Microsoft KB Archive/812218

= XCCC: &quot;The Search Could Not Be Completed&quot; Error Message When You Search for Addresses =

Article ID: 812218

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you try to search for an entry in the Exchange 2000 Global Address List by using Outlook 2000, you may receive the following error message:

The search could not be completed. The table requested by this operation contains too many names and cannot be accessed



CAUSE
This problem occurs because too many records are returned during your search.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, create subsets of the Global Address List by creating address lists on your Exchange 2000 computer. Address lists permit users to search for records in smaller subsets of data. For additional information about address lists, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

319213 HOW TO: Use Address Lists to Organize Recipients in Exchange 2000



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Outlook 2000 contains static limits for the amount of data that can be returned by a search. Searches that are completed on 16-bit clients can return up to 32 KB, and searches that are completed on 32-bit clients can return up to 64 KB.

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