Microsoft KB Archive/136832

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Editing Address Book in MS Word 7.0 Renders File Unusable

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Q136832

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

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SYMPTOMS
After you use Word 7.0 to modify your Personal Address Book (PAB), you may receive the following error message when you start Microsoft Exchange:

Your Personal Address Book could not be opened. The file is not a Personal Address Book. Would you like to use a different Personal Address Book?

CAUSE
Word 7.0 can open and modify a PAB, but cannot save the file in the correct format. When you save a PAB in Word, the file is saved in Word document (.doc) format, and cannot be used by Microsoft Exchange.

RESOLUTION
If you save a PAB in Word, there is no method for converting the file back to PAB format. You can open and view the PAB in Word, but you must start a new PAB to run Microsoft Exchange.

MORE INFORMATION
If you open a PAB in Word but do not save it, the format is not changed and the PAB can still be used by Microsoft Exchange.

Note that the problem described in this article also applies to Schedule+ (.scd) files.

Additional query words: excel xl5 xl7

Keywords : win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWin95search kbWord700Search kbWord700 kbWin95