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Outlook .NCK file issue

I have a few users who are using outlook 2003 and there outlook.nck file is not saving all email addresses under this file. When they start to type the person's name it pops up but when you check the properties there is no email address associated with it. The wierd this is that they have used the people before in emails and everything worked fine. I had recently moved my exchange 2000 server from one server to another server would this have anything to do with it? From my understanding of .NCK files is that it is a local file that does not get updated by exchange. Any suggestions on why this is happening?

Thanks,

war1

Greetings, 3wiadmin !

I assume you mean outlook.nk2 file, if you are using Outlook 2003. .NICK file were used in Outlook 2000 and earlier versions. If the NK2 file is corrupt, it will not accept new names. With Outlook close, search for *.NK2 and rename the file. When Outlook opens, a new one should be created. The new NK2 file will accept new names when user types.

.NK2 file is located in
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder. It is a hidden file. Go to any folder and select Tools > Folders Options > View. Check "Show hidden files and folders". Click OK.

Best wishes!

3wiadmin

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Yea i understand that if I rename it Outlook will recreate a new one and it will be empty until the users start entering email addresses. My problem is they have users in there but for some reason when they type a persons name and it pops up if you go to the properties there is no email address associated with it. This is only for a few people not everyone. why would this happen? And like I said i recently moved my exchange 2000 server to another server still running exchange 2000. Would this have anything to do with it? I would not believe so.

thanks,

kjanicke

Greetings:

If they were people on the internal network .. ont he exchange servers, it will only show the alias. Not the email address.

regards

3wiadmin

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Let me clarify myself. I have internal people running outlook 2003 connecting to an exchange 2000 server. They are trying to email people that our outside of our network (ex:jdoe@yahoo.com) when they type "jd" jdoe pops up. when you check the properties of jdoe he does not have an email address associated with his name. They have used jdoe@yahoo.com before and it worked fine. The only thing that has changed recently is my moving of the exchange 2000 server to another server still running exchange 2000. That would not have anything to do with this would it?

thanks,

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