Name of contacts folder for address book

[Mervyn Thomas]

In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder called "Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed out and I cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book 6.00....Microsoft" and was the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and dialling etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially importing an old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook Express, into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called "Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same post 3 times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only mode. If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is how you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again and make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This last post was put here because another MVP told me to post to an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook not OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from an ISP pop
account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for Outlook
Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of reposting the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you in the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder called "Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed out and I cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book 6.00....Microsoft" and

was
the

default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and dialling etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially importing

an
old

address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook Express, into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called "Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Mervyn Thomas]

Yes -its "Internet Mail Only - security update" . I confirm there are no
other contacts folders in what is called "personal folders" but there is a
folder called "Contacts" hidden away in "Archive Folders" and I think I
copied or moved the original and placed it there moons ago. I have been
using these folders as I would windows explorer which may not be what is
intended! It looks as if I have deleted the original "Contacts"

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same post 3 times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only mode. If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is how you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again and make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This last post was put here because another MVP told me to post to an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook not OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from an ISP pop
account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for Outlook
Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of

reposting
the

same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you in the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed out and I
cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book 6.00....Microsoft" and was
the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and dialling
etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially importing an
old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook Express,
into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called "Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Still not possible. You can neither delete nor rename the default Contacts
Folder. Before things get any worse, close Outlook and run the Inbox Repair
Tool (scanpst.exe) on your PST file, then tell me in more detail just how it
is you created these other Contacts Folders in your installation. IMO offers
no repair options for the Address Book, so we need to get your Personal
Folders file back in shape.
Do you have more than one set of PST files in this installation?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes -its "Internet Mail Only - security update" . I confirm there are no
other contacts folders in what is called "personal folders" but there is a
folder called "Contacts" hidden away in "Archive Folders" and I think I
copied or moved the original and placed it there moons ago. I have been
using these folders as I would windows explorer which may not be what is
intended! It looks as if I have deleted the original "Contacts"

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same post 3 times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only mode. If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is how you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again and make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This last post was put here because another MVP told me to post to an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook not OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from an ISP pop
account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for Outlook
Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of reposting
the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you in the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed out

and

I and
was importing
an

 

[Mervyn Thomas]

Russ - thanks for your patience - I am learning much and it would be nice to
clear this puzzle (although not urgent).

1. I scanpst'ed 3 sets of pst files called "Outlook", "Archive", and
"InArchive" with no errors.
2. I have just created a new folder and pointed to <containing contact
items> - I called it "NewContacts" but I was able to rename it "Contacts"
and I guess I could include this folder in as well to my address book and
eventually move all the data to it and kill off the others!
3. This new folder and the other one called "AltContacts" looks different to
my regular default "OldContacts" which looks like an Excel table. The other
ones look like blocks of contact data with tabs to go to different alphabet
names.
4. It was a long time ago but I think I created "OldContacts" this way,
imported my old data and am now using it normally. Are you sure I could not
have moved my regular "Contacts" to the Archive.pst?

Thanks
Mervyn

Still not possible. You can neither delete nor rename the default Contacts
Folder. Before things get any worse, close Outlook and run the Inbox Repair
Tool (scanpst.exe) on your PST file, then tell me in more detail just how it
is you created these other Contacts Folders in your installation. IMO offers
no repair options for the Address Book, so we need to get your Personal
Folders file back in shape.
Do you have more than one set of PST files in this installation?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes -its "Internet Mail Only - security update" . I confirm there are no
other contacts folders in what is called "personal folders" but there

is

a
folder called "Contacts" hidden away in "Archive Folders" and I think I
copied or moved the original and placed it there moons ago. I have been
using these folders as I would windows explorer which may not be what is
intended! It looks as if I have deleted the original "Contacts"

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same post 3 times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only

mode.
If

you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is how you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again

and
make

sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
This last post was put here because another MVP told me to post to an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook not OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from an ISP pop
account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for Outlo ok
Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of reposting
the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you in the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook
Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed out

and

I
cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book 6.00....Microsoft" and
was
the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and dialling
etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially importing
an
old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook Express,
into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called "Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. Contacts will not archive.
Your best bet now is to create a new PST, set it as the default, and then
try to copy the Contacts from your current folders into the new default PST,
then close your old one.
- File menu > New > Personal Folders file
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View

Folder List)

- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can move the Contacts from your old PST, then close the PST file
that you were previously using (R-click on that pst folder while in Folder
View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). When you have any information
in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new default PST, you
can drag and drop from one to the other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - thanks for your patience - I am learning much and it would be nice to
clear this puzzle (although not urgent).

1. I scanpst'ed 3 sets of pst files called "Outlook", "Archive", and
"InArchive" with no errors.
2. I have just created a new folder and pointed to <containing contact
items> - I called it "NewContacts" but I was able to rename it "Contacts"
and I guess I could include this folder in as well to my address book and
eventually move all the data to it and kill off the others!
3. This new folder and the other one called "AltContacts" looks different to
my regular default "OldContacts" which looks like an Excel table. The other
ones look like blocks of contact data with tabs to go to different alphabet
names.
4. It was a long time ago but I think I created "OldContacts" this way,
imported my old data and am now using it normally. Are you sure I could not
have moved my regular "Contacts" to the Archive.pst?

