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Re: Can't set contacts as address book         

Group: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts · Group Profile
Author: Trev72
Date: Sep 17, 2008 07:19

Thank you Diane Poremsky, your reply, including the 'what if solution greyed'
was spot on. You've saved me hours of meandering through the
Help/Troubleshooting areas.
Trev72

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
> 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.
>
> You'll need a new profile - see
> http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/profile/profile.htm
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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> "Stdemasi" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:43AE8851-39A6-4363-851C-98CA5255A1CC@microsoft.com...
>> I have Office 2007 and I cannot set the contacts folder as an address
>> book.
>> In the contacts folder properties menu the link th check is greyed out and
>> not available. I recently upgraded from a desktop running XP and Office
>> 2003
>> to a laptop with Vista. I transfered the data between the two via a
>> network
>> connection. When first done I had to repair the pst file with the inbox
>> repair tool. Would this have anything to do with my problems. Someone
>> mentioned earlier to redo the profile but I don't quite follow what that
>> meant. Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Simon
>
>
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