Re: Disabling Telephone Dialling in Outlook 2007 by Russ
Russ
Thu Jun 19 14:00:28 PDT 2008
Nowhere did you state you had configured your operating system's default
dialing location correctly. I'm still not sure that you have. I gave you the
complete answer. If you are having difficulty with Vista's telephony
functions, post in a Vista group. There are not Outlook issues.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"VistaStruggle" <VistaStruggle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:823A6BF8-0F88-483C-81A4-F8D0E510F274@microsoft.com...
>I have tried that, as set out in my original issue. I set it as Australia,
> set the Area Code to 02, I don't have any access codes to get an outside
> line, I then set up a New location in the following dialog box as
> "Sydney",
> set the area code again and Press OK. It doesn't save any of the
> information
> and I still cannot enter a new contact in Outlook.
>
> You may answer these things all day long, but it would be really helpful
> if
> you just had a standard step by step guide instead of just a half answer.
> I
> just want to be able to enter a new contact in Outlook and I have tried
> everything...
>
> Oh, and what about Error 80070005....any input on that one as I cannot
> update my Vista... This is a brand new laptop and I have never had so
> much
> difficulty using the most basic tools... Please take a moment to explain
> fully for we dumb users. Thanks.
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Same as always.
>> Control Panel > Phone and modem options...
>>
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "VistaStruggle" <VistaStruggle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:AA7BBBE0-C817-4F3F-BCAD-2628B7F0547F@microsoft.com...
>> > How?
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You failed to set a default dialing location for your operating
>> >> system.
>> >> Do
>> >> so now.
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> "VistaStruggle" <VistaStruggle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:BCE8D13F-997F-4486-A9BA-18E9837196D9@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am an experienced user of Outlook prior to the current version.
>> >> >When
>> >> >I
>> >> > enter a new contact I now get a Pop up asking about my current
>> >> > location's
>> >> > area code etc for dialling. I have entered all the details, even
>> >> > though I
>> >> > do
>> >> > not dial from my PC, but I just get into a dreadful loop that keeps
>> >> > asking
>> >> > me
>> >> > the same questions. When I try to Cancel it kindly tells me that
>> >> > this
>> >> > is
>> >> > unacceptable and Outlook will keep asking me the same questions
>> >> > anyway.
>> >> > As a
>> >> > result I simply cannot even enter a new Contact into Outlook 2007.
>> >> > What
>> >> > on
>> >> > earth am I doing wrong - it shouldn't be this hard... Help!
>> >>
>>