cant find outlook mail recipients list

i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03 (i know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this is on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D

Very vague post. In clear terms state what the following means: "I don't
have my recipients" State what you have and what you don't have that you
think you should.
Include the precise steps you used to migrate your Outlook data. Simply
copying a file will not do that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03 (i
know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this is
on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D

Did you copy the pst that had the old addresses? Do you see them when you
look in Contacts folder?

If you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible when
you click on the To button, check these settings:

Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book is checked?

If this is grayed out...

Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change existing directories or
address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present? If it isn't listed, add
it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed, then remove it and close
then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add it.

If you are using Outlook 2007 and the the checkbox is grayed, you'll need to
make a new profile as you can't add the Outlook Address Book service due to
a bug.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03 (i
know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this is
on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D

yes i copied the old pst file and i have found the contacts, i want to know
how to configure outlook so that it enters the rest of the name when i type
the first few letters.

secondly, the firewall is greyed out, group policies revealed nothing, i
found another thread about the same problem but i dont want to fiddle with
the registry as i dont know too much about it.
thanks again ;D
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Did you copy the pst that had the old addresses? Do you see them when you
look in Contacts folder?

If you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible when
you click on the To button, check these settings:

Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book is checked?

If this is grayed out...

Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change existing directories or
address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present? If it isn't listed, add
it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed, then remove it and close
then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add it.

If you are using Outlook 2007 and the the checkbox is grayed, you'll need to
make a new profile as you can't add the Outlook Address Book service due to
a bug.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


You can access this newsgroup by visiting
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newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03 (i
know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this is
on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D

i have found my recipients list now, when i type the first few letters of the
address i want outlook to give options as to which person to send to like a
drop down menu like it did before i transferred to the new computer

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Very vague post. In clear terms state what the following means: "I don't
have my recipients" State what you have and what you don't have that you
think you should.
Include the precise steps you used to migrate your Outlook data. Simply
copying a file will not do that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03 (i
know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this is
on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D

That has nothing to do with your Contacts. That is your autocompletion
cache. If you failed to transfer it, you will need to rebuild it as you send
messages.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i have found my recipients list now, when i type the first few letters of
the
address i want outlook to give options as to which person to send to like
a
drop down menu like it did before i transferred to the new computer

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Very vague post. In clear terms state what the following means: "I don't
have my recipients" State what you have and what you don't have that you
think you should.
Include the precise steps you used to migrate your Outlook data. Simply
copying a file will not do that.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything
went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is
there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the
old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03
(i
know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this
is
on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D

That is the autocomplete cache, also referred to as the nickname cache. See
http://outlook-tips.net/archives/2009/20090212.htm to repopulate the
autocomplete cache.



--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

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"gingo87" wrote in message
news
yes i copied the old pst file and i have found the contacts, i want to
know
how to configure outlook so that it enters the rest of the name when i
type
the first few letters.

secondly, the firewall is greyed out, group policies revealed nothing, i
found another thread about the same problem but i dont want to fiddle with
the registry as i dont know too much about it.
thanks again ;D
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Did you copy the pst that had the old addresses? Do you see them when you
look in Contacts folder?

If you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible
when
you click on the To button, check these settings:

Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book.
Is
the box to enable as email address book is checked?

If this is grayed out...

Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change existing directories
or
address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present? If it isn't listed,
add
it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed, then remove it and
close
then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add it.

If you are using Outlook 2007 and the the checkbox is grayed, you'll need
to
make a new profile as you can't add the Outlook Address Book service due
to
a bug.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point
your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"gingo87" wrote in message
...
i copied old files from an old laptop to a new laptop and everything
went
fine, jusst now when i go in outlook i dont have my recipients, is
there a
way to add them without having to type the addresses again? i have the
old
laptop still, and all files and folders with it. im using outlook '03
(i
know
;D).
also on another computer the windows firewall is greyed out and even as
admin i cant change the status of it, i have no conflicting anti
virus/security software and its been working fine otherwise, again this
is
on
a laptop.
both run on XP PRO, office 03, both laptops. thanks in advance ;D