Thanks
Mervyn

Still not possible. You can neither delete nor rename the default Contacts
Folder. Before things get any worse, close Outlook and run the Inbox Repair
Tool (scanpst.exe) on your PST file, then tell me in more detail just

how

it
is you created these other Contacts Folders in your installation. IMO offers
no repair options for the Address Book, so we need to get your Personal
Folders file back in shape.
Do you have more than one set of PST files in this installation?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes -its "Internet Mail Only - security update" . I confirm there are no
other contacts folders in what is called "personal folders" but

there

is

a
folder called "Contacts" hidden away in "Archive Folders" and I think I
copied or moved the original and placed it there moons ago. I have been
using these folders as I would windows explorer which may not be what is
intended! It looks as if I have deleted the original "Contacts"

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same post 3
times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only mode.
If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows
Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook
Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is how you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again and
make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
This last post was put here because another MVP told me to post to an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook not OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from an

ISP
pop

account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for

Outlo

ok

Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of
reposting
the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you

in
the

previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook
Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder
called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed

out
and

I
cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book

6.00....Microsoft"
and

was
the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and
dialling
etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially importing
an
old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook
Express,
into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called
"Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Mervyn Thomas]

Russ - many thanks - now perfect and all behaving well
Mervyn

No. Contacts will not archive.
Your best bet now is to create a new PST, set it as the default, and then
try to copy the Contacts from your current folders into the new default PST,
then close your old one.
- File menu > New > Personal Folders file
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View

Folder List)

- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can move the Contacts from your old PST, then close the PST file
that you were previously using (R-click on that pst folder while in Folder
View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). When you have any information
in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new default PST, you
can drag and drop from one to the other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - thanks for your patience - I am learning much and it would be

nice

to
clear this puzzle (although not urgent).

1. I scanpst'ed 3 sets of pst files called "Outlook", "Archive", and
"InArchive" with no errors.
2. I have just created a new folder and pointed to <containing contact
items> - I called it "NewContacts" but I was able to rename it "Contacts"
and I guess I could include this folder in as well to my address book and
eventually move all the data to it and kill off the others!
3. This new folder and the other one called "AltContacts" looks

different

to
my regular default "OldContacts" which looks like an Excel table. The other
ones look like blocks of contact data with tabs to go to different alphabet
names.
4. It was a long time ago but I think I created "OldContacts" this way,
imported my old data and am now using it normally. Are you sure I could not
have moved my regular "Contacts" to the Archive.pst?

Thanks
Mervyn


how

are

no there

think

I

what

is

post

3

times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only mode.
If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows
Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook
Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is

how
you

could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look

again
and

make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.

to
an

outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook

not
OE.

Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of
Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from an ISP
pop
account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and
from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for

Outlo

ok
Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of
reposting
the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you in
the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook
Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see
there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder
called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed out
and
I
cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book 6.00....Microsoft"
and
was
the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and
dialling
etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially
importing
an
old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook
Express,
into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called
"Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Whew!
Just curious how this all came about, if you know. Did you by chance choose
to import all your OE Contacts when you first installed Outlook?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - many thanks - now perfect and all behaving well
Mervyn

No. Contacts will not archive.
Your best bet now is to create a new PST, set it as the default, and then
try to copy the Contacts from your current folders into the new default PST,
then close your old one.
- File menu > New > Personal Folders file
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View

Folder List)

- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can move the Contacts from your old PST, then close the PST file
that you were previously using (R-click on that pst folder while in Folder
View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). When you have any information
in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new default PST, you
can drag and drop from one to the other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - thanks for your patience - I am learning much and it would be

nice

to
clear this puzzle (although not urgent).

1. I scanpst'ed 3 sets of pst files called "Outlook", "Archive", and
"InArchive" with no errors.
2. I have just created a new folder and pointed to <containing contact
items> - I called it "NewContacts" but I was able to rename it "Contacts"
and I guess I could include this folder in as well to my address book and
eventually move all the data to it and kill off the others!
3. This new folder and the other one called "AltContacts" looks

different

to
my regular default "OldContacts" which looks like an Excel table. The other
ones look like blocks of contact data with tabs to go to different alphabet
names.
4. It was a long time ago but I think I created "OldContacts" this way,
imported my old data and am now using it normally. Are you sure I

could
not

have moved my regular "Contacts" to the Archive.pst?

Thanks
Mervyn


Still not possible. You can neither delete nor rename the default Contacts
Folder. Before things get any worse, close Outlook and run the Inbox
Repair
Tool (scanpst.exe) on your PST file, then tell me in more detail

just
how

it
is you created these other Contacts Folders in your installation. IMO
offers
no repair options for the Address Book, so we need to get your Personal
Folders file back in shape.
Do you have more than one set of PST files in this installation?

are

no
other contacts folders in what is called "personal folders" but there
is
a
folder called "Contacts" hidden away in "Archive Folders" and I

think

I
copied or moved the original and placed it there moons ago. I

have
been

using these folders as I would windows explorer which may not be

what

is
intended! It looks as if I have deleted the original "Contacts"

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same

post

3
times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only
mode.
If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows
Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook
Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the
correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand is how
you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal
Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again
and
make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to

fix
this

without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.

post

to

an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from Outlook not
OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of
Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating from

an
ISP

pop
account.
I have two folders "Old Contacts" and "Alt Contacts"
I originally did a File< Import/Export>< from another program> and
from
memory I think I pointed to a previous address book set up for Outlo
ok
Express.

