How can it possibly be an OE problem when OE had no trouble in finding
the address book? The fault was exhibited in my case and the others on
this page by Outlook, NOT OE. You may wish to to pursue an academic
argument from the MS point of view but I disagree with your diagnosis.
It was, if you wish to be pedantic over it, a registration problem,
which meant that Outlook could not find the reference as to where the
WAB DLL actually was. It was always in the right place but the method
by which Outlook accesses it prevented it from finding it.
The technique suggested where by OE is re-installed simply didn't work.
I tried it more than once and it failed every time. The method I
eventually used and detailed earler in this discussion worked first
time.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
False. You only thought so because Microsoft tricked you. You have
been
using OE all along for address book functions. You still are. The
instructions I posted to fix the problem also work fine when followed
correctly. The instructions you used are also for OE.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Here are the istructions for curing the missing WAB DLL. I found a
suggestion on the web and used the following commands:
Start Menu>Programs>accessories>Command Prompt
Type: CD C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\
Type: regsvr32 wab32.dll
Problem solved, Outlook works again. It was an Outlook problem NOT
an
Outlook Express problem.
[email protected] wrote:
I am not asking an Outlook Express question. Outlook Express has
no
difficulty in finding the address book. It is Outlook that can't
find
it. Outlook uses the same address book as a shared file and dll.
This
can be proved by examining the stored addresses via both software
packages, (provided you are not suffering the same problem as me!).
They are identical.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
I don't understand your question.
It seems to me that you found your wab32.dll, right?
You are asking an Outlook Express question here.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm having exactly the same problem and have followed the
instructions
to rename, reload etc. and none of it works. Where should the
WAB
DLL
file be located? The registry entry in my case is C:\Program
Files\Common Files\System\wab32.dll. I am totally flummoxed.
How on Earth can Windows and Oulook lose the reference.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
All you need to do is make sure both Outlook and Outlook
Express
are
closed.
Search for and rename every wab32.dll file on your hard drive.
The
either
reinstall or repair Outlook Express (you can do it from
Microsoft's
website).
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I appreciate your response. Truly. I must admit though I am
very
green
when
it comes to the technical navigation. I hope you wouldn't
mind
explaining
to
me in "laymen's terms" the correct steps. After posting
this,
I
came
across
a post with very similar issues. Missing WAB DLL from May
17,
206.
I
read
all the comments, and tried to follow the steps to
correcting
the
issue
as
he
did, but our systems are different and I wasn't sure if the
steps
applied
to
me. I do have a better understanding of the problem, but I
still
need
a
little guidance. Not to mention as I said, I really need it
to
be
spelled
out for me. I am not familiar with the terms "WAB32.dll"
files
when
you
say
rename all WAB32.dll files etc.. I am not sure what that is
or
how
to
do
it.
I am not sure what IMO means, but as far as I know my
Outlook
is
the
full
version. Is there a way to find out? I'd like to provide
whatever
information will be helpful to fix this problem. I have
Outlook
Express
6.
And, both the Outlook and OE were running properly until my
husband
installed
a new motherboard 2 weeks or so ago. It started happening
right
after
the
motherboard replacement. I hope that helps. If you don't
want
to
break
it
down me it's is ok. I am sure it is a waste of your time.
But
could
you
please provide detailed suggestions that my husband can
follow
to
rectify
the
issue. Thanks again for your response and for your
attention.
:
Not an Outlook problem. I must assume from your post that
you
are
using
IMO
mode of Outlook, not the full version. It uses Outlook
Express
for
most
of
its transports.
Accordingly, you must rename all WAB32.dll files and repair
Outlook
Express.
It goes without saying that you must have a functioning
version
of
Outlook
Express installed for your version of Outlook to run.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in
message
When I click the "to" tab in Outlook to insert a contact
or
if
I try
to
enter
an address on the line, I get this error message: "An
error
occurred
while
attempting to open the windows address book. Unable to
locate
WAB
DLL."
I
can't send email, but I can receive. I have tried
everything I
could
find
to
fix it: I have uninstalled and re-installed MS office
several
times
and
that
didn't work. I have tried the "detect and repair" also
with
no
luck.
Honestly, I am about ready to throw my pc out the window.
I
tried
all
the
suggestions from the MS Help, as well as contacting my
ISP.
Still
have
no
clue how to resolve this issue. The version of MS Office
I
am
using
is
2000.
(My operating system is Windows XP)
