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**lakelands** · 05-25-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Gary VanderMolen

Try renaming or deleting the wab32.dll and wab32res.dll files
in the C:\Windows\System32 directory. If no difference, search
for other occurrences of those files. If Windows Mail can't be
fixed, then use Windows Live Mail.

If Contacts in Windows Live Mail (WLM) is empty, do a one-time
import. In WLM: Open Contacts, press Alt to get the File menu,
then File, Import, "Address book for current Windows user".

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

"lakelands" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:96afc0db8bc20aa6633ac42ed996ede...gateway.com...

Could not find either of above files on my hard drive - have been using Mail since I got Vista with no problems - can open Contacts via Explorer and also via Create Message using Contacts - if problem persists will move over to Live (under duress form the rest of my family) Thanks for your help

05-25-2008	#9 (permalink)
lakelands Vista Home Premium 32bit 13 posts	Re: Contacts link causing close down Quote: Originally Posted by Gary VanderMolen Try renaming or deleting the wab32.dll and wab32res.dll files in the C:\Windows\System32 directory. If no difference, search for other occurrences of those files. If Windows Mail can't be fixed, then use Windows Live Mail. If Contacts in Windows Live Mail (WLM) is empty, do a one-time import. In WLM: Open Contacts, press Alt to get the File menu, then File, Import, "Address book for current Windows user". -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP "lakelands" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:96afc0db8bc20aa6633ac42ed996ede...gateway.com... Could not find either of above files on my hard drive - have been using Mail since I got Vista with no problems - can open Contacts via Explorer and also via Create Message using Contacts - if problem persists will move over to Live (under duress form the rest of my family) Thanks for your help
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