OE 6 info coming in on Outlook contacts....help

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PMickela - 15 Dec 2005 02:43 GMT

I have a computer that previously used OE6, but has since moved over to
Outlook 2000. Problem: every time a new email is open and a name is entered
into "TO:" location, Outlook will "preload" the "TO:" with contact info from
Outlook as well as old info from OE6. OE6 info is old and it seems the two
programs have merged the address info. I have deleted the *.wab file and the
problem still exist...How can I keep the OE6 info from popping up in the"TO:"
...any help appreicated

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Brian Tillman - 15 Dec 2005 20:50 GMT

> I have a computer that previously used OE6, but has since moved over
> to Outlook 2000. Problem: every time a new email is open and a name
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> have deleted the *.wab file and the problem still exist...How can I
> keep the OE6 info from popping up in the"TO:" ...any help appreicated

You may be misinterpreting what you see. What do you mean by "preload"?
Describe the EXACT steps your taking and EXACTLY what you see at each point
along the way. Finally, state whether you have Outlook 2000 installed in
Internet Mail Only mode or Corporate/Workgroup mode. Help>About will tell
you.

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Newbie123 - 16 Dec 2005 14:41 GMT

First, Thanks for taking some time to look at my problem,

This is a home user not at a corporation, so internet mail only. When you
open a new email and begin typing an address into the email, Outlook will
"preload" addresses that it thinks your typing. You can choose which one you
want, which saves you time from typing. What's happening is old info from OE6
is being including with the Outlook contact info. I don't want to see the old
OE6 info.

> > I have a computer that previously used OE6, but has since moved over
> > to Outlook 2000. Problem: every time a new email is open and a name
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Internet Mail Only mode or Corporate/Workgroup mode. Help>About will tell
> you.

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Brian Tillman - 16 Dec 2005 17:38 GMT

> This is a home user not at a corporation, so internet mail only.

Corporate/Workgroup mode doesn't necessarily mean corporation and Internet
Mail Only mode doesn't necessarily mean home user. On a laptop at home I
use OL 2000 C/W mode to get Internet mail. There are more features that
way.

> When
> you open a new email and begin typing an address into the email,
> Outlook will "preload" addresses that it thinks your typing. You can
> choose which one you want, which saves you time from typing. What's
> happening is old info from OE6 is being including with the Outlook
> contact info. I don't want to see the old OE6 info.

It seems to me that that version of Outlook and Outlook Express could share
an address book. Open the Windows Address Book (what Outlook Express uses
for the address book) and click Tools>Options. If there an option there to
share the address book with Outlook? If so, try disabling it. Keep in
mind, though, that if that option was enabled, that Outlook Express was
using Outlook's Contacts, not that Outlook was using the Windows Address
Book as Express usually does.

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Newbie123 - 16 Dec 2005 19:26 GMT

> > This is a home user not at a corporation, so internet mail only.
>
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> using Outlook's Contacts, not that Outlook was using the Windows Address
> Book as Express usually does.

So even though I have deleted all *.wab files this OE6 info has already
merged with Outlook contacts and there is no way aound it. I did not find the
"share contacts" option, but I could have missed it.

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Brian Tillman - 19 Dec 2005 16:30 GMT

> So even though I have deleted all *.wab files this OE6 info has
> already merged with Outlook contacts and there is no way aound it.

If you're sharing the contacts, then OE isn't using a WAB at all, it's using
your Outlook Contacts.

> I did not find the "share contacts" option, but I could have missed it.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=196348

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