The 999 limit includes the number of contacts for the current Identity plus
the contacts in Shared Contacts.
Identical contacts in the current Identity folder and Shared Contacts count
as 2.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The Contacts Pane may appear empty if the number of contacts in the
Address Book exceeds 999.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"OE 6 Support" wrote in message
...
Can't tell when this happened. No new software other than some Microsoft
updates. No new
software whatsoever. No viruses.

The contact list says:

"There are no Contacts to display."


Yet, if I click on ADDRESS BOOK or do START - RUN - wab /a

The address book is still intact.

If I type an email address in a new email, the autocomplete finds said
address book entry.

The contact pane (lower left), is gone . Yes it is checked in Layout
I have reinstalled and reboot no luck!

Any suggestions?
thanks