Windows Address Book Tools Menu

Published by: wktd 2009-01-08

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On the Tools menu, click Options . On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder . A .WAB (Windows Address Book) file is used by Outlook Express 5.x and
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Windows Address Book Tools menu - Options does not show. Synchronize Now is greyed out. I would like to share OE Contacts with Outlook Express. Do I need to reinstall WAB?

Hi tcricon, Here you go - 1) Close everything and back up your registry. How to back up your registry: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/199762382617?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam Backing Up and Restoring the Windows XP Registry: http://www.theeldergeek.com/windows_xp_registry.htm 2) Start / Run / type regedit Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft WAB WAB4 Make sure the following DWORD value is set to 1: UseOutlook"=dword:00000001 3) If you don't have the DWORD named UseOutlook, you will have to add it. Edit / New / DWORD value / UseOutlook"=dword:00000001 >>>>>> Make Outlook XP/2003 and Outlook Express share an address book: "In days past, Outlook and OE could share an address book (by configuring OE to use Outlook Contacts). This was very useful for people who use OE for their email, but want to sync with external devices (handhelds, etc.), because synchronization software recognizes Outlook Contacts, but not the Windows Address Book, which OE uses by default. Microsoft decided to discontinue shared address book support in Outlook XP, but it can be enabled by creating a DWORD value named UseOutlook in HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWABWAB4, and setting the value to 1. The usual warnings apply. Don't muck with the Registry, if you don't know what you're doing, or you may be involuntarily forced to follow Mischke's First Law of Computing. ;-)" "Alternatively, you can cut and paste the following into a text editor, and save it as a .reg file, which you can double-click to apply the patch: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWABWAB4] "UseOutlook"=dword:00000001" http://mmischke.blogs.com/myblog/2003/12/ To share Contacts between Outlook and Outlook xpress: Outlook 2002 and Outlook 2000 CW Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 IMO http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm#ol2002 I think that should do it. If you have any questions, please post a clarification request *before* closing/rating my answer and I'll be happy to reply. Thank you, hummer Google Search Terms Used: share OE Contacts with Outlook Express

WAB PST Converter to Convert WAB to PST Windows Address Book Converter::
Windows Address Book conversion tool to Convert WAB file to Outlook PST contacts . Go to Start menu » Programs » SysTools WAB Converter » SysTools WAB
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On the Tools menu, click Services. On the Services tab, click Personal Address Book, and then click Properties. Note the path to your .pab file.
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