outlook address book does not see contacts folder
 

None of my contacts appear in the address book.
Windows Vista Business running Outlook 2007.
I used Windows Easy Transfer to transfer my Outlook information from a
computer with Windows XP Pro and Outlook XP.

When I right-click "Contacts" and examine Properties | Outlook Address Book
the option to "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book is dimmed.

In Tools | Account Settings | Address Book the "Outlook Address Book"
appears but cannot be removed ("Remove" is dimmed).

Any attempt to add a new additional address book of type Outlook Address
Book yields the message "This account or directory type already exists and
cannot be specified twice"

I mention the above because they are the results of my attempting to follow
directions suggested here and on Microsoft's official help site.
Thanks, Richard

outlook address book does not see contacts folder
 

You will find this answer posted here many times.
You should never use WET with Outlook. It does not work. It creates a
corrupt profile to which you cannot add the address book service. Create a
new profile from scratch and then use the directions posted here to add and
configure the Outlook Address Book.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Richard" wrote in message
...
None of my contacts appear in the address book.
Windows Vista Business running Outlook 2007.
I used Windows Easy Transfer to transfer my Outlook information from a
computer with Windows XP Pro and Outlook XP.

When I right-click "Contacts" and examine Properties | Outlook Address
Book
the option to "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book is dimmed.

In Tools | Account Settings | Address Book the "Outlook Address Book"
appears but cannot be removed ("Remove" is dimmed).

Any attempt to add a new additional address book of type Outlook Address
Book yields the message "This account or directory type already exists and
cannot be specified twice"

I mention the above because they are the results of my attempting to
follow
directions suggested here and on Microsoft's official help site.
Thanks, Richard

outlook address book does not see contacts folder
 

Thank you. This works.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You will find this answer posted here many times.
You should never use WET with Outlook. It does not work. It creates a
corrupt profile to which you cannot add the address book service. Create a
new profile from scratch and then use the directions posted here to add and
configure the Outlook Address Book.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Richard" wrote in message
...
None of my contacts appear in the address book.
Windows Vista Business running Outlook 2007.
I used Windows Easy Transfer to transfer my Outlook information from a
computer with Windows XP Pro and Outlook XP.

When I right-click "Contacts" and examine Properties | Outlook Address
Book
the option to "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book is dimmed.

In Tools | Account Settings | Address Book the "Outlook Address Book"
appears but cannot be removed ("Remove" is dimmed).

Any attempt to add a new additional address book of type Outlook Address
Book yields the message "This account or directory type already exists and
cannot be specified twice"

I mention the above because they are the results of my attempting to
follow
directions suggested here and on Microsoft's official help site.
Thanks, Richard