Outlook Express: "Unable to open the Address Book ..." error

[Robert S]

I've just started getting this error message when I try to open the Address Book in OE. It occurs on all user accounts:

Outlook Express: "Unable to open the Address Book. The Address Book may not be installed properly".

When I open up a message by double clicking on it I get "There was an error opening this message. An error has occurred" (Mac-like informativeness). I'm still able to view the message in the preview pane. I get the same message when I try to compose a new message.

I can locate the Address Book according to its place in the registry, and it opens normally when I double click on it.

Can anybody help here?

I've just uninstalled Office 2000 and installed Office 2003 - if this helps.

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Robert S <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com>

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

See the replies you received to your second identical post on this topic.

 

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cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._frm/thread/2215ba7f544aa9b0/563543205e1454b7
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Robert S wrote:
> I've just started getting this error message when I try to open the
> Address
> Book in OE. It occurs on all user accounts:
>
> Outlook Express: "Unable to open the Address Book. The Address Book may
> not
> be installed properly".
>
> When I open up a message by double clicking on it I get "There was an
> error
> opening this message. An error has occurred" (Mac-like informativeness).
> I'm still able to view the message in the preview pane. I get the same
> message when I try to compose a new message.
>
> I can locate the Address Book according to its place in the registry, and
> it opens normally when I double click on it.
>
> Can anybody help here?
>
> I've just uninstalled Office 2000 and installed Office 2003 - if this
> helps.