Outlook 2000 and Vista

[Jay Somerset]

I am using (or trying to use) Outlook 2000 on Vista. Everything seems to
work EXCEPT I cannot designate my Contacts Folder as an Outlook Addressbook
-- the box to do that is greyed out.

Is there a trick to doing this, or is this one of the (few) things that do
not work on Outlook 2000 when running under Vista?

Thanks.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/vista.htm

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Jay Somerset asked:

| I am using (or trying to use) Outlook 2000 on Vista. Everything
| seems to work EXCEPT I cannot designate my Contacts Folder as an
| Outlook Addressbook -- the box to do that is greyed out.
|
| Is there a trick to doing this, or is this one of the (few) things
| that do not work on Outlook 2000 when running under Vista?
|
| Thanks.

 

[Jay Somerset]

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/vista.htm

Copying and registering WAB32.DLL and WAB32RES.DLL does not work properly --
both are loaded but each gives an error message regarding a missing entry
point. No change in OUTLOOK's behavior -- the check box to designate
Contacts act as an Outlook Address Book is still greyed out.

Any other possible solution?

--?
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jay Somerset asked:

| I am using (or trying to use) Outlook 2000 on Vista. Everything
| seems to work EXCEPT I cannot designate my Contacts Folder as an
| Outlook Addressbook -- the box to do that is greyed out.
|
| Is there a trick to doing this, or is this one of the (few) things
| that do not work on Outlook 2000 when running under Vista?
|
| Thanks.

 

[Jay Somerset]

Copying and registering WAB32.DLL and WAB32RES.DLL does not work properly --
both are loaded but each gives an error message regarding a missing entry
point. No change in OUTLOOK's behavior -- the check box to designate
Contacts act as an Outlook Address Book is still greyed out.

Any other possible solution?

Finally got it to work.
Needed to add the "Outlook Address Book" which picked up the new-style
Windows/Vista Contacts, imported from the old Outlook 2000 Contacts folder.
My situation had been complicated by the fact that I also had an offline
Outlook Address Book configured into Outlook's services.

Helpful web articles included:
http://miniburb.wordpress.com/outlook-2000-on-vista/ and
http://miniburb.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/vista-setup-installed-office-2000/

Thanks to all!

--?
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jay Somerset asked:

| I am using (or trying to use) Outlook 2000 on Vista. Everything
| seems to work EXCEPT I cannot designate my Contacts Folder as an
| Outlook Addressbook -- the box to do that is greyed out.
|
| Is there a trick to doing this, or is this one of the (few) things
| that do not work on Outlook 2000 when running under Vista?
|
| Thanks.

 

[Philip Claeyssens]

Jay,

I don't get the following part you wrote:
Needed to add the "Outlook Address Book" which picked up the new-style
Windows/Vista Contacts, imported from the old Outlook 2000 Contacts folder.
My situation had been complicated by the fact that I also had an offline
Outlook Address Book configured into Outlook's services.

How did you do it? Did you import your contacts into the contact directory
of Vista? How did you add the "Outlook address book"?

Copying and registering WAB32.DLL and WAB32RES.DLL does not work properly --
both are loaded but each gives an error message regarding a missing entry
point. No change in OUTLOOK's behavior -- the check box to designate
Contacts act as an Outlook Address Book is still greyed out.

Any other possible solution?

Finally got it to work.
Needed to add the "Outlook Address Book" which picked up the new-style
Windows/Vista Contacts, imported from the old Outlook 2000 Contacts folder.
My situation had been complicated by the fact that I also had an offline
Outlook Address Book configured into Outlook's services.

Helpful web articles included:
http://miniburb.wordpress.com/outlook-2000-on-vista/ and
http://miniburb.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/vista-setup-installed-office-2000/

Thanks to all!

--?
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jay Somerset asked:

| I am using (or trying to use) Outlook 2000 on Vista. Everything
| seems to work EXCEPT I cannot designate my Contacts Folder as an
| Outlook Addressbook -- the box to do that is greyed out.
|
| Is there a trick to doing this, or is this one of the (few) things
| that do not work on Outlook 2000 when running under Vista?
|
| Thanks.