The backup before compaction is enough improvement to justify applying the
patch.
If it also solves your problem, then we can add your problem to the list of
problems that are solved with the patch.
--
Ron Sommer

"sdavies6" wrote in message
...
: Again, I read the overview for this fix. It does not identify the problem
: I'm having; inabaility of saving addresses from sent mail. Can someone
: explain to me why this should alleviate my problem, when it does not
: identify my problem?
:
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote in message
: ...
: From another post by Bruce Hagen:
: Patch KB918766:
: http://tinyurl.com/mx3r2
:
: This patch addresses some of the issues that were caused by KB911567.
:
: Address Book problems.
: Unsent templates appearing as sent.
: Manually compacting will now reset the registry counter to Zero in
: WinXP/SP2
: and also sends a copy of your dbx files to the recycle bin as a
temporary
: backup.
:
: To complete the fix for .eml templates, a registry change is needed.
See:
: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918766
: --
: Ron Sommer
:
:
: "sdavies6" wrote in message
: ...
: :I just read the text for this update. It does not mention repairing
any
: : problem with entering addresses or lost addresses. The fixes it
: addresses
: : are not problems I have. Why do you suggest it for me?
: :
: :
: :
: : "PA Bear" wrote in message
: : ...
: : 1. Do you have this Registry key?...
: :
: : HKEY_CURRENT_USER
: : \Software
: : \Microsoft
: : \WAB
: : \WAB4
: :
: : If not, STOP; If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook (NB: no
space)
: and
: : is its value set to 1 (one)?
: :
: : If not, STOP; If so, Address Book is configured to share contacts
with
: : Outlook, even if you don't use it (can happen with the install of
: Office).
: : Change the value to 0 (zero) and all should be well. (If that DWORD
: is
: : not present, don't create it, and don't alter any other DWORD
values.)
: :
: : Note that any changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while
sharing
: was
: : enabled will not be available (displayed) in Address Book when
sharing
: is
: : disabled.
: :
: : 2. If you STOPPED at any point above, install the follow patch and
see
: if
: : it addresses the problem:
: :
:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3
: : --
: : ~PA Bear
: :
: : sdavies6 wrote:
: : Not any longer. I did have a trial of them, and had set up both,
: months
: : ago. They were removed a number of months ago.
: :
: :
: : "PA Bear" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Is MS Office and/or Outlook also installed?
: : --
: : ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: : MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
: :
: : sdavies6 wrote:
: : I just sent 30 different emails to new contacts. I mistakenly
: thought
: : everyone I send to gets automatically put into my address book,
but
: : apparantly, it is only those I reply to ( I have that option
: selected
: : in
: : the
: : options tab) . So, I went to each email in my sent folder and
: right
: : clicked
: : on the address. I selected the "add to address book" option, and
: in
: : each
: : case a dialogue box opened up which said the address was already
in
: my
: : address book. However, I can't find it. So, why do some
addresses
: get
: : into
: : my book and others not, and how do I find and put these latest
: : addresses
: : into the book? I am using Windows XP and OE 6.
: :
: :
:
:
: