Adding contacts - but already exist

[farci]

Before I start, I promise to be v-e-r-y careful looking for replies lest I
incur the ire of Mr Angry.
In Outlook 2007 I search for a contact but nthing is returned (ditto e-mails
and calendar), so I add a contact again which I thought was already there. As
soon as I add it, a 'duplicate' message appears with the choice to overwrite.
If I do so, both the old and new contacts are visible. I recently created a
new profile because all my contacts had disappeared. I have deleted the old
profile.
What file could the invisible contacts/calendar be in and how can I bring
them into my new profile?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Before I start, I promise to be v-e-r-y careful looking for replies lest I
incur the ire of Mr Angry.
In Outlook 2007 I search for a contact but nthing is returned (ditto e-mails
and calendar), so I add a contact again which I thought was already there.
As
soon as I add it, a 'duplicate' message appears with the choice to
overwrite.
If I do so, both the old and new contacts are visible. I recently created a
new profile because all my contacts had disappeared. I have deleted the old
profile.
What file could the invisible contacts/calendar be in and how can I bring
them into my new profile?

Describe the exact steps you're using to look for a contact.

 

[farci]

Click Contacts in LH menu bar, go to search box 'Search All Contact Items'
top RH of contacts list and type in name or e-mail address - enter. That's it

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Click Contacts in LH menu bar, go to search box 'Search All Contact Items'
top RH of contacts list and type in name or e-mail address - enter. That's
it

Is it any different if you use Advanced Find?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Did you rebuild the search index?

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[farci]

To you and Brian Tillman:
Advanced search - no difference
Search index - sorry, don't know how to do that! Please assist

Thanks for all your help

Did you rebuild the search index?

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Describe the exact steps you're using to look for a contact.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Go to the Control Panel, System and Maintenance category, Indexing Options.
From the Indexing options dialog, choose Advanced, then Rebuild.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2008/20080221.htm


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To you and Brian Tillman:
Advanced search - no difference
Search index - sorry, don't know how to do that! Please assist

Thanks for all your help

Did you rebuild the search index?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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mailto:[email protected]

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Before I start, I promise to be v-e-r-y careful looking for replies
lest
I
incur the ire of Mr Angry.
In Outlook 2007 I search for a contact but nthing is returned (ditto
e-mails
and calendar), so I add a contact again which I thought was already
there. As
soon as I add it, a 'duplicate' message appears with the choice to
overwrite.
If I do so, both the old and new contacts are visible. I recently
created a
new profile because all my contacts had disappeared. I have deleted
the
old
profile.
What file could the invisible contacts/calendar be in and how can I
bring
them into my new profile?

Describe the exact steps you're using to look for a contact.

 

[farci]

Can you be more specific how to do this? I'm using Outlook 2007 and Vista
Home Basic
Thanks

Go to the Control Panel, System and Maintenance category, Indexing Options.
From the Indexing options dialog, choose Advanced, then Rebuild.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2008/20080221.htm


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:
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Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
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To you and Brian Tillman:
Advanced search - no difference
Search index - sorry, don't know how to do that! Please assist

Thanks for all your help

Did you rebuild the search index?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Before I start, I promise to be v-e-r-y careful looking for replies
lest
I
incur the ire of Mr Angry.
In Outlook 2007 I search for a contact but nthing is returned (ditto
e-mails
and calendar), so I add a contact again which I thought was already
there. As
soon as I add it, a 'duplicate' message appears with the choice to
overwrite.
If I do so, both the old and new contacts are visible. I recently
created a
new profile because all my contacts had disappeared. I have deleted
the
old
profile.
What file could the invisible contacts/calendar be in and how can I
bring
them into my new profile?

Describe the exact steps you're using to look for a contact.