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Old October 25th, 2009, 05:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Kent
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007. I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books. In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
greyed out
--
Kent
  #2  
Old October 25th, 2009, 05:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Kent
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

Nervermind. I found the answer eleswhere in the posts
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Kent


"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007. I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books. In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
greyed out
--
Kent

  #3  
Old October 25th, 2009, 05:51 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Kent
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

Nevermind. I found the answer elsewhere in the posts.
--
Kent


"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007. I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books. In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
greyed out
--
Kent

  #4  
Old October 25th, 2009, 08:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Russ Valentine
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

Nice to know that Windows Easy Transfer remains broken even in Windows 7.
Kudos to Microsoft.
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Russ Valentine
"Kent" wrote in message
...
Nervermind. I found the answer eleswhere in the posts
--
Kent


"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007.
I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and
accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books.
In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
greyed out
--
Kent


  #5  
Old October 25th, 2009, 07:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Gordon[_13_]
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out


"Kent" wrote in message
...
I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007.
I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and
accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books.
In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
greyed out


If you'd done ANY research you would have discovered that using WET with
Outlook corrupts your mail profile.
Create a new mail profile and attach the existing pst file to it.
Do NOT use WET in future to transfer data from one Outlook to another.



  #6  
Old October 25th, 2009, 08:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Russ Valentine
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

Kent did do the research. Like most of us, he probably found the answer
right after he posted the question.
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Russ Valentine
"Gordon" wrote in message
...

"Kent" wrote in message
...
I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007.
I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and
accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books.
In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
greyed out


If you'd done ANY research you would have discovered that using WET with
Outlook corrupts your mail profile.
Create a new mail profile and attach the existing pst file to it.
Do NOT use WET in future to transfer data from one Outlook to another.




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Old October 25th, 2009, 11:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
mike
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out



"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007. I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books. In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" is
greyed out
--
Kent


Kent,

I have the same problem. Where did you find your solution?

Mike
  #8  
Old October 26th, 2009, 01:36 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Russ Valentine
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

Time for someone else to do a little research. It's hardly a secret. Can you
read newsgroups?
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Russ Valentine
"Mike" wrote in message
news


"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007.
I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and
accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books.
In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
greyed out
--
Kent


Kent,

I have the same problem. Where did you find your solution?

Mike


  #9  
Old October 26th, 2009, 04:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

If you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible when
you click on the To button, check these settings:

Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book is checked?

If this is grayed out...

Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change existing directories or
address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present? If it isn't listed, add
it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed, then remove it and close
then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add it.

If you are using Outlook 2007 and the the checkbox is grayed, you'll need to
make a new profile as you can't add the Outlook Address Book service due to
a bug.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Mike" wrote in message
news


"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007.
I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and
accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books.
In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
greyed out
--
Kent


Kent,

I have the same problem. Where did you find your solution?

Mike


  #10  
Old October 27th, 2009, 03:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Netdweeb
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Default "Show this folder as as e-mail Address Book" is greyed out

Apparently the profile is corrupted and the steps you are suggesting - while
they SHOULD work - don't . I have multiple email accounts in my profile and
so creating a new one - which seems to be the only way around it once the
transfer program breaks things - is a bit of work. Oh well. ...

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

If you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible when
you click on the To button, check these settings:

Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book is checked?

If this is grayed out...

Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change existing directories or
address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present? If it isn't listed, add
it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed, then remove it and close
then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add it.

If you are using Outlook 2007 and the the checkbox is grayed, you'll need to
make a new profile as you can't add the Outlook Address Book service due to
a bug.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Do you keep Outlook open 24/7? Vote in our poll:
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=22205

"Mike" wrote in message
news


"Kent" wrote:

I just updated to Win7 with a clean install and reinstalled Office 2007.
I
restored the Outlook.pst file using Easy transfer. All emails and
accounts
are present but ALL my Contact folders do not display as Address Books.
In
all the Contact Folders the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
is
greyed out
--
Kent


Kent,

I have the same problem. Where did you find your solution?

Mike


 




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