email field causes outlook to crash
 

When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field in Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I've tried
running the detect and repair, and I've uninstalled and reinstalled Office a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But, the problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to switch to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you do that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox Repair Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot crashes like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I've tried
running the detect and repair, and I've uninstalled and reinstalled Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But, the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts section. My inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my contacts into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn't automatically pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven't received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by just getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes that somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you do that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox Repair Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot crashes like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I've tried
running the detect and repair, and I've uninstalled and reinstalled Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But, the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts section. My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn't automatically pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven't received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I've
tried
running the detect and repair, and I've uninstalled and reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But, the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to
switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

I gave it a shot. Ran the Inbox Repair Tool and started a new profile. Still
having the same problem. :-(

The Inbox Repair Tool didn\'t find any problems.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts section. My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn\'t automatically pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven\'t received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I\'ve
tried
running the detect and repair, and I\'ve uninstalled and reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But, the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to
switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

Also, as a strange sidenote. When i try to edit the email address in a
contact i can delete the address, add a space via the spacebar, add a
semi-colon, and other symbols, but i cannot type letters or numbers. i don\'t
know if that\'s helpful.

"Ilikemylaptop" wrote:

I gave it a shot. Ran the Inbox Repair Tool and started a new profile. Still
having the same problem. :-(

The Inbox Repair Tool didn\'t find any problems.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts section. My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn\'t automatically pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven\'t received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I\'ve
tried
running the detect and repair, and I\'ve uninstalled and reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But, the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to
switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

Assuming that at one point Outlook functioned, any idea what lead up to this
problem?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
Also, as a strange sidenote. When i try to edit the email address in a
contact i can delete the address, add a space via the spacebar, add a
semi-colon, and other symbols, but i cannot type letters or numbers. i
don\'t
know if that\'s helpful.

"Ilikemylaptop" wrote:

I gave it a shot. Ran the Inbox Repair Tool and started a new profile.
Still
having the same problem. :-(

The Inbox Repair Tool didn\'t find any problems.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts section.
My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my
contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn\'t automatically
pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven\'t received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you
do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox
Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot
crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field
in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I\'ve
tried
running the detect and repair, and I\'ve uninstalled and
reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But,
the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to
switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

I have no idea what caused the problem. It just started happening a couple
days ago. I\'ve been using this version of Outlook for about a year without
any problems. I just discovered this morning that sending an email will crash
Outlook as well. The email will send, but it just restarts Outlook.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Assuming that at one point Outlook functioned, any idea what lead up to this
problem?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
Also, as a strange sidenote. When i try to edit the email address in a
contact i can delete the address, add a space via the spacebar, add a
semi-colon, and other symbols, but i cannot type letters or numbers. i
don\'t
know if that\'s helpful.

"Ilikemylaptop" wrote:

I gave it a shot. Ran the Inbox Repair Tool and started a new profile.
Still
having the same problem. :-(

The Inbox Repair Tool didn\'t find any problems.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts section.
My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my
contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn\'t automatically
pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven\'t received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did you
do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox
Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot
crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email field
in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK. I\'ve
tried
running the detect and repair, and I\'ve uninstalled and
reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it. But,
the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me to
switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

Most of your symptoms suggest trouble with the address service. When you
created your new profile, did you do so from scratch with a unique name?
Have you checked the configuration of the Outlook Address Book Service to
make sure it is functioning correctly?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
I have no idea what caused the problem. It just started happening a couple
days ago. I\'ve been using this version of Outlook for about a year without
any problems. I just discovered this morning that sending an email will
crash
Outlook as well. The email will send, but it just restarts Outlook.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Assuming that at one point Outlook functioned, any idea what lead up to
this
problem?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
Also, as a strange sidenote. When i try to edit the email address in a
contact i can delete the address, add a space via the spacebar, add a
semi-colon, and other symbols, but i cannot type letters or numbers. i
don\'t
know if that\'s helpful.

"Ilikemylaptop" wrote:

I gave it a shot. Ran the Inbox Repair Tool and started a new profile.
Still
having the same problem. :-(

The Inbox Repair Tool didn\'t find any problems.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts
section.
My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my
contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn\'t automatically
pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven\'t received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by
just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes
that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did
you
do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List
the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox
Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot
crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote
in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email
field
in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK.
I\'ve
tried
running the detect and repair, and I\'ve uninstalled and
reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it.
But,
the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me
to
switch
to
something else.

email field causes outlook to crash
 

I don\'t know exactly what you mean by creating a new profile. I created a new
..pst if that\'s what you mean. I\'m also not sure where/how to check the
configuration of the Outlook Address Book Service.

Thanks for all your help! I really appreciate it.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Most of your symptoms suggest trouble with the address service. When you
created your new profile, did you do so from scratch with a unique name?
Have you checked the configuration of the Outlook Address Book Service to
make sure it is functioning correctly?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in message
...
I have no idea what caused the problem. It just started happening a couple
days ago. I\'ve been using this version of Outlook for about a year without
any problems. I just discovered this morning that sending an email will
crash
Outlook as well. The email will send, but it just restarts Outlook.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Assuming that at one point Outlook functioned, any idea what lead up to
this
problem?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
Also, as a strange sidenote. When i try to edit the email address in a
contact i can delete the address, add a space via the spacebar, add a
semi-colon, and other symbols, but i cannot type letters or numbers. i
don\'t
know if that\'s helpful.

"Ilikemylaptop" wrote:

I gave it a shot. Ran the Inbox Repair Tool and started a new profile.
Still
having the same problem. :-(

The Inbox Repair Tool didn\'t find any problems.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Then I would recommend doing what I suggested instead.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote in
message
...
I accidently forgot to specify that this is in the Contacts
section.
My
inbox
seems to be fine, except now when I try to type a name from my
contacts
into
the To part of an email, nothing happens. It doesn\'t automatically
pull up
their email like it used to.

I haven\'t received any error messages other than that Outlook has
encountered an error and needs to restart. I tried to fix it by
just
getting
rid of Outlook all together and reinstalling it with the hopes
that
somehow
it would restore something that may have gone missing.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

None of what you did would help. Cleaning the registry? How did
you
do
that?

List the steps that caused this problem in the first place. List
the
error
messages you get.

Normally one would repair the Outlook Data File using the Inbox
Repair
Tool,
then create a new Outlook profile from scratch to troubleshoot
crashes
like
this.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Ilikemylaptop" wrote
in
message
...
When I try to edit or type an email address into the Email
field
in
Outlook
2003 it causes it to crash. Everything else seems to work OK.
I\'ve
tried
running the detect and repair, and I\'ve uninstalled and
reinstalled
Office
a
few times - and even cleaned the registry to try to fix it.
But,
the
problem
still remains! Help! I like Outlook, but this might cause me
to
switch
to
something else.