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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Setup / July 2003WAB Missing?
I'm having a heck of a time getting squared away after a reformat and reinstall. When I type "WAB" in the START/RUN window I get the following message: Cannot find the file 'wab' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available. When I search for "*.wab" I get several: John Gregory C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book 173KB 7/13/03 JGK C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book 202KB 1/10/03 JGK C:\Program Files\Outlook Express 202KB 1/10/03 John Gregory C:\My Files\Program Critical Files\WAB Files 173KB 7/6/03 This message makes reference to "libraries". I don't know anything about libraries. I simply copied the WAB and .pst files of Windows (or was it Outlook Express?) and Outlook 2000. Can anyone point me in the right direct? Double-click one of the address book files in Windows Explorer to open it and determine which you are looking for. John Gregory.wab in \WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book or JGK.wab in \WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book Just typing WAB in the Run box will give an error, as WAB is a file type, not a file.....you need to type the complete filename with the .wab extension, and the complete path to the file, if you want to use the Run box. it is far simpler to create a shortcut to the file on your Start Menu or the Desktop. ...glen -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems > I'm having a heck of a time getting squared away after a reformat and > reinstall. When I type "WAB" in the START/RUN window I get the following [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? Hi John, I don't see a question--what are you trying to do? If you are getting an error message, please provide it verbatim and describe the conditions that lead to the message appearing. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > I'm having a heck of a time getting squared away after a reformat and > reinstall. When I type "WAB" in the START/RUN window I get the following [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? The message that is received is the one described in the original post. In the run box, I typed "JGK.wab" and "JohnGregory.wab". Both returned the same message. I was told to run the WAB this way from someone answering the MS Support Center... he's in China. He's also stumped and never commented when I reported the results. This was discovered while following instructions to eliminate a duplicate search result when finding a CONTACT. When a name is typed in the search box, two identical names are returned... but there is only one record. That "JGK.wab" file should come up int he RUN command. The book appears to be used by Outlook and I can pull it up by clicking the ADDRESS button on Outlook or Outlook Express. I think something is in the wrong place after my reformat of the hard drive and reinstallation of everything. > Hi John, > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? You got some bad info John. The address book is opened by Outlook Express and cannot be opened by entering its name in Run--that's why you get the error message. I suspect that you are getting duplicate search results because you have several copies of the address book. I don't use profiles and I have one copy of the address book located at: C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > The message that is received is the one described in the original post. > [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? Yes, you are correct, Ron, now that I am reading the thread more clearly. I do have a shortcut to my address book that I added to my Start menu myself...the target of that shortcut is merely: "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wab.exe" Apparently, wab.exe finds the current *.wab file and opens it. I agree that the duplicate search results are probably due to the multiple copies of the address...the *.wab files. OP probably needs to find the location of the default wab file on the system, by looking in this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name ...glen -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems > You got some bad info John. The address book is opened by Outlook > Express and cannot be opened by entering its name in Run--that's why you [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? Well gentlemen... here's the update. I identified the WAB in the registry (John Gregory), went to the other and changed the name to JGK.oldWab, rebooted, searched my Outlook Contacts and got.... the same duplicate entry. Sooooo... I went to Find, typed JGK.oldWAB, and nothing came up. I then searched for ALL wabs and got the same old list ...with one exception; JGK was now JGK.oldWab. My attempt to change the type of file to something other than a wab didn't work so ... I guess... your suspicion could still be correct; there are still two wab files that Outlook sees in the same directory. Q1) How do I change the extension of JGK.oldWab? Q2) If I move the folder to a different location (or simply delete it since there's another copy in the Program Files\Outlook Express directory) could I be assured Outlook won't be searching for it? Q3) I need to compare these two wabs and determine what to keep. What's the easiest way to do this? Yes, you are correct, Ron, now that I am reading the thread more clearly. I do have a shortcut to my address book that I added to my Start menu myself...the target of that shortcut is merely: "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\wab.exe" Apparently, wab.exe finds the current *.wab file and opens it. I agree that the duplicate search results are probably due to the multiple copies of the address...the *.wab files. OP probably needs to find the location of the default wab file on the system, by looking in this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name ...glen -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems > You got some bad info John. The address book is opened by Outlook > Express and cannot be opened by entering its name in Run--that's why you [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? Open Explorer, click on view, folder options, view tab and mark: show all files and remove the mark from: Hide all file extensions. Then you can see what you are doing. Don't delete--rename them until the problem is solved. Then anything that is named: .old can be removed. Unless you have deleted a bunch of email addresses, the larger file will be the right one. To compare files, do a find on .wab and double click on them. That will launch the address book and you can see what is in the file. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > Well gentlemen... here's the update. I identified the WAB in the registry > (John Gregory), went to the other and changed the name to JGK.oldWab, [quoted text clipped - 122 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? If I don't delete nor change the extension, how do I render one of these puppies inactive? > Open Explorer, click on view, folder options, view tab and mark: show > all files and remove the mark from: Hide all file extensions. Then [quoted text clipped - 166 lines] > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? Move it from its current location. But then you have to keep track where you got it from in case you need to put it back. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP W98 System Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > If I don't delete nor change the extension, how do I render one of these > puppies inactive? [quoted text clipped - 169 lines] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direct? |
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