Always thought when I type first letter of an address and it shows up, it
was linked to address book
after clean install I find history gone
any way of exporting this next time?

It's not linked to your address book. It's a separate .nk2 file. See http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm for file locations.

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"john" wrote in message news:6jAth.180818$hn.40680@edtnps82...
Always thought when I type first letter of an address and it shows up, it
was linked to address book
after clean install I find history gone
any way of exporting this next time?

What you are describing is autocompletion. This is a cache of recently used
names. These articles will tell you a bit more about it, some of the quirky
behaviour etc!


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287496/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=287623
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292928/en-us


I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we
can find information on it.
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"john" wrote in message
news:6jAth.180818$hn.40680@edtnps82...
Always thought when I type first letter of an address and it shows up, it
was linked to address book
after clean install I find history gone
any way of exporting this next time?