Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder
Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
| right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
• 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro 97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Does the behavior persist in a new identity (File | Identities | Add new
identity)?

[Yes, I know the new identity's Address Book might not contain any
contacts...but the Shared folder might.]


Jack B wrote:
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
• 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro 97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Try searching for *~* and if you find a file, then rename it to give it a wab file extension and then see if it will open. The ~ files are backups of the address book.

steve

"Jack B" wrote in message ...
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder
Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
| right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
• 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro 97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Robear --

Does the behavior persist in a new identity

Yes.

Additionally, when I proceed to set up a new profile and choose to import
messages and address book (I think the choice was from Outlook), I get
"Messages cannot be imported from the MAPI client."

However, when I chose to import Address Book Only, I got "IMPORT COMPLETE
Congratulations! Your data from 'Microsoft Exchange or Outlook or Windows
Messaging' was successfully imported into Outlook Express." However, upon
clicking the Addresses button, I get "Unable to open the Address Book. The
Address Book may not be installed properly."

Jack
==========================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Does the behavior persist in a new identity (File | Identities | Add new
identity)?

[Yes, I know the new identity's Address Book might not contain any
contacts...but the Shared folder might.]


Jack B wrote:
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your
OE
data to your new computer:


http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
. 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on
the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro
97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question
re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not
be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Steve,

First, I just want to say that essentially all the data files (created
documants, including images, etc.) have been transferred from the Old PC to
the New PC. I did a major backup to an external HD at the end of March.

Ok -- I did the search for *~* and that turned up a lot of files.

I was surprised to see a number of such files in a Microsoft Feeds folder --
is that normal? Almost all such files are dated on the day I set up the New
PC. Some of the others are sort of weird, i.e., billingtypes.php~ which is
supposed to be in tools/modules/billing and that is the entire HD address
given!? FYI, billingtypes.php~ is dated a month earlier.

Anyway, the Jack.wab~ was only 176 kb, not even close to the Jack.wab of 2.7
MB. And it didn't work. Also, finding and clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.7
MB in the OEFB folder, it failed to open. Plus, I later (after doing OEFB)
used OEQB on the Old PC and pasted the backup results into the New PC, and
now finding and clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup
folder, it also failed to open. [Note: I have not attempted the OEQB Restore
on the New PC.]

BUT, I did find the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on the external HD; and, upon
clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB, it opened. So, I copied and pasted
into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ and voila -- OE on the New PC now works (I
can SEND and I have the address book)! Yeaay!!

However, all 300+ addresses in the Address Book are not in their respective
folders -- the're all lumped together into one folder .

And, of course, at this point I don't have all my previous messages and
identities and email accounts in OE. So, I'm thinking I can't lose anything
by attempting an OEQB Restore on the New PC -- although I know the Jack.wab
of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup file is no good, I could once again paste the
Jack.wab of 2.6 MB into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ after doing the OEQB
Restore on the New PC. What do you think?

Also, FYI, the Spell Check is not working. I get "An error occurred while
the spelling was being checked."


Jack


==================================


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Try searching for *~* and if you find a file, then rename it to give it a
wab file extension and then see if it will open. The ~ files are backups of
the address book.

steve

"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder
Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
| right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
• 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro 97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question
re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not
be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Importing OE messages (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

To import an Address Book (i.e., WAB file), open Address Book: File | Import
| Address Book (WAB) | ...

NB: Folders & Groups seldom, if ever, import, especially if sharing with OL
had been enabled at some point in the past.

Overall, using OEFB & trying to import OEFB-created back-ups was the fly in
the ointment he There's a very good reason the author withdrew that
application several years ago.


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

Does the behavior persist in a new identity

Yes.

Additionally, when I proceed to set up a new profile and choose to import
messages and address book (I think the choice was from Outlook), I get
"Messages cannot be imported from the MAPI client."

However, when I chose to import Address Book Only, I got "IMPORT COMPLETE
Congratulations! Your data from 'Microsoft Exchange or Outlook or Windows
Messaging' was successfully imported into Outlook Express." However, upon
clicking the Addresses button, I get "Unable to open the Address Book. The
Address Book may not be installed properly."

