Show this folder as an E-mail address book is disabled.

C. M. Ashton

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I am trying to add any of my contacts folders to the address book

When I go the the Outlook Address Book tab of the contacts' folder
properties, the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" checkbox
is disabled.

Why?

Thanks.

cmas...@computer.org

Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]

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Dec 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/6/98

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Add the Outlook Address Book service here: Tools menu > Service

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C. M. Ashton

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Dec 7, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/7/98

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I don't have "Outlook Address Book" as an available information
service.

I do have "Personal Address Book" that is installed though.

Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]

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Add the following to your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MAPISVC.INF file (Oh, make a
copy before you try this, just in case)

In the [Services] section at the top of the file add this to the list:

CONTAB=Outlook Address Book

At the bottom of the file add these sections:

[CONTAB]
Providers=CONTABP
PR_SERVICE_DLL_NAME=contab.dll
PR_SERVICE_SUPPORT_FILES=contab.dll
PR_SERVICE_DELETE_FILES=contab.dll
PR_SERVICE_ENTRY_NAME=ServiceEntry
PR_RESOURCE_FLAGS=SERVICE_NO_PRIMARY_IDENTITY | SERVICE_SINGLE_COPY

[CONTABP]
PR_PROVIDER_DLL_NAME=contab.dll
PR_RESOURCE_TYPE=MAPI_AB_PROVIDER
PR_PROVIDER_DISPLAY=Outlook Address Book
PR_RESOURCE_METHODS=STATUS_SETTINGS_DIALOG

Try to add the service after you save the file.

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C. M. Ashton

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Dec 9, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/9/98

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I already have this in the MAPISVC.INF file.

What seems to be missing from my system is the contab.dll file.

Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]

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Do you have a CONTAB32.DLL on your system?

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]

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What version of Outlook are you using? Can you get a copy of it off of your
Outlook install CD?

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>NOPE. I did a Find for "contab*" on all drives and got nothing.
>

C. M. Ashton

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NOPE. I did a Find for "contab*" on all drives and got nothing.

C. M. Ashton

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OK, heres all the particulars:

Microsoft (R) Windows NT (TM) Server
Version 4.0 (Build 1381: Service Pack 3) x86 Uniprocessor Free

Micrsoft Exchange Server 5.5 (Build 1960.5)

Office 97 SR1

Outlook 98 from the Microsoft CD "Running Outlook 98" (8.5.5104.6).
Corporate or Workgroup

I have tried unloading Outlook 98, rebooting, and reloading from the
CD and from the Microsoft site. I always seem get an error now, that
says something about the installation not being complete and making a
reference to the Corporate or Workgroup functions.

On Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:57:48 -0500, "Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]"
<vi...@maverick.com> wrote:

>What version of Outlook are you using? Can you get a copy of it off of your
>Outlook install CD?
>

>C. M. Ashton wrote in message <36701b4c...@msnews.microsoft.com>...

Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]

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Rename your MAPI32.DLL then try reinstalling the Corporate/Workgroup mail
mode component.

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