john gregory

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?

glee

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
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ron badour

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.

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john gregory

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.

ron badour

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


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was

glee

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
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Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems