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PatK - 01 Feb 2006 20:50 GMT

I have Outlook 2003 and cannot get the autocomplete function to work when
entering a send to name. I have looked in tools options, preference and do
not even find that option for the autocomplete.
Is there something I am overlooking? Because of this I still open OExpress
for my mail since I do like that feature very much.

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PatK - 01 Feb 2006 20:58 GMT

I did find the option after some research but the autocomplete still does
not work. Was also told to look for an NK2 file but after a search none was
found. Is that causing the problem?

>I have Outlook 2003 and cannot get the autocomplete function to work when
>entering a send to name. I have looked in tools options, preference and do
>not even find that option for the autocomplete.
> Is there something I am overlooking? Because of this I still open OExpress
> for my mail since I do like that feature very much.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 01 Feb 2006 21:58 GMT

How do you know it is not working? Have you sent enough messages to have
populated your autocompletion cache?

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Russ Valentine
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>I did find the option after some research but the autocomplete still does
>not work. Was also told to look for an NK2 file but after a search none was
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>> Is there something I am overlooking? Because of this I still open
>> OExpress for my mail since I do like that feature very much.

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Edb - 01 Feb 2006 22:06 GMT

What is the number of messages you need tio send to populate this?

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Brian Tillman - 01 Feb 2006 22:19 GMT

> What is the number of messages you need tio send to populate this?

You need to send one message. Then the address to which you sent it will be
remembered. The next time you send a message and begin to type that
address, it should autocomplete.

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PatK - 02 Feb 2006 04:50 GMT

I have been sending messages through it for the last 6 weeks. Some are sent
daily to the same people.

>> What is the number of messages you need tio send to populate this?
>
> You need to send one message. Then the address to which you sent it will
> be remembered. The next time you send a message and begin to type that
> address, it should autocomplete.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 02 Feb 2006 10:06 GMT

Then your profile is corrupt. Create a new one.

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Russ Valentine
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>I have been sending messages through it for the last 6 weeks. Some are sent
>daily to the same people.
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>> be remembered. The next time you send a message and begin to type that
>> address, it should autocomplete.

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Christian Goeller - 02 Feb 2006 11:17 GMT

PatK, you wrote on Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:50:30 -0800:

> I have Outlook 2003 and cannot get the autocomplete function to work when
> entering a send to name. I have looked in tools options, preference and do
> not even find that option for the autocomplete.
> Is there something I am overlooking? Because of this I still open OExpress
> for my mail since I do like that feature very much.

Did you upgrade from Outlook 2000? If yes, maybe
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B287854&x=8&y=13 helps.

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Christian Goeller

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PatK - 02 Feb 2006 11:23 GMT

Thank you and yes it was outlook 2000 that I did the upgrade from and the
your guide to the article fixed my problem.
Thanks again.
Pat K

> PatK, you wrote on Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:50:30 -0800:
>
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> Did you upgrade from Outlook 2000? If yes, maybe
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B287854&x=8&y=13 helps.

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Christian Goeller - 02 Feb 2006 11:59 GMT

PatK, you wrote on Thu, 2 Feb 2006 03:23:01 -0800:

> (...) the article fixed my problem.

Fine ;-)

> Thanks again.

You're welcome ;-)

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Christian Goeller

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 02 Feb 2006 21:28 GMT

However, be forewarned that upgrading from IMO mode creates a lot of other
problems that will still most likely necessitate creating a new profile.
Creating a new profile will fix all the upgrade issues in one step.

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Russ Valentine
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> Thank you and yes it was outlook 2000 that I did the upgrade from and the
> your guide to the article fixed my problem.
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>> Did you upgrade from Outlook 2000? If yes, maybe
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B287854&x=8&y=13 helps.

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