I have Office 2003 ... And, yes, I did try to find a match to my problem
but
could not find anything that worked ... The solution you provided did
not
work either ...
A bit of background: I had to do a full wipe/install/restore process
... I
had backed up all my personal folders using the Backup option in
Outlook
...
I was able to open the contacts folder once it was back in Outlook and
all
my
addresses show when I open the Contacts folder -- I just cannot access
them
when trying to generate an email .....
:
Question has been answered here countless times. You did not read
previous
posts. You provided no information that would permit a reply to your
situation. You didn't even post your Outlook version. Read the entire
list
of possibilities, pick the one that fits your situation, and follow
the
directions:
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to “lose track†of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or
update
your Outlook version or operating system. Use the following steps to
reset
the connection. Note that in some instances you may actually have to
remove
the Outlook Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook,
and
then re-add it before you can get it to work.
For Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders
you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook
Address
Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box.
You
may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show
your
Contacts folder.
For Outlook 2002/2003:
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 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.
For Outlook 2007, you add and repair the address book service using a
different steps:
Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab. Is the Outlook Address
Book
present? If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If
it
is
listed, then you can no longer repair this service by removing and
re-adding
it. Instead you must create an entire new Outlook profile from scratch
and
add the Outlook address book service to it.
More details available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I try to create an email and click on the "To" to select an
address,
I
get the following message: "The address list could not be displayed.
The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could not be
opened;
it
may
have been moved or delete, or you do not have permissions."
When I click on the "Contacts" button in the Folders bar, it lists
all
my
addresses.