I received an email from my POP3 account into Outlook Express and after
sending a reply I decided to save the senders address in my address book. I
went to the sent folder and right clicked on the senders address. From the
window that opened I selected the option to add the sender to my personal
address book. Outlook Express responded with a message that indicated that
the contact was already in the address book. I went and examined the address
book and found that it was not there. I went to one of the menu's and tried
to add the name to my address book and I got the same thing. I copied the
EML file to a disk and put it into Outlook Express on another machine. When
I tried to add the sender on the other machine I got the same response. I
went back to the original machine and tired adding another sender to my
address book following the same procedure and it worked just fine. Next I
opened the address book and typed in the name and email address manually and
it worked just fine. What in that particular email would prevent Outlook
Express from automatically adding the sender when I right click and make the
request?

I am running Windows XP Home that has all of the latest updates from Windows
Update. I do not have Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook installed on the
machine. I am at a loss to explain why some addresses can not be added to
the address book and others can be added. If someone knows the answer or has
any suggestions, please reply.