Contact Search

For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past... Help!

Not normal behavior.
Ensure that you know which Contacts Folder you are adding the Contacts to
and that this folder has been enabled as an email address book in its
properties.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past... Help!

Thanks Russ.

I only seem to have one contacts folder anyway... I can search for other
records and find them okay... it's just that new ones go into a black hole...
I sync okay with my Sony Ericsson P910i and the record transfers onto that
without a hassle, it's just the search does not work... What next?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Not normal behavior.
Ensure that you know which Contacts Folder you are adding the Contacts to
and that this folder has been enabled as an email address book in its
properties.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past... Help!

Provide more detail on what "search" functions are not working, please. Make
certain that you have restarted Outlook before you attempt to access any
changes you have made.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ.

I only seem to have one contacts folder anyway... I can search for other
records and find them okay... it's just that new ones go into a black
hole...
I sync okay with my Sony Ericsson P910i and the record transfers onto that
without a hassle, it's just the search does not work... What next?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Not normal behavior.
Ensure that you know which Contacts Folder you are adding the Contacts to
and that this folder has been enabled as an email address book in its
properties.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using
the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past...
Help!

When I simply search for a contact, e.g. New contact was Bill Smith with all
details updated. If I use the search function and type "smith" and go the
response is "Outlook could not find the contact"... If I go alphabetically,
the contact is present...

Some change appears to have happened because it is not all contacts in the
database. First noticed about two or three weeks ago... maybe one month...

Rgds

Michael

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Provide more detail on what "search" functions are not working, please. Make
certain that you have restarted Outlook before you attempt to access any
changes you have made.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ.

I only seem to have one contacts folder anyway... I can search for other
records and find them okay... it's just that new ones go into a black
hole...
I sync okay with my Sony Ericsson P910i and the record transfers onto that
without a hassle, it's just the search does not work... What next?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Not normal behavior.
Ensure that you know which Contacts Folder you are adding the Contacts to
and that this folder has been enabled as an email address book in its
properties.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using
the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past...
Help!

To which "search function" are you referring?
I know of several.
Spell it out. I can't see what you're doing.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
When I simply search for a contact, e.g. New contact was Bill Smith with
all
details updated. If I use the search function and type "smith" and go the
response is "Outlook could not find the contact"... If I go
alphabetically,
the contact is present...

Some change appears to have happened because it is not all contacts in the
database. First noticed about two or three weeks ago... maybe one
month...

Rgds

Michael

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Provide more detail on what "search" functions are not working, please.
Make
certain that you have restarted Outlook before you attempt to access any
changes you have made.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ.

I only seem to have one contacts folder anyway... I can search for
other
records and find them okay... it's just that new ones go into a black
hole...
I sync okay with my Sony Ericsson P910i and the record transfers onto
that
without a hassle, it's just the search does not work... What next?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Not normal behavior.
Ensure that you know which Contacts Folder you are adding the Contacts
to
and that this folder has been enabled as an email address book in its
properties.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"MichaelJS" wrote in message
...
For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found
using
the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook
with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past...
Help!

I have the same exact problem in Vista with MS Outlook 2007. I tried
rebuildind the index from Control Panel and nothing. I inserted this contact
Robyn Whatever and it cannot find it. But if I go into a new email and click
the "To" button, it finds it. Nothing I add or change now will be found. It
keeps saying that it is in the middle of indexing but that has gone on for
days. Something is wrong with the program because I have done nothing
different. I have almost 400 contacts and this is a pain.

Raul


"MichaelJS" wrote:

For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past... Help!

Try rebuilding the index - Control panel, indexing options, advanced.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"RaulRuben" wrote in message
...
I have the same exact problem in Vista with MS Outlook 2007. I tried
rebuildind the index from Control Panel and nothing. I inserted this
contact
Robyn Whatever and it cannot find it. But if I go into a new email and
click
the "To" button, it finds it. Nothing I add or change now will be found.
It
keeps saying that it is in the middle of indexing but that has gone on for
days. Something is wrong with the program because I have done nothing
different. I have almost 400 contacts and this is a pain.

Raul


"MichaelJS" wrote:

For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past...
Help!

I already had rebuilt the index (which took a while), and nothing. Same
problem. I cannot find a lot of contacts by search, but they are there as I
can find them alphabetically. Something changed!!!!

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Try rebuilding the index - Control panel, indexing options, advanced.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
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"RaulRuben" wrote in message
...
I have the same exact problem in Vista with MS Outlook 2007. I tried
rebuildind the index from Control Panel and nothing. I inserted this
contact
Robyn Whatever and it cannot find it. But if I go into a new email and
click
the "To" button, it finds it. Nothing I add or change now will be found.
It
keeps saying that it is in the middle of indexing but that has gone on for
days. Something is wrong with the program because I have done nothing
different. I have almost 400 contacts and this is a pain.

Raul


"MichaelJS" wrote:

For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past...
Help!

Did you upgrade to the new WDS engine?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

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"RaulRuben" wrote in message
...
I already had rebuilt the index (which took a while), and nothing. Same
problem. I cannot find a lot of contacts by search, but they are there as
I
can find them alphabetically. Something changed!!!!

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Try rebuilding the index - Control panel, indexing options, advanced.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

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


"RaulRuben" wrote in message
...
I have the same exact problem in Vista with MS Outlook 2007. I tried
rebuildind the index from Control Panel and nothing. I inserted this
contact
Robyn Whatever and it cannot find it. But if I go into a new email and
click
the "To" button, it finds it. Nothing I add or change now will be
found.
It
keeps saying that it is in the middle of indexing but that has gone on
for
days. Something is wrong with the program because I have done nothing
different. I have almost 400 contacts and this is a pain.

Raul


"MichaelJS" wrote:

For some reason, contacts I have added recently cannot be found using
the
search function. Has something changed in recent times in Outlook
with
the
various security patches? This has not been the case in the past...
Help!