This is the third time you've posted this question. Instead of
reposting
the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to

you
in

the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook
Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder you see
there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a folder
called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are

greyed
out

and
I
cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book 6.00....Microsoft"
and
was
the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in email and
dialling
etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially
importing
an
old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook
Express,
into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called
"Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?

 

[Mervyn Thomas]

Yes but I don't remember in detail how I achieved it!
Mervyn - agree Whew!

Whew!
Just curious how this all came about, if you know. Did you by chance choose
to import all your OE Contacts when you first installed Outlook?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - many thanks - now perfect and all behaving well
Mervyn

No. Contacts will not archive.
Your best bet now is to create a new PST, set it as the default, and then
try to copy the Contacts from your current folders into the new

default
PST,

then close your old one.
- File menu > New > Personal Folders file
- Right-click on the root of the new set of folders in the folder pane (View
Folder List)
- Choose Properties
- Check the "Deliver POP mail" box
- Quit & restart Outlook
- Now you can move the Contacts from your old PST, then close the PST file
that you were previously using (R-click on that pst folder while in Folder
View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). When you have any information
in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new default

PST,
you

can drag and drop from one to the other before you close the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ - thanks for your patience - I am learning much and it would be nice
to
clear this puzzle (although not urgent).

1. I scanpst'ed 3 sets of pst files called "Outlook", "Archive", and
"InArchive" with no errors.
2. I have just created a new folder and pointed to <containing contact
items> - I called it "NewContacts" but I was able to rename it "Contacts"
and I guess I could include this folder in as well to my address

book
and

eventually move all the data to it and kill off the others!
3. This new folder and the other one called "AltContacts" looks different
to
my regular default "OldContacts" which looks like an Excel table. The
other
ones look like blocks of contact data with tabs to go to different
alphabet
names.
4. It was a long time ago but I think I created "OldContacts" this way,
imported my old data and am now using it normally. Are you sure I could
not
have moved my regular "Contacts" to the Archive.pst?

Thanks
Mervyn


Still not possible. You can neither delete nor rename the default
Contacts
Folder. Before things get any worse, close Outlook and run the Inbox
Repair
Tool (scanpst.exe) on your PST file, then tell me in more detail just
how
it
is you created these other Contacts Folders in your installation. IMO
offers
no repair options for the Address Book, so we need to get your Personal
Folders file back in shape.
Do you have more than one set of PST files in this installation?

there
are

no
other contacts folders in what is called "personal folders" but
there
is
a
folder called "Contacts" hidden away in "Archive Folders" and I think
I
copied or moved the original and placed it there moons ago. I have
been
using these folders as I would windows explorer which may not be what
is
intended! It looks as if I have deleted the original "Contacts"

Perhaps you are cross posting then because I've seen this same post
3
times
already in these Outlook groups.
Mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.
I've already figured out that you must be using Internet Mail Only
mode.
If
you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook but getting the Windows
Address
Book instead, you must be using IMO. It doesn't support the Outlook
Address
Book.
I would guess that your failed to import your Contacts into the
correct
(default) Contacts Folder in Outlook. What I don't understand

is
how

you
could not have a default "Contacts Folder" in your root Personal
Folders
File in View > Folder List. That is not possible. Please look again
and
make
sure you are expanding all Folders. I can't figure out how to fix
this
without an accurate description of what is in your current profile.

post

to
an
outlook newsgroup.
Sorry for any confusion:
This verifies that I am invoking the address book from

Outlook
not

OE.
Sorry - don't understand what you mean by "mail support mode of
Outlook
2000" - I am a stand alone PC with single user operating

from

an program>
and

Instead

of

reposting
the
same question, why don't you answer the questions posed to you
in
the
previous threads?
You haven't provided enough information for anyone to answer.
Verify you are invoking the Address Book in Outlook, not Outlook
Express.
List your mail support mode of Outlook 2000.
Go to View > Folder List and list every Contacts Folder

you
see

there.
State how you imported your Contacts into your installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
In my system (XP, Outlook 2000) the address book is in a
folder
called
"Old
Contacts".
In properties the delete and change name options are greyed
out
and
I
cannot
figure out how to change the name to something more
meaningfull.

The address book is just called "Address Book
6.00....Microsoft"
and
was
the
default one when I installed Office 2000 for use in

email
and

dialling
etc.
I think the confusion in folder names arose from initially
importing
an
old
address book from a previous installation when I used Outlook
Express,
into
an "Old Contacts" folder and
I then managed to delete the original default folder called
"Contacts"

Has anyone any ideas?