Jack
==========================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Does the behavior persist in a new identity (File | Identities | Add new
identity)?

[Yes, I know the new identity's Address Book might not contain any
contacts...but the Shared folder might.]


Jack B wrote:
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your
OE
data to your new computer:


http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
. 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on
the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro
97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question
re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not
be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Thanks -- see my response to Cochran. Apparently what I did didn't do
anything different than
"open Address Book: File | Import | Address Book"
Nonetheless, I could not perform the above function, because I could not
open Address Book. So I had no choice but to try what I did. I could
probably do "open Address Book: File | Import | Address Book" now, but
what's the use if "Folders & Groups seldom, if ever, import,"?


Jack

================================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Importing OE messages (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

To import an Address Book (i.e., WAB file), open Address Book: File |
Import | Address Book (WAB) | ...

NB: Folders & Groups seldom, if ever, import, especially if sharing with
OL had been enabled at some point in the past.

Overall, using OEFB & trying to import OEFB-created back-ups was the fly
in the ointment he There's a very good reason the author withdrew that
application several years ago.


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

Does the behavior persist in a new identity

Yes.

Additionally, when I proceed to set up a new profile and choose to import
messages and address book (I think the choice was from Outlook), I get
"Messages cannot be imported from the MAPI client."

However, when I chose to import Address Book Only, I got "IMPORT COMPLETE
Congratulations! Your data from 'Microsoft Exchange or Outlook or Windows
Messaging' was successfully imported into Outlook Express." However,
upon
clicking the Addresses button, I get "Unable to open the Address Book.
The
Address Book may not be installed properly."

Jack
==========================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Does the behavior persist in a new identity (File | Identities | Add new
identity)?

[Yes, I know the new identity's Address Book might not contain any
contacts...but the Shared folder might.]


Jack B wrote:
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The
Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your
OE
data to your new computer:


http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
. 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on
the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut
files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro
97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question
re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not
be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

Well, as it turns out, the address book is not right -- it's missing the
latest email addresses. I kept the old email addresses for people so I
could do a search in the past if needed, and of course made the most current
one the default.

But my little trick "copied and pasted into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ and
voila" produced an address book without the latest email addresses. That is
weird, because when I double click on "Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on the external
HD," the correct email addresses show up.

Rats.


Jack

=====================================


"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Steve,

First, I just want to say that essentially all the data files (created
documants, including images, etc.) have been transferred from the Old PC
to the New PC. I did a major backup to an external HD at the end of
March.

Ok -- I did the search for *~* and that turned up a lot of files.

I was surprised to see a number of such files in a Microsoft Feeds
folder -- is that normal? Almost all such files are dated on the day I
set up the New PC. Some of the others are sort of weird, i.e.,
billingtypes.php~ which is supposed to be in tools/modules/billing and
that is the entire HD address given!? FYI, billingtypes.php~ is dated a
month earlier.

Anyway, the Jack.wab~ was only 176 kb, not even close to the Jack.wab of
2.7 MB. And it didn't work. Also, finding and clicking the the Jack.wab
of 2.7 MB in the OEFB folder, it failed to open. Plus, I later (after
doing OEFB) used OEQB on the Old PC and pasted the backup results into the
New PC, and now finding and clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the
OEQB Backup folder, it also failed to open. [Note: I have not attempted
the OEQB Restore on the New PC.]

BUT, I did find the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on the external HD; and, upon
clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB, it opened. So, I copied and pasted
into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ and voila -- OE on the New PC now works
(I can SEND and I have the address book)! Yeaay!!

However, all 300+ addresses in the Address Book are not in their
respective folders -- the're all lumped together into one folder .

And, of course, at this point I don't have all my previous messages and
identities and email accounts in OE. So, I'm thinking I can't lose
anything by attempting an OEQB Restore on the New PC -- although I know
the Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup file is no good, I could once
again paste the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ after
doing the OEQB Restore on the New PC. What do you think?

