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Outlook2k Contact won't search for its email addresses

Feb 10, 2006 10:33PM PST

I use my contact folder extensively. It used to search (find) email addresses in the contact form to link to a contact where I didn't have a name associated with it. After doing a re-install, it won't search the email field for addresses entered into it. Thanks.

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Too hard?
Feb 14, 2006 8:45AM PST

This must be a hard one since there is no response?

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Or a recent duplicate.
Feb 14, 2006 9:04AM PST

If memory serves me, your question was asked about when an other too similar discussion was ongoing.

Best of luck,

Bob

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This is different
Feb 14, 2006 9:31AM PST

Bob,

That questions had to do with recovering an Outlook crash.

Now that the recovery is complete, I am having a problem getting the contact email address field available to be searched. I try to find an email address in one of the contact items, but it won't do it. It will only find name, address and company.

Thanks,

Jerry

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I think it wasn't your discussion.
Feb 14, 2006 11:32AM PST

This was someone else's discussion and I offer that as to why yours may have gathered so few responses.

Now that you have recovered a bit. Try a backup of your Outlook information (I use google.com and OL2000 BACKUP for the procedure) then wipe outlook out with the Office Removal Tools, and start fresh.

Bob

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It Worked!
Feb 19, 2006 12:26PM PST

Thank you very much for the assistance. I'm not the greatest techie type and was a bit concerned about doing the procedure but was able to do an uninstall and reinstall and now it works great. Thanks, jerry

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Good to read.
Feb 19, 2006 12:38PM PST

Sorry about the lack of responses. Sometimes when 2 similar discussions start at nearly the same time, one gets attention and the other languishes.

At least you fixed it...

Bob