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Hi Randy, After dealing with this same question for a couple of years, I
finally decided to search the communities messages, and found your answers to a couple of people dealing with the same question. I wasn't able to find the NK2 file, nor to get rid of the old AutoCorrect address by deleting it when it came up. Is there anything new from Microsoft Outlook in the last year that addresses this problem, or any new method by which to correct an incorrect address? "Randy" wrote: DLS, You may also be interested in a program that will let you fully edit the NK2 file. You can find it at http://www.ingressor.com/ingressor_products.htm Randy "DLS" wrote in message news ![]() If you open a new mail message and then type the first letter or two of the address or name, Outlook should offer several email addresses from which to select. When this list appears, simply use your down and up arrow keys to highlight the address you wish to delete. When it is highlighted, touch delete and it will be gone forever (we hope). Jonathan Finney Wrote: Using Outlook XP IMO When an email address for a contact changes or fails to work, I make the necessary changes in the contact record, but still end up inadvertently sending messages to the old address. I discovered that this is because Outlook still 'remembers' the old address and autocompletes it in error when I type the contact's name in the To field of the message. Although it is possible to spot this and manually change the mistake, it requires a level of diligence and observation that rather negates the purpose of the autocomplete feature and is wholly undesirable behaviour that can cause many problems and is very frustrating. This would explain why I get so many messages to my old email address from other contacts who say they've updated my contact record. It's very likely that they are unaware of this problem. Is there any fix or way to purge/delete these old unwanted email addresses from Outlook? Has the problem been addressed or is it being addressed in newer/future releases of Outlook? -- Jonathan Finney -- DLS |
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Nothing new, nor nothing new needed. These solutions work when done
correctly: Remove individual addresses from the autocompletion cache by highlighting the entry when presented in the suggested names list (use your arrow key to migrate to the entry) and then hitting your Delete key before you tab out of the field. If your autocomplete list contains only a single entry, use the directions he http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;289975 If that article is unavailable, the gist of it is to send a message using a name or address that will add another entry to that dropdown list. Then you will have the ability to use the arrow key to select the name you want to remove. This step is no longer necessary in Outlook 2003 and higher. To clear the entire cache, follow the instructions he http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q287623 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "C.J." wrote in message ... Hi Randy, After dealing with this same question for a couple of years, I finally decided to search the communities messages, and found your answers to a couple of people dealing with the same question. I wasn't able to find the NK2 file, nor to get rid of the old AutoCorrect address by deleting it when it came up. Is there anything new from Microsoft Outlook in the last year that addresses this problem, or any new method by which to correct an incorrect address? "Randy" wrote: DLS, You may also be interested in a program that will let you fully edit the NK2 file. You can find it at http://www.ingressor.com/ingressor_products.htm Randy "DLS" wrote in message news ![]() If you open a new mail message and then type the first letter or two of the address or name, Outlook should offer several email addresses from which to select. When this list appears, simply use your down and up arrow keys to highlight the address you wish to delete. When it is highlighted, touch delete and it will be gone forever (we hope). Jonathan Finney Wrote: Using Outlook XP IMO When an email address for a contact changes or fails to work, I make the necessary changes in the contact record, but still end up inadvertently sending messages to the old address. I discovered that this is because Outlook still 'remembers' the old address and autocompletes it in error when I type the contact's name in the To field of the message. Although it is possible to spot this and manually change the mistake, it requires a level of diligence and observation that rather negates the purpose of the autocomplete feature and is wholly undesirable behaviour that can cause many problems and is very frustrating. This would explain why I get so many messages to my old email address from other contacts who say they've updated my contact record. It's very likely that they are unaware of this problem. Is there any fix or way to purge/delete these old unwanted email addresses from Outlook? Has the problem been addressed or is it being addressed in newer/future releases of Outlook? -- Jonathan Finney -- DLS |
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