Also, FYI, the Spell Check is not working. I get "An error occurred while
the spelling was being checked."


Jack


==================================


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Try searching for *~* and if you find a file, then rename it to give it a
wab file extension and then see if it will open. The ~ files are backups
of the address book.

steve

"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate your
OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder
Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
| right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
. 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on
the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office Pro
97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a question
re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may not
be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

I don't know if you have done this yet, but copy the good Jack.wab of 2.6
MB to the Desktop. Open up OE and then open the Address Book. From there,
File | Import | Address Book (wab) and point to where you saved it.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Well, as it turns out, the address book is not right -- it's missing the
latest email addresses. I kept the old email addresses for people so I
could do a search in the past if needed, and of course made the most
current one the default.

But my little trick "copied and pasted into \...Microsoft\Address Book\
and voila" produced an address book without the latest email addresses.
That is weird, because when I double click on "Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on the
external HD," the correct email addresses show up.

Rats.


Jack

=====================================


"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Steve,

First, I just want to say that essentially all the data files (created
documants, including images, etc.) have been transferred from the Old
PC to the New PC. I did a major backup to an external HD at the end of
March.

Ok -- I did the search for *~* and that turned up a lot of files.

I was surprised to see a number of such files in a Microsoft Feeds
folder -- is that normal? Almost all such files are dated on the day
I set up the New PC. Some of the others are sort of weird, i.e.,
billingtypes.php~ which is supposed to be in tools/modules/billing and
that is the entire HD address given!? FYI, billingtypes.php~ is dated a
month earlier.

Anyway, the Jack.wab~ was only 176 kb, not even close to the Jack.wab
of 2.7 MB. And it didn't work. Also, finding and clicking the the
Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the OEFB folder, it failed to open. Plus, I
later (after doing OEFB) used OEQB on the Old PC and pasted the backup
results into the New PC, and now finding and clicking the the Jack.wab
of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup folder, it also failed to open. [Note: I
have not attempted the OEQB Restore on the New PC.]

BUT, I did find the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on the external HD; and, upon
clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB, it opened. So, I copied and
pasted into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ and voila -- OE on the New PC
now works (I can SEND and I have the address book)! Yeaay!!

However, all 300+ addresses in the Address Book are not in their
respective folders -- the're all lumped together into one folder .

And, of course, at this point I don't have all my previous messages and
identities and email accounts in OE. So, I'm thinking I can't lose
anything by attempting an OEQB Restore on the New PC -- although I know
the Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup file is no good, I could once
again paste the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB into \...Microsoft\Address Book\
after doing the OEQB Restore on the New PC. What do you think?

Also, FYI, the Spell Check is not working. I get "An error occurred
while the spelling was being checked."


Jack


==================================


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Try searching for *~* and if you find a file, then rename it to give it
a wab file extension and then see if it will open. The ~ files are
backups of the address book.

steve

"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The
Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured. Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate
your OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel |
Folder
Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in #1
above
| right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties |
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
. 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file on
the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut
files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office
Pro 97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a
question re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may
not be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack

P.S. Remove the Read Only attribute in Properties before you import.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
I don't know if you have done this yet, but copy the good Jack.wab of 2.6
MB to the Desktop. Open up OE and then open the Address Book. From there,
File | Import | Address Book (wab) and point to where you saved it.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Well, as it turns out, the address book is not right -- it's missing
the latest email addresses. I kept the old email addresses for people
so I could do a search in the past if needed, and of course made the
most current one the default.

But my little trick "copied and pasted into \...Microsoft\Address Book\
and voila" produced an address book without the latest email addresses.
That is weird, because when I double click on "Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on
the external HD," the correct email addresses show up.

Rats.


Jack

=====================================


"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Steve,

First, I just want to say that essentially all the data files (created
documants, including images, etc.) have been transferred from the Old
PC to the New PC. I did a major backup to an external HD at the end
of March.

Ok -- I did the search for *~* and that turned up a lot of files.

