"BJ Honeycut" <freaf@dontgothere.us> wrote in message
news:Xns971DABF685894vincentvangogh@130.81.64.196. ..
>
> The office install routine asks if you want to import the contents of the
> WAB but never caused a problem; they integrate very well, so well that OE
> is the newsreader for outlook.
>

That depends on the version of Office being installed. Newer versions take
over default mail assignments and sharing of contacts. Earlier versions of
Address Book gave you the option of using your Microsoft Outlook Contacts
folder in Outlook Express. If you accepted this option, Address Book became
a front end to Outlook, visible in Outlook Express and any other
applications that used Address Book. Contacts added via Outlook thus became
accessible to Outlook Express, and contacts added to Address Book by means
of Outlook Express options (such as Outlook Express’s option to add the
names of people you reply to via e-mail) became usable in Outlook.

This integration with Outlook is still available in Address Book 6 (the
version shipped with Windows XP), but only via an undocumented registry
edit. To share contact information between Outlook and Address Book, open
Registry Editor, and go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4. Add the DWORD
value UseOutlook to this key (if it isn’t already present), and set it to 1.
To return to the unintegrated state, return to this registry value and
either delete it or set it to 0.

The tradeoff for integration between Outlook and Address Book is that it
precludes your using identities in Address Book. If you are using Outlook
integration and you display the Folders And Groups pane in Address Book, you
see the subfolders of your Outlook Contacts folder instead of your shared
contacts and personal contacts.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.

BJ Honeycut <freaf@dontgothere.us> wrote:

> The office install routine asks if you want to import the contents of
> the WAB but never caused a problem; they integrate very well, so well
> that OE is the newsreader for outlook.

The problem relates to sharing contacts, not importing the address book.
See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm#share. With shared
contacts the user is sometimes unable to access their messages in OE and
sees the message "Unable to open address book, Outlook Express may be
installed incorrectly" when starting OE. This is very similar to the
message seen by the original poster.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com

"Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@gmail.com> wrote in
news:u0d6gET9FHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:

> The tradeoff for integration between Outlook and Address Book is that
> it precludes your using identities in Address Book. If you are using
> Outlook integration and you display the Folders And Groups pane in
> Address Book, you see the subfolders of your Outlook Contacts folder
> instead of your shared contacts and personal contacts.
>

Thanks for the clarification Jim. I never ran into that one because every
user has a separate PST, but good to know.

--
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.

Mike

"BJ Honeycut" <freaf@dontgothere.us> wrote in message
news:Xns971DAF9416E99vincentvangogh@130.81.64.196. ..
> "Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u0d6gET9FHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:
>
>> The tradeoff for integration between Outlook and Address Book is that
>> it precludes your using identities in Address Book. If you are using
>> Outlook integration and you display the Folders And Groups pane in
>> Address Book, you see the subfolders of your Outlook Contacts folder
>> instead of your shared contacts and personal contacts.
>>
>
> Thanks for the clarification Jim. I never ran into that one because every
> user has a separate PST, but good to know.
>

I don't run into that problem, I guess, 'cos I still use Outlook 2000! I've
got the one address book shared between the two across three systems, it's
great. Much better to do one's importing/exporting from OE though.

What's the advantage of Office XP anyway?



Shane

See KB269777 - "OLEXP: Error Message: Address Book Failed to Load"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=269777).
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


Mike M <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote:

> The problem relates to sharing contacts, not importing the address
> book. See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm#share. With
> shared contacts the user is sometimes unable to access their messages
> in OE and sees the message "Unable to open address book, Outlook
> Express may be installed incorrectly" when starting OE. This is very
> similar to the message seen by the original poster.

