BTW, did you set Windows Mail for all its defaults? You'll need to. Just
setting Windows Contacts is not enough.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"bammbamm94" <bammbamm94@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I only installed Outlook because I thought I needed it for the Axim to work
> with Vista. The main reason I want to use the Axim is for viewing some
> files
> when I'm working away from the office. I may use the contacts feature
> eventually but that wasn't my immediate concern. I only used the Windows
> Contacts for faxing and was puzzled why I didn't have the option to use
> them
> after Outlook was installed. So if you can figure out how to be able to
> choose from both contacts lists (or just Windows Contacts again) within
> Fax
> and Scan I would be very appreciative. Thanks for your help!
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
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>> 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?
>> --
>> 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.
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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
>> >> news:1A8D9F23-A2F0-4E38-A3D3-581BDF0AF9A5@xxxxxx
>> >> >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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