Resetting Outlook 2003 nickname cache

[wyv3rn]

Outlook 2003 will not recognize nicknames when I try and address an email
using a nickname. Checking the help files I found a document at
Assistance > Outlook 2003 > E-mail > Creating Messages
entitled "Reset the nickname and automatic completion cache".
The first step in the process is to find a file called "*.nk2". Nowhere on
my machine is such a file to be found. So I can't reset this cache.

Is there some other way to make Outlook 2003 recognize nicknames? Or is
there some other way to reset the cache?

Mike Atkin

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Explain what you mean by "nickname."
It may help you to know that the nickname field in an Outlook Contact record
is never in play when it comes to recognizing recipients.

 

[wyv3rn]

The nickname is entered on the "details" tab when editing a contact. Other
email tools use a field such as this to address emails, it makes it faster to
address emails to common addressees, without having to wade through a whole
list of "possibles".
I'm pretty sure that Outlook versions before 2003 also used to do this.

Mike

Explain what you mean by "nickname."
It may help you to know that the nickname field in an Outlook Contact record
is never in play when it comes to recognizing recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Outlook 2003 will not recognize nicknames when I try and address an email
using a nickname. Checking the help files I found a document at
Assistance > Outlook 2003 > E-mail > Creating Messages
entitled "Reset the nickname and automatic completion cache".
The first step in the process is to find a file called "*.nk2". Nowhere on
my machine is such a file to be found. So I can't reset this cache.

Is there some other way to make Outlook 2003 recognize nicknames? Or is
there some other way to reset the cache?

Mike Atkin

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No full versions of Outlook ever did.
IMO mode of Outlook 2000 did, but it had a mercifully short life span.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The nickname is entered on the "details" tab when editing a contact. Other
email tools use a field such as this to address emails, it makes it faster
to
address emails to common addressees, without having to wade through a
whole
list of "possibles".
I'm pretty sure that Outlook versions before 2003 also used to do this.

Mike

Explain what you mean by "nickname."
It may help you to know that the nickname field in an Outlook Contact
record
is never in play when it comes to recognizing recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Outlook 2003 will not recognize nicknames when I try and address an
email
using a nickname. Checking the help files I found a document at
Assistance > Outlook 2003 > E-mail > Creating Messages
entitled "Reset the nickname and automatic completion cache".
The first step in the process is to find a file called "*.nk2". Nowhere
on
my machine is such a file to be found. So I can't reset this cache.

Is there some other way to make Outlook 2003 recognize nicknames? Or is
there some other way to reset the cache?

Mike Atkin

 

[wyv3rn]

OK, So I've read through a number of other posts on this topic, and I accept
that the nickname field is for cosmetic purposes only, unfortunate but that's
the way it is.

However lets go back to the original reason for my post. My automatic
completion process is not working well, there are some bad email addresses in
there, as well as a lot of addresses I never use any more. therefore I want
to purge the cache and start over. Following Microsoft's advice I went
looking for the .nk2 file, but it was nowhere to be found.

Is there another way to purge this cache without looking for a non-existent
file?

Mike

No full versions of Outlook ever did.
IMO mode of Outlook 2000 did, but it had a mercifully short life span.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The nickname is entered on the "details" tab when editing a contact. Other
email tools use a field such as this to address emails, it makes it faster
to
address emails to common addressees, without having to wade through a
whole
list of "possibles".
I'm pretty sure that Outlook versions before 2003 also used to do this.

Mike

Explain what you mean by "nickname."
It may help you to know that the nickname field in an Outlook Contact
record
is never in play when it comes to recognizing recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 will not recognize nicknames when I try and address an
email
using a nickname. Checking the help files I found a document at
Assistance > Outlook 2003 > E-mail > Creating Messages
entitled "Reset the nickname and automatic completion cache".
The first step in the process is to find a file called "*.nk2". Nowhere
on
my machine is such a file to be found. So I can't reset this cache.

Is there some other way to make Outlook 2003 recognize nicknames? Or is
there some other way to reset the cache?

Mike Atkin

 

[Gary Karasik]

There are .NK2 files. They're there. You have to select Advanced options in
Search and mark the advanced options to search all folders.

GaryK

OK, So I've read through a number of other posts on this topic, and I
accept
that the nickname field is for cosmetic purposes only, unfortunate but
that's
the way it is.

However lets go back to the original reason for my post. My automatic
completion process is not working well, there are some bad email addresses
in
there, as well as a lot of addresses I never use any more. therefore I
want
to purge the cache and start over. Following Microsoft's advice I went
looking for the .nk2 file, but it was nowhere to be found.

Is there another way to purge this cache without looking for a
non-existent
file?

Mike

No full versions of Outlook ever did.
IMO mode of Outlook 2000 did, but it had a mercifully short life span.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The nickname is entered on the "details" tab when editing a contact.
Other
email tools use a field such as this to address emails, it makes it
faster
to
address emails to common addressees, without having to wade through a
whole
list of "possibles".
I'm pretty sure that Outlook versions before 2003 also used to do this.

Mike

:

Explain what you mean by "nickname."
It may help you to know that the nickname field in an Outlook Contact
record
is never in play when it comes to recognizing recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 will not recognize nicknames when I try and address an
email
using a nickname. Checking the help files I found a document at
Assistance > Outlook 2003 > E-mail > Creating Messages
entitled "Reset the nickname and automatic completion cache".
The first step in the process is to find a file called "*.nk2".
Nowhere
on
my machine is such a file to be found. So I can't reset this cache.

Is there some other way to make Outlook 2003 recognize nicknames? Or
is
there some other way to reset the cache?

Mike Atkin

 

[wyv3rn]

OK, got it.
Thanks.

There are .NK2 files. They're there. You have to select Advanced options in
Search and mark the advanced options to search all folders.

GaryK

OK, So I've read through a number of other posts on this topic, and I
accept
that the nickname field is for cosmetic purposes only, unfortunate but
that's
the way it is.

However lets go back to the original reason for my post. My automatic
completion process is not working well, there are some bad email addresses
in
there, as well as a lot of addresses I never use any more. therefore I
want
to purge the cache and start over. Following Microsoft's advice I went
looking for the .nk2 file, but it was nowhere to be found.

Is there another way to purge this cache without looking for a
non-existent
file?

Mike

No full versions of Outlook ever did.
IMO mode of Outlook 2000 did, but it had a mercifully short life span.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The nickname is entered on the "details" tab when editing a contact.
Other
email tools use a field such as this to address emails, it makes it
faster
to
address emails to common addressees, without having to wade through a
whole
list of "possibles".
I'm pretty sure that Outlook versions before 2003 also used to do this.

Mike

:

Explain what you mean by "nickname."
It may help you to know that the nickname field in an Outlook Contact
record
is never in play when it comes to recognizing recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Outlook 2003 will not recognize nicknames when I try and address an
email
using a nickname. Checking the help files I found a document at
Assistance > Outlook 2003 > E-mail > Creating Messages
entitled "Reset the nickname and automatic completion cache".
The first step in the process is to find a file called "*.nk2".
Nowhere
on
my machine is such a file to be found. So I can't reset this cache.

Is there some other way to make Outlook 2003 recognize nicknames? Or
is
there some other way to reset the cache?

Mike Atkin