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:%23VyeYRT9FHA.1484@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> See KB269777 - "OLEXP: Error Message: Address Book Failed to Load"
> (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=269777).
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>

Well done, Mike!! Nice catch!
(I'll make sure the OP sees it)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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Mike M may have found the solution!
<quote>
See KB269777 - "OLEXP: Error Message: Address Book Failed to Load"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=269777).
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com
</quote>
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"BrianZ" <beezer000@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Noel,
> I renamed the folder.dbx file, rebooted and tried again -- with the
> same results. This was true for both of the User accounts attempting
> to use OE. I sense myself edging towards the point where
> deinstall/reinstall is the next best option.
>
> Since the deinstall/reinstall of IE/OE seems to be a bit of a high wire
> act, I am wondering whether it might be a better solution to load up
> Earthlink's MailBox, and move the email traffic over there. Then I can
> get back to the issues that were bugging me before OE went gitchy: (1)
> Figuring out why the Sound function disappears every time I reboot and
> (2) Finding a way (Gasp! Dare I hope?) to resurrect the System Restore
> function.
>
> Would this be a viable option from where you sit?
>
> Brian
>

"Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com> wrote in
news:#1ABxOT9FHA.2640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:

>
> "BJ Honeycut" <freaf@dontgothere.us> wrote in message
> news:Xns971DAF9416E99vincentvangogh@130.81.64.196. ..
>> "Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u0d6gET9FHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:
>>
>>> The tradeoff for integration between Outlook and Address Book is
>>> that it precludes your using identities in Address Book. If you are
>>> using Outlook integration and you display the Folders And Groups
>>> pane in Address Book, you see the subfolders of your Outlook
>>> Contacts folder instead of your shared contacts and personal
>>> contacts.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the clarification Jim. I never ran into that one because
>> every user has a separate PST, but good to know.
>>
>
> I don't run into that problem, I guess, 'cos I still use Outlook 2000!
> I've got the one address book shared between the two across three
> systems, it's great. Much better to do one's importing/exporting from
> OE though.
>
> What's the advantage of Office XP anyway?
>
>
>
> Shane
>
>

None to me, still on 2000 also. When I change it will be to open office or
something similar. I just don't see the need for MS integration anymore.

--
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.

Mike

Noel Paton <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote:

> Well done, Mike!! Nice catch!
> (I'll make sure the OP sees it)

Noel,

I'm not sure that is the answer but I knew I had seen something about the
address book, shared contacts with Outlook and being unable to open
messages in OE. Hopefully one of the OE guys who has come across this
will now be able to help the original poster. I've never experienced it
and have next to zero experience of Outlook which although I have
installed on a couple of boxes is never used.
--
Mike

Brian, please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the
newsgroup.

Your thread so far: http://snipurl.com/kcg2

I understand MS Office (or MS Outlook) also installed.

Do you have this Registry key?...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software
\Microsoft
\WAB
\WAB4

If not, STOP; If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook (NB: no space) and is
its value set to 1 (one)?

If not, STOP; If so, Address Book is configured to share contacts with
Outlook, even if you don't use it (can happen with the install of Office or
Office/Outlook Updates). Change the value to 0 (zero), Address Book should
be available to you and all should be well. (If that DWORD is not present,
don't create it, and don't alter any other DWORD values.)

Note that any changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while sharing was
enabled will not be available (displayed) in Address Book when sharing is
disabled.

cf. http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#share
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=191946
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


BrianZ wrote:
> Noel,
> I renamed the folder.dbx file, rebooted and tried again -- with the
> same results. This was true for both of the User accounts attempting
> to use OE. I sense myself edging towards the point where
> deinstall/reinstall is the next best option.
>
> Since the deinstall/reinstall of IE/OE seems to be a bit of a high wire
> act, I am wondering whether it might be a better solution to load up
> Earthlink's MailBox, and move the email traffic over there. Then I can
> get back to the issues that were bugging me before OE went gitchy: (1)
> Figuring out why the Sound function disappears every time I reboot and
> (2) Finding a way (Gasp! Dare I hope?) to resurrect the System Restore
> function.
>
> Would this be a viable option from where you sit?
>
> Brian