My shared contacts folder in OE6 is missing. I thought this folder could not
be deleted.
In the address book, I went under View. The Folder and Groups is checked.
Also, in the address book if I click on File, the only options I have are
New Contact and New Group. New Folder is no longer an option, it does not
even show. I went to a buddies computer and he has New Folder as an option.

Any idea how to get the folder option or my shared contacts folder back?
Thanks

Do you have more than one identity set up? If not, try that and see if the
problem is fixed.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Jason Inman" wrote in message
. ..
My shared contacts folder in OE6 is missing. I thought this folder could
not
be deleted.
In the address book, I went under View. The Folder and Groups is checked.
Also, in the address book if I click on File, the only options I have are
New Contact and New Group. New Folder is no longer an option, it does not
even show. I went to a buddies computer and he has New Folder as an
option.

Any idea how to get the folder option or my shared contacts folder back?
Thanks

Hi Jason,

The workings of the WAB are somewhat mysterious. One condition that must be
addressed first is whether Outlook is installed. If (Outlook) sharing has
been invoked Outlook will be in control of the address book. In this case
the normal OE Shared Contacts will not be available. Some views of the WAB
do not show shared contacts.

The *.wab file can become damaged. You can try renaming the default Windows
Address Book. The location for the user name.wab file is given in Address
Book HelpAbout. In Win XP it would likely be:

C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Where user name would be the name you're using to identify yourself in
Windows.

Rename

user nameold.wab

Close and restart OE to generate a new address book that will be opened from
OE.

First -- Backup the Address Book

A good way to backup the address book is to export as a comma-separated
values (*.csv) file. Groups do not import or export.

More Information
http://home.earthlink.net/~kuaytim/exportwab.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"Jason Inman" wrote in message
. ..
My shared contacts folder in OE6 is missing. I thought this folder could not
be deleted.
In the address book, I went under View. The Folder and Groups is checked.
Also, in the address book if I click on File, the only options I have are
New Contact and New Group. New Folder is no longer an option, it does not
even show. I went to a buddies computer and he has New Folder as an option.

Any idea how to get the folder option or my shared contacts folder back?
Thanks

Is MS Outlook (or MS Office) also installed?

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), Shared Contacts should be available to you 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.

cf. http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm#share
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=191946
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Jason Inman wrote:
My shared contacts folder in OE6 is missing. I thought this folder could
not be deleted.
In the address book, I went under View. The Folder and Groups is checked.
Also, in the address book if I click on File, the only options I have are
New Contact and New Group. New Folder is no longer an option, it does not
even show. I went to a buddies computer and he has New Folder as an
option.

Any idea how to get the folder option or my shared contacts folder back?
Thanks