Contact group error message

[Bob Peticolas]

When I try to open one of my groups in the Contacts folder
I get "Out of memory or system resources". Other groups
in the folder open with no problem. Individual contacts
work just fine as well.

I don't know of (or haven't been able to find) any limits
on the size of a contact group, but this one is quite
large and could be over the limit. If it is, how do I
reduce it since I can't open it? Also, what is the limit
and where do I find it?

Thank you,

Bob Peticolas

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Since Outlook does not use groups, I'm not sure what you mean.

 

[Bob Peticolas]

Sorry about that. Replace the word "groups"
with "distribution list".

-----Original Message-----
Since Outlook does not use groups, I'm not sure what you mean.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I try to open one of my groups in the Contacts folder
I get "Out of memory or system resources". Other groups
in the folder open with no problem. Individual contacts
work just fine as well.

I don't know of (or haven't been able to find) any limits
on the size of a contact group, but this one is quite
large and could be over the limit. If it is, how do I
reduce it since I can't open it? Also, what is the limit
and where do I find it?

Thank you,

Bob Peticolas

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Then this would have nothing to do with the size of the DL. Most likely your
DL is corrupt.

 

[Bob Peticolas]

OK, I figured as much. How do I un-corrupt it? I tried
the "scanpst.exe" program against an export of the dist.
list with no change. Is there another program for
cleaning up contact lists?

bob

-----Original Message-----
Then this would have nothing to do with the size of the DL. Most likely your
DL is corrupt.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I try to open one of my groups in the Contacts folder
I get "Out of memory or system resources". Other groups
in the folder open with no problem. Individual contacts
work just fine as well.

I don't know of (or haven't been able to find) any limits
on the size of a contact group, but this one is quite
large and could be over the limit. If it is, how do I
reduce it since I can't open it? Also, what is the limit
and where do I find it?

Thank you,

Bob Peticolas

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Scanpst.exe is the only repair option, but I'd run it on your entire file,
not an export thereof.
I've always found DL's to be very fragile and buggy. I abandoned them long
ago in favor of Categories or Contacts subfolders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

OK, I figured as much. How do I un-corrupt it? I tried
the "scanpst.exe" program against an export of the dist.
list with no change. Is there another program for
cleaning up contact lists?

bob

-----Original Message-----
Then this would have nothing to do with the size of the DL. Most likely your
DL is corrupt.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I try to open one of my groups in the Contacts folder
I get "Out of memory or system resources". Other groups
in the folder open with no problem. Individual contacts
work just fine as well.

I don't know of (or haven't been able to find) any limits
on the size of a contact group, but this one is quite
large and could be over the limit. If it is, how do I
reduce it since I can't open it? Also, what is the limit
and where do I find it?

Thank you,

Bob Peticolas

.

 

[Bob Peticolas]

Russ,

Thank you, I'll give it a shot.

bob

-----Original Message-----
Scanpst.exe is the only repair option, but I'd run it on your entire file,
not an export thereof.
I've always found DL's to be very fragile and buggy. I abandoned them long
ago in favor of Categories or Contacts subfolders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

OK, I figured as much. How do I un-corrupt it? I tried
the "scanpst.exe" program against an export of the dist.
list with no change. Is there another program for
cleaning up contact lists?

bob

-----Original Message-----
Then this would have nothing to do with the size of the DL. Most likely your
DL is corrupt.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I try to open one of my groups in the Contacts folder
I get "Out of memory or system resources". Other groups
in the folder open with no problem. Individual contacts
work just fine as well.

I don't know of (or haven't been able to find) any limits
on the size of a contact group, but this one is quite
large and could be over the limit. If it is, how do I
reduce it since I can't open it? Also, what is the limit
and where do I find it?

Thank you,

Bob Peticolas


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