I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably also
mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This 'linked'
contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small Contact window
at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that linked Contact and
receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not valid
for this recipient. An internal function returned an error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it with
Outlook 2000?

Thanks, DH

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably also
mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This
'linked' contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small
Contact window at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that
linked Contact and receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not valid
for this recipient. An internal function returned an error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it with
Outlook 2000?

I see a pattern here. This problem is only with my older, imported Outlook
2000 Contacts. If I create a new Contact and add a linked Contact, there is
no problem.

I assume this is a known ... issue?

Thanks, DH

Of course. Well documented here every day and one of the many reasons you
never import Outlook data. Links are among the many data you lose when you
do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably also
mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This
'linked' contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small
Contact window at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that
linked Contact and receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not
valid for this recipient. An internal function returned an error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it with
Outlook 2000?

I see a pattern here. This problem is only with my older, imported
Outlook 2000 Contacts. If I create a new Contact and add a linked
Contact, there is no problem.

I assume this is a known ... issue?

Thanks, DH

OK, the damage ius already done. What do I do, recreate every Contact as a
new Outlook 2007 Contact and redo all these older Contacts?

Has anyone written a program that takes all the fields from an older Contact
and pastes them into a 'freshly minted 2007 Contact'?

Thanks, DH


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
news
Of course. Well documented here every day and one of the many reasons you
never import Outlook data. Links are among the many data you lose when you
do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably
also mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This
'linked' contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small
Contact window at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that
linked Contact and receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not
valid for this recipient. An internal function returned an error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it with
Outlook 2000?

I see a pattern here. This problem is only with my older, imported
Outlook 2000 Contacts. If I create a new Contact and add a linked
Contact, there is no problem.

I assume this is a known ... issue?

Thanks, DH

None that I know of. You don't have to recreate every Contact. Just recreate
the link.
Did you back up your data file before you imported it?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
OK, the damage ius already done. What do I do, recreate every Contact as
a new Outlook 2007 Contact and redo all these older Contacts?

Has anyone written a program that takes all the fields from an older
Contact and pastes them into a 'freshly minted 2007 Contact'?

Thanks, DH


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
news
Of course. Well documented here every day and one of the many reasons you
never import Outlook data. Links are among the many data you lose when
you do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably
also mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This
'linked' contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small
Contact window at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that
linked Contact and receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not
valid for this recipient. An internal function returned an error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it
with Outlook 2000?

I see a pattern here. This problem is only with my older, imported
Outlook 2000 Contacts. If I create a new Contact and add a linked
Contact, there is no problem.

I assume this is a known ... issue?

Thanks, DH

Russ, that was a year ago. I'm sure I backed up my data but the point is
now moot.

Thanks for the tip, I'll just recreate the links.

Is there any help in the future for problems like this? Importing a file
from the same family program shouldn't be an issue - I mean, I went from
Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007. By the way, additional categories I made
carried over just fine.

None that I know of. You don't have to recreate every Contact. Just
recreate the link.
Did you back up your data file before you imported it?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
OK, the damage ius already done. What do I do, recreate every Contact as
a new Outlook 2007 Contact and redo all these older Contacts?

Has anyone written a program that takes all the fields from an older
Contact and pastes them into a 'freshly minted 2007 Contact'?

Thanks, DH


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
news
Of course. Well documented here every day and one of the many reasons
you never import Outlook data. Links are among the many data you lose
when you do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably
also mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This
'linked' contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small
Contact window at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that
linked Contact and receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not
valid for this recipient. An internal function returned an
error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it
with Outlook 2000?

I see a pattern here. This problem is only with my older, imported
Outlook 2000 Contacts. If I create a new Contact and add a linked
Contact, there is no problem.

I assume this is a known ... issue?

Thanks, DH

I see little likelihood that this will change. Importing has never been the
correct way to transfer Outlook data, and will not suddenly become the
correct way. Microsoft should simply acknowledge that fact and remove that
feature entirely from Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
Russ, that was a year ago. I'm sure I backed up my data but the point is
now moot.

Thanks for the tip, I'll just recreate the links.

Is there any help in the future for problems like this? Importing a file
from the same family program shouldn't be an issue - I mean, I went from
Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007. By the way, additional categories I made
carried over just fine.

None that I know of. You don't have to recreate every Contact. Just
recreate the link.
Did you back up your data file before you imported it?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
OK, the damage ius already done. What do I do, recreate every Contact
as a new Outlook 2007 Contact and redo all these older Contacts?

Has anyone written a program that takes all the fields from an older
Contact and pastes them into a 'freshly minted 2007 Contact'?

Thanks, DH


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
news Of course. Well documented here every day and one of the many reasons
you never import Outlook data. Links are among the many data you lose
when you do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook 2007 under Vista Home Premium. (I should probably
also mention I imported contacts a year ago from Outlook 2000.)

Just now I opened a Contact and clicked on a linked Contact. (This
'linked' contact is shown under the Notes field and next to the small
Contact window at the bottom of the Contact.) I go to click on that
linked Contact and receive the following message -

Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not
valid for this recipient. An internal function returned an
error.[end]

Why do I have this problem with Outlook 2007 when I did not have it
with Outlook 2000?

I see a pattern here. This problem is only with my older, imported
Outlook 2000 Contacts. If I create a new Contact and add a linked
Contact, there is no problem.

I assume this is a known ... issue?

Thanks, DH

Dave Horne wrote:

Is there any help in the future for problems like this? Importing a
file from the same family program shouldn't be an issue - I mean, I
went from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007. By the way, additional
categories I made carried over just fine.

Next time, just open the existing PST. FileOpenOutlook Data File.
Outlook 2007 has no problems using Outlook 2000 PSTs directly. If you wish
to move that data to an Outlook 2007 format PST, then simply drag-and-drop.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian, I see that my outlook.pst file is of the Personal Folders File
(97-2002) flavor.

Can I convert that ... easily to the newer pst format?

Thanks, DH


"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
Dave Horne wrote:

Is there any help in the future for problems like this? Importing a
file from the same family program shouldn't be an issue - I mean, I
went from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007. By the way, additional
categories I made carried over just fine.

Next time, just open the existing PST. FileOpenOutlook Data File.
Outlook 2007 has no problems using Outlook 2000 PSTs directly. If you
wish to move that data to an Outlook 2007 format PST, then simply
drag-and-drop.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian, would this work/ I remove my older flavor pst file, the one that is
97 - 2002, and place it on my desktop (or any other location outside of its
original location). I then create a new flavor pst file in Outlook and
import the info from the older one to the newer one?

Would that work? Thanks, DH

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
Dave Horne wrote:

Is there any help in the future for problems like this? Importing a
file from the same family program shouldn't be an issue - I mean, I
went from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007. By the way, additional
categories I made carried over just fine.

Next time, just open the existing PST. FileOpenOutlook Data File.
Outlook 2007 has no problems using Outlook 2000 PSTs directly. If you
wish to move that data to an Outlook 2007 format PST, then simply
drag-and-drop.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]