Can't manage some e-mail addresses memorized by Outlook!?!

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DimmyJee - 08 Mar 2005 11:05 GMT

Outlook evidently memorizes e-mail addresses that I use (without necessarily
adding them to my contacts db). This is fine, except that I cannot figure out
how to edit/remove these (esp. where some are obsolete and/or incorrect).
This creates problems when sending to a contact, for whom many such addresses
may have been recorded by Outlook. How do get at and manage this "ghost list"?

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Bob C in BC - 08 Mar 2005 17:03 GMT

I have same problem - hope someone can help!

> Outlook evidently memorizes e-mail addresses that I use (without necessarily
> adding them to my contacts db). This is fine, except that I cannot figure out
> how to edit/remove these (esp. where some are obsolete and/or incorrect).
> This creates problems when sending to a contact, for whom many such addresses
> may have been recorded by Outlook. How do get at and manage this "ghost list"?

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 08 Mar 2005 21:15 GMT

Look around. It's posted here daily.
Remove individual addresses from the autocompletion cache by highlighting
the entry when presented in the suggested names list (use your arrow key to
migrate to the entry) and then hitting your Delete key before you tab out of
the field. If your autocomplete list contains only a single entry, use the
directions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;289975

To clear the entire cache, follow the instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q287623

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> Outlook evidently memorizes e-mail addresses that I use (without
> necessarily
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> may have been recorded by Outlook. How do get at and manage this "ghost
> list"?

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