No 'From' Field associated with Contacts

[Sean]

I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones that appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp - presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long long ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.

 

[Sean]

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones? That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct this.

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones? That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct
this.

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct
this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Sean]

Is there any negatives associated with that besides that in some views they
appear strange? I do prefer uniformity but I am not recreating 140 contacts
from scratch that already exist.

Can I break the links to the others perhaps by just deleting my Contact for
myself?? The only reason I keep one for myself is so I don't forget my fax
number on the road by syncing it to my phone.

Call me anal but I like everything to appear congruent (maybe not the right
word but you get the idea)

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones? That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct
this.

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct
this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

It is not clear to me what you feel you need to do here.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Is there any negatives associated with that besides that in some views
they
appear strange? I do prefer uniformity but I am not recreating 140
contacts
from scratch that already exist.

Can I break the links to the others perhaps by just deleting my Contact
for
myself?? The only reason I keep one for myself is so I don't forget my
fax
number on the road by syncing it to my phone.

Call me anal but I like everything to appear congruent (maybe not the
right
word but you get the idea)

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct
this.

:

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts to
the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items with
my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long
long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct
this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Sean Barber]

I am responding in OE, thanks for that Russ, makes life easier. How can I
set up multiple newsgroup servers?

In response to your response, I do not understand why my links could have
broken in the first place. All you said is "the possibilities are endless."

I am trying to comprehend what negativity is associated with half my
contacts not being picked up by my Activities tab.

I would like all my contacts to appear the same, to elaborate on what I
said, perhaps I am becoming Outlook OCD, but it is bugging me.

You said broken links cannot be restored. I don't get what the point of
contact management software is if you have to re-create half of your
database every 4 years. I do not want to do that to say the least.
Obviously the Contacts themselves work, they sync to my Smartphone and their
own respective Activity windows associate with my inbox, tasks and other
folders properly. They just don't automatically pop up in my window.

At times I rely on my customized Activity window to look at tasks,
appointments, etc. and since only half of the info is there apparently, it
makes that extremely unreliable.

It is not clear to me what you feel you need to do here.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Is there any negatives associated with that besides that in some views
they
appear strange? I do prefer uniformity but I am not recreating 140
contacts
from scratch that already exist.

Can I break the links to the others perhaps by just deleting my Contact
for
myself?? The only reason I keep one for myself is so I don't forget my
fax
number on the road by syncing it to my phone.

Call me anal but I like everything to appear congruent (maybe not the
right
word but you get the idea)

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct
this.

:

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts to
the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items
with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones
that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long
long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab
and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct
this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I'm not sure you understand how Activities work. You're the one who said you
had imported and exported Contacts multiple times and migrated from a PST
file to Exchange Server. Like any other link, Activities are unique to the
local store. Change that store, and you start over with Activities.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am responding in OE, thanks for that Russ, makes life easier. How can I
set up multiple newsgroup servers?

In response to your response, I do not understand why my links could have
broken in the first place. All you said is "the possibilities are
endless."

I am trying to comprehend what negativity is associated with half my
contacts not being picked up by my Activities tab.

I would like all my contacts to appear the same, to elaborate on what I
said, perhaps I am becoming Outlook OCD, but it is bugging me.

You said broken links cannot be restored. I don't get what the point of
contact management software is if you have to re-create half of your
database every 4 years. I do not want to do that to say the least.
Obviously the Contacts themselves work, they sync to my Smartphone and
their own respective Activity windows associate with my inbox, tasks and
other folders properly. They just don't automatically pop up in my
window.

At times I rely on my customized Activity window to look at tasks,
appointments, etc. and since only half of the info is there apparently, it
makes that extremely unreliable.

It is not clear to me what you feel you need to do here.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Is there any negatives associated with that besides that in some views
they
appear strange? I do prefer uniformity but I am not recreating 140
contacts
from scratch that already exist.

Can I break the links to the others perhaps by just deleting my Contact
for
myself?? The only reason I keep one for myself is so I don't forget my
fax
number on the road by syncing it to my phone.

Call me anal but I like everything to appear congruent (maybe not the
right
word but you get the idea)

:

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct
this.

:

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts
to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items
with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones
that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long
long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab
and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old
ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct
this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Sean]

Russ, will creating a new Profile fix my issues? If so, will the Exchange
Server simply migrate my information to the new Profile once it is set up and
used for the first time? Thanks mi amigo.

