I've not seen this issue come up before because anyone who installs Outlook
prefers to use its more robust Contact management features. That's the
reason for the default behavior.
If you actually intended to install Outlook but not use it, then I'll look
into this further. Is that what you wanted to do?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"bammbamm94" <bammbamm94@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> When I first used Fax and Scan (before installing Outlook), Windows
> Contacts
> was my default address service evidently because when I went to fax
> someone
> it automatically came up. After installing Outlook, when I go to fax, the
> numbers I entered in Windows Contacts aren't available. Only Outlook
> contacts pops up. So I went to the start menu and chose "default
> programs",
> then "set your default programs", chose "Windows Contacts" and clicked on
> "set this program as default". I was running as an administrator and I
> did
> restart the computer. None of that helped. I can still get to Windows
> Contacts from the start menu just not from Fax and Scan.
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> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
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>> Behaving as designed.
>> Exactly how did you set Windows Contacts as your default address service
>> provider and were you running as an administrator when you did?
>> Did you reboot after you did?
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "bammbamm94" <bammbamm94@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >I installed Outlook 2003 on my computer which has Vista Ultimate so I
>> >could
>> > use a Dell Axim. Now when I go to fax a document using Windows Fax and
>> > Scan
>> > and try to select a contact, Outlook Contacts is displayed instead of
>> > Windows
>> > Contacts. It won't let me choose to use Windows Contacts either. I
>> > tried
>> > using Default Programs to associate Windows Contacts with it's defaults
>> > but
>> > that didn't work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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