Why don't you witch to Outlook for email? That would be a much easier
solution.
If it's not working now, it won't get fixed. We are almost in the last
week of the beta.

"Rainald Taesler" <taesler@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:uFpsaSx8GHA.4644@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" <pdschmid@nospam.mvps.org> schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news:uGz0liw8GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> [OL Contacts in OE]
> > From an Outlook MVP:
> > It was broken/disabled by an update in Outlook 2003, so it's
> > basically dead for most users. There are issues with it so it's no
> > great loss
>
> Thank you so much, Patrick, fro your assistance.
>
> The information given by this Outlook MVP is seriously wrong, however.
>
> 1.) There's nothing broken/disabled in OL 2003.
> My OL 2003 is up-to-date with the latest updates and using Outlook
> Contacts in OE works pretty fine.
>
> 2.) It never was dead and it is not.
> I used it until the OL 2007 broke my basic instrument.
>
> 3.) It is a very great loss.
> I can not use OE for my mail anymore as I cannot use my addresses.
> There is no way to keep the Windows Addressbook (WAB) in sync with the
> Contacts. And I have to use Outlook Contacts because otherwise I can
> not keep the data in sync with my iPAQ.
>
> And I think there is no need to explain what it means to keep address
> data in more than one location.
>
> Would it be possible to contact the said MVP directly?
> And would there be any way to reach the developers?
>
> I do not know how the communications between OL and OE did work
> technically.
> But without having been given a valid reason I would doubt that it was
> technically impossible to re-create what works perfectly well in OL
> 2003.
> And I doubt that disabling in OL 2007 what worked in OL 2003 would be
> based on a rational decision. I'd rather assume that it was just
> forgotten/overlooked/neglected.
>
> Thanks again
> Rainald