I was surprised to see a number of such files in a Microsoft Feeds
folder -- is that normal? Almost all such files are dated on the day
I set up the New PC. Some of the others are sort of weird, i.e.,
billingtypes.php~ which is supposed to be in tools/modules/billing and
that is the entire HD address given!? FYI, billingtypes.php~ is dated
a month earlier.

Anyway, the Jack.wab~ was only 176 kb, not even close to the Jack.wab
of 2.7 MB. And it didn't work. Also, finding and clicking the the
Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the OEFB folder, it failed to open. Plus, I
later (after doing OEFB) used OEQB on the Old PC and pasted the backup
results into the New PC, and now finding and clicking the the Jack.wab
of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup folder, it also failed to open. [Note: I
have not attempted the OEQB Restore on the New PC.]

BUT, I did find the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB on the external HD; and, upon
clicking the the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB, it opened. So, I copied and
pasted into \...Microsoft\Address Book\ and voila -- OE on the New PC
now works (I can SEND and I have the address book)! Yeaay!!

However, all 300+ addresses in the Address Book are not in their
respective folders -- the're all lumped together into one folder .

And, of course, at this point I don't have all my previous messages
and identities and email accounts in OE. So, I'm thinking I can't
lose anything by attempting an OEQB Restore on the New PC -- although
I know the Jack.wab of 2.7 MB in the OEQB Backup file is no good, I
could once again paste the Jack.wab of 2.6 MB into
\...Microsoft\Address Book\ after doing the OEQB Restore on the New
PC. What do you think?

Also, FYI, the Spell Check is not working. I get "An error occurred
while the spelling was being checked."


Jack


==================================


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Try searching for *~* and if you find a file, then rename it to give
it a wab file extension and then see if it will open. The ~ files are
backups of the address book.

steve

"Jack B" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but in OE, when I click to open Address Book, I get "The
Address
Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured.
Please
re-install."

Nonetheless, I am able to find the JACKB.WAB file, and the Read Only
attribute is not checked.

BTW, can you actually reply to this newsgroup thru
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...se_frm/thread?
If so, I don't see how.

Jack

=============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Complate & complicated thread history suggesting you used the
no-longer-supported OEFB backup from your old computer to migrate
your OE
data to your new computer:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...f6a5a24cacdfae

Here's another possibility:

1. Open Address Book | click on Help | about: Write down the
location
displayed in the FILE box.

2. Enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' via Start | Control Panel
|
Folder
Options | View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

3. Close OE.

4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location you wrote down in
#1
above
| right-click on the WAB file (e.g., JACKB.WAB) | select Properties
|
remove
the Read Only attribute (if checked/enabled) & OK your way out.

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269777


Jack B wrote:
Robear --

If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook

No, here is what is in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4:

(Default) REG_SZ (Value not set)
FirstRun REG_DWORD 0x00000001(1)
OlkContactRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)
OlkFolderRefresh REG_DWORD 0x00000000(0)

Jack

==============================

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
canned
. 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).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: 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 and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191946
/canned


Jack B wrote:
The only "Outlook" I find with Search is a folder "Outlook" at
MSOffice97\Office\Templates\Outlook\ -- in that folder there are
several
.oft files and one .dir file, but there is no outlook.exe file
on the
pc.
And, no other "Outlook" turns up in Search except two shortcut
files
that
look for Outlook.exe. The reason for this is no doubt due to my
adding
the
template files etc. from the Old pc after installing MS Office
Pro 97
on
the
new pc.

When first loading OE on the new pc, there may have been a
question re
Outlook that I might have answered the wrong way.

Jack

========================


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Is MS Outlook also installed?

Jack B wrote:
Somehow I have messed up OE on the New pc.

At first, it did not open an Address Book. Upon clicking on
Address
Book
it
would say, "Unable to open Address Book. The Address Book may
not be
installed properly."

Secondly, I cannot send a response or a new message. It says,
"There
was
an
error opening this message. An error has occurred."

Apparently I need to reinstall it, but I can't even find it
via
Control
Panel/Add Remove Programs!

Jack