Default Contact folder is called Contacts1

[GaryG]

Hi,

Somehow, a long time ago, my default contact folder was renamed to
Contacts1. I need to get it back to its orginal name as my customer contact
software interface engine crashes as it expects the default to be Contacts. I
don't recall how I did the rename.

I checked all through the registry, office folders and user folders but
can't seem to locate where the 'names' of the outlook folders is located.

I am using outlook 2003 with exchange 2005 and I know that contacts1 is
the default outlook calendar as the delete and rename are greyed out when
right clicking on it.

Thank You for any assistance.

Gary

 

[Brian Tillman]

Somehow, a long time ago, my default contact folder was renamed to
Contacts1. I need to get it back to its orginal name as my customer
contact software interface engine crashes as it expects the default
to be Contacts. I don't recall how I did the rename.

Try starting Outlook once with the /resetfoldernames command line switch.

 

[GaryG]

Hi Brian,

Thanx for your prompt reply. Sorry, tried that and it did not work, still
has the same name.

Gary

 

[GaryG]

Also, I lost all my calendar entries from today forward, including recurring
ones. Would the /resetfoldernames have done that??

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, /resetfoldernames would not affect any data items. Did you also try /ResetFolders?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[GaryG]

Hi Sue, Yes I did try both.

Just to make sure I did it correctly - I used CMD to go to the C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\ folder, then I executed the command outlook
/ResetFolders and watched outlook startup. I tried both a couple of times,
including using caps as indicated and no caps, as outlook really didn't
indicate that it had completed the command (i.e. a popup indicating
resetfolders completed would be handy).

I also found out that the loss of my calendar items was because of
activesync - an update was pushed out by systems that had a setting wrong.

Thanx for your continued assistance in this.
Gary

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's very odd that /resetfolders wouldn't fix it. I can think of only one more thing to try: Display the Contacts1 folder, then run this VBA code snippet:

Sub MaybeRename
Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = "Contacts"
MsgBox "The name of this folder is " & _
Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder.Name
End Sub

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Hi Sue, Yes I did try both.

Just to make sure I did it correctly - I used CMD to go to the C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\ folder, then I executed the command outlook
/ResetFolders and watched outlook startup. I tried both a couple of times,
including using caps as indicated and no caps, as outlook really didn't
indicate that it had completed the command (i.e. a popup indicating
resetfolders completed would be handy).

I also found out that the loss of my calendar items was because of
activesync - an update was pushed out by systems that had a setting wrong.

Thanx for your continued assistance in this.
Gary

 

[GaryG]

Hi Sue,

It comes up with a pop-up indicating that "The Macros in this project are
disabled. Please refer to the online help....".

I verified that visual basic for applications is enable in the office
setup.

To make sure I am doing it correct (been many years since I did coding and
used VB), here are the steps I followed:
1. Opened outlook and clicked on contacts and then clicked on the Contacts1
folder.
2. I then clicked on Tools, Macro, Visual Basic editor
3. Once VB came up I pasted your snippet inside the code window on the
right.
4. The left hand top indicated that I am in Project 1(VbaProject.OTM) and
the sub to that is "Microsoft Office Outlook Objects" and the sub to that is
ThisOutlookSession.
5. Above the code it indicates that I am in the (General) section.
6. When I press execute (>) it pops up the macros disabled message.
7. I then checked the Macro Security under Tools, Macro and set it from
High to Low.
8. Ran the code again with the same error.

Is it possible that our internal MS software team has global policies
enabled blocking it?
Is there a way to check if this is the case?

Thank You
Gary

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It comes up with a pop-up indicating that "The Macros in this project are

disabled. Please refer to the online help....".

Tools | Macros | Security. Restart after changing the security level.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Hi Sue,

It comes up with a pop-up indicating that "The Macros in this project are
disabled. Please refer to the online help....".

I verified that visual basic for applications is enable in the office
setup.

To make sure I am doing it correct (been many years since I did coding and
used VB), here are the steps I followed:
1. Opened outlook and clicked on contacts and then clicked on the Contacts1
folder.
2. I then clicked on Tools, Macro, Visual Basic editor
3. Once VB came up I pasted your snippet inside the code window on the
right.
4. The left hand top indicated that I am in Project 1(VbaProject.OTM) and
the sub to that is "Microsoft Office Outlook Objects" and the sub to that is
ThisOutlookSession.
5. Above the code it indicates that I am in the (General) section.
6. When I press execute (>) it pops up the macros disabled message.
7. I then checked the Macro Security under Tools, Macro and set it from
High to Low.
8. Ran the code again with the same error.

Is it possible that our internal MS software team has global policies
enabled blocking it?
Is there a way to check if this is the case?

Thank You
Gary

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you restart Outlook after changing the macro security level?

I'd suggest discussing this with your admins at this point.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[GaryG]

Hi Sue,

Yes I did. I played around with some settings and now I get the error
message:

Run-Time error “-2147024891 (80070005)â€
You don’t have enough permission to perform this operation.

Just to make sure I'm doing this correct - can you confirm the below steps
please:
The steps I’m following are (Macro security is set to Low):
1.Highlight the Contacts1 folder
2. Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor
3. Paste the code you provided in the right window-title is (General) and
MaybeRename.
4. Press the > button to execute the code.

I am a local administrator to my machine but not a Domain Admin.

Gary

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I'm not surprised. Time to talk to your admins, I think.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers