> The one we've posted here countless times: Open the file in Outlook, then
> set it as your default. Restart Outlook and close the new, empty PST file
> Outlook created with the new profile.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "dannyb" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CE1B04BF-89EC-4DA9-8533-9DB835673C22@microsoft.com...

>> Hi Russ
>> What do you mean by "a supported method"?
>> dannyb
>>
>>
>>
>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>

>>> Indeed. You will find many posts here that tell you that Windows Easy
>>> Transfer creates a corrupt Outlook profile to which you cannot add the
>>> Outlook Address Book Service. You must create a new profile from scratch,
>>> then connect it to your Outlook Data file using a supported method. Then
>>> you
>>> can configure the Outlook Address Book to display your Contacts Folder.
>>> --
>>> Russ Valentine
>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>> "dannyb" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:DF1C0C5F-0AE5-406E-896D-199D32D1993E@microsoft.com...

>>>> Hi Russ,
>>>> I believe I had outlook 2003 on my XP machine and Office Professional
>>>> with
>>>> Outlook 2007 on the new Vista machine. I migrated the data using a
>>>> BELKIN
>>>> Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista. I guess that I configured the
>>>> Outlook
>>>> Address Book Service in a way that does not work.
>>>>
>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>

>>>>> To what version of Outlook are you referring? How did you migrate your
>>>>> Outlook data to this installation? How did you configure the Outlook
>>>>> Address
>>>>> Book Service?
>>>>> --
>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>> "dannyb" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:E4B55DAF-6891-4A47-B34F-44EA07980464@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>I don't seem to have any address books that are connected with
>>>>>>anything
>>>>>>in
>>>>>> the new outlook program since upgrading to a new computer running
>>>>>> VISTA.
>>>>>> They show up in contacts though. If I try to send an email by
>>>>>> clicking
>>>>>> New,
>>>>>> and then Mail Message, this opens the Untitled - Message (HTML)
>>>>>> window.
>>>>>> When
>>>>>> I click on "To" I get the Select Names window and there are no
>>>>>> Address
>>>>>> books
>>>>>> in the drop down list to choose from. None of them are currently
>>>>>> outlook
>>>>>> address books and the "show this as an outlook address books" option
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> greyed out on all of them. I have gone through the step by steps
>>>>>> attempting
>>>>>> to add a new address book but it tells me that another cannot be
>>>>>> created,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> when I attempt to remove it, it is greyed out? How can I make this
>>>>>> work?
>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>
>>>

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