you have every right to be
disappointed. Learn how to use newsgroups. Post as if we can't see what
you're doing or know what you're thinking because we can't.
I read your post carefully and completely. It contains no useful
information that would permit troubleshooting, even including your nasty
reply.
No post here that tells you how to migrate Outlook data ever includes the
option to import it. That is never the correct way to transfer Outlook
data. Read the posts here more carefully. If you expect help here post
your problems and the steps that produced them more accurately. Include,
for example, how you migrated your data to your new installation of
Outlook 2007 and why you imagine that importing had any role in doing so.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
Wow what a helpful reply, not. I gave you a list of things I have
symptoms.
I did not say that I limited my attempts at correcting the problem to
post
in this forum! Your sentence "You never saw that here and should never
have
done so." makes no sense. I trust you are not saying that the only way
to
get your contacts to work in outlook is to type them all in manually
again.
Next you go on to say "Post accurately and completely if you want help
in a
newsgroup".

Let me point out that this is a community and you do not own it. If you
will take the time to read my post before trying to start a flame war
you
will see that I did give a very accurate description of the symptoms in
regards to this issue. Many other are dealing with a similar issue,
maybe
you should consider the usefulness of your replies before you hit send.

What more complete details could you want?

The Address book has no entries.
The Address book will not use the Contacts folder as addresses.
The settings to tell outlook are gray and thus unchangeable.
Creating a new profile did not change the fact that no entries show in
the
address book even when the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
checked under a new profile.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Unlikely. When you say you "have read many post and tried all the
proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory result" we have
no idea what that means. Tell us in complete detail. I find your claim
unlikely since you said you imported your Contacts. You never saw that
here and should never have done so. Post accurately and completely if
you want help in a newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"deleteriousone" wrote in message
...
The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post
and tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a
satisfactory result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book
is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page
are
"New" and "Change".

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already
exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of
Outlook Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the
Outlook Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i
can not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new
file, no help

Wow, those answers were not helpful at all. Well...

I have the same problem and was solved by creating a new account in Windows and using MS Outlook 2007 import feature for pst files. It worked like a charm with no problems, contacts and emails are visible and Address Book works fine.

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kasia kasia wrote:

I have the same problem and was solved by creating a new account in
Windows and using MS Outlook 2007 import feature for pst files. It
worked like a charm with no problems, contacts and emails are visible
and Address Book works fine.

You were lucky. Exporting to and importing from a PST in order to transfer
data from one Outlook instance to another is never the correct approach.
You lose data, it's unnecessary, and you can corrupt your mail profile.
Instead, see this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
--
Brian Tillman

I have the same problem s that below.

Any solutions?????

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page are

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of Outlook
Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the Outlook
Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i can
not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new file, no
help

EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
http://www.eggheadcafe.com

Read the thread please. The " instructions" you followed have never been
posted here. You never import Outlook data. After you create a new profile,
open your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bob Abbott wrote in message
...
I have the same problem s that below.

Any solutions?????

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The Address book in my Outlook 2007 is blank, i have read many post and
tried all the proposed soultuions i could find without a satisfactory
result.

When I go to ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book, Outlook Address Book is
listed, the "type" is MAPI. The only actions available on that page are

If I select "New" Additional Address Books it won't allow
me to pick "Outlook Address Book" as a type, because it already exists.
If I select "Change", the dialog that appears has an empty list of Outlook
Address
Books.

If I select the Properties on Contacts folder, then (and select the
Outlook
Address Book) tab. The "Show
this folder as an email Address Book is unchecked and is grayed (so i can
not select the checkbox)

I have made a clean profile an imported the the contcts to the new file,
no
help

EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
http://www.eggheadcafe.com