I'm not sure you understand how Activities work. You're the one who said you
had imported and exported Contacts multiple times and migrated from a PST
file to Exchange Server. Like any other link, Activities are unique to the
local store. Change that store, and you start over with Activities.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am responding in OE, thanks for that Russ, makes life easier. How can I
set up multiple newsgroup servers?

In response to your response, I do not understand why my links could have
broken in the first place. All you said is "the possibilities are
endless."

I am trying to comprehend what negativity is associated with half my
contacts not being picked up by my Activities tab.

I would like all my contacts to appear the same, to elaborate on what I
said, perhaps I am becoming Outlook OCD, but it is bugging me.

You said broken links cannot be restored. I don't get what the point of
contact management software is if you have to re-create half of your
database every 4 years. I do not want to do that to say the least.
Obviously the Contacts themselves work, they sync to my Smartphone and
their own respective Activity windows associate with my inbox, tasks and
other folders properly. They just don't automatically pop up in my
window.

At times I rely on my customized Activity window to look at tasks,
appointments, etc. and since only half of the info is there apparently, it
makes that extremely unreliable.

It is not clear to me what you feel you need to do here.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Is there any negatives associated with that besides that in some views
they
appear strange? I do prefer uniformity but I am not recreating 140
contacts
from scratch that already exist.

Can I break the links to the others perhaps by just deleting my Contact
for
myself?? The only reason I keep one for myself is so I don't forget my
fax
number on the road by syncing it to my phone.

Call me anal but I like everything to appear congruent (maybe not the
right
word but you get the idea)

:

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old ones?
That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to correct
this.

:

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my contacts
to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items
with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones
that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created long
long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab
and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old
ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to correct
this.

Thanks millions.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Can't answer for sure with Exchange because I have never run against it. If
you migrate a PST file correctly, Activities will persist, but creating a
new profile won't fix links that have been broken.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ, will creating a new Profile fix my issues? If so, will the Exchange
Server simply migrate my information to the new Profile once it is set up
and
used for the first time? Thanks mi amigo.

I'm not sure you understand how Activities work. You're the one who said
you
had imported and exported Contacts multiple times and migrated from a PST
file to Exchange Server. Like any other link, Activities are unique to
the
local store. Change that store, and you start over with Activities.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am responding in OE, thanks for that Russ, makes life easier. How can
I
set up multiple newsgroup servers?

In response to your response, I do not understand why my links could
have
broken in the first place. All you said is "the possibilities are
endless."

I am trying to comprehend what negativity is associated with half my
contacts not being picked up by my Activities tab.

I would like all my contacts to appear the same, to elaborate on what I
said, perhaps I am becoming Outlook OCD, but it is bugging me.

You said broken links cannot be restored. I don't get what the point
of
contact management software is if you have to re-create half of your
database every 4 years. I do not want to do that to say the least.
Obviously the Contacts themselves work, they sync to my Smartphone and
their own respective Activity windows associate with my inbox, tasks
and
other folders properly. They just don't automatically pop up in my
window.

At times I rely on my customized Activity window to look at tasks,
appointments, etc. and since only half of the info is there apparently,
it
makes that extremely unreliable.

It is not clear to me what you feel you need to do here.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Is there any negatives associated with that besides that in some
views
they
appear strange? I do prefer uniformity but I am not recreating 140
contacts
from scratch that already exist.

Can I break the links to the others perhaps by just deleting my
Contact
for
myself?? The only reason I keep one for myself is so I don't forget
my
fax
number on the road by syncing it to my phone.

Call me anal but I like everything to appear congruent (maybe not the
right
word but you get the idea)

:

There isn't. Broken links cannot be restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities tab
and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old
ones?
That
would just be too much work, there has to be an easier way to
correct
this.

:

The possibilities are endless. Any time you export or import
Outlook
data,
you break all the links that would be necessary for them to
display
correctly in the Activities view.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have noticed that Many but Not all of my Contacts appear in
the
Activities
tab in my personal Contact.

To try and figure out why this may be, I sent all of my
contacts
to the
Deleted Items folder.

About half of the contacts show a 'From' field in Deleted Items
with my
name, the same name as my personal contact. These are the ones
that
appear
in my Activities tab. They also contain a Time and Date
stamp -
presumably
when they were created.

The other portion appears without a 'from' name and the Date
field
equals
'None.'

Why is this? I presume it could be because they were created
long
long
ago
and have been carried with me to newer Outlook versions via
export/import.

How can I get these contacts to associate with my Activities
tab
and
Contact
without having to create them from scratch and delete the old
ones?
That would just be too much work, there has to be a way to
correct
this.

Thanks millions.