Microsoft KB Archive/164730

= Visit Button Missing After Internet Directory Service Is Added =

Article ID: 164730

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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 * Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q164730



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.



SYMPTOMS
After you add an Internet directory service in Internet Mail, the Visit button may not appear when you click the directory service on the Find People dialog box. The Find People dialog box is displayed when you click Address Book on the File menu in Internet Mail, and then click Find on the Edit menu.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the registry key associated with the new directory service does not contain a Server Information URL value. This value is not added automatically when you add a directory service in Internet Mail.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

To cause the Visit button to appear when you click a directory service on the Find People dialog box, follow these steps:

  Add a string value named Server Information URL under the following registry key:      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\Server Properties\ where is the name of the directory service.  Assign the Service Information URL registry value a value of, where is the Internet site for the directory service. For example, the Service Information URL registry value under the Bigfoot registry key is assigned the following value:

http://www.bigfoot.com





MORE INFORMATION
For information about how to add Internet directory services in Internet Mail, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

164433 How to Add an Internet Directory Service to Internet Mail

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