MS06-016 Caused Problem with Outlook Express Address Book

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 computer with windows XP Pro (SP2). I
installed MS06-013 and 014 without any problems. Installed MS06-015 and had
problems, uninstalled, and then installed the updated MS06-015 on 25 April,
2006 and have not experienced any further problems with this upgrade.

I also installed MS06-016 and did not detect any problems with this upgrade
after the install. I was able to use Outlook Express without any problems
such as send and receive emails and read my newsgroups. However, this
afternoon when I tried to open the address book, it was blank, no entries!
I did a quick Goggle and found out that MS06-016 can cause this problem. I
also found the MS Article 917288, "Error message when you open the Windows
Address Book or you open Outlook Express after you install cumulative
security update 911567 (MS06-016)."

The MS Article gives specific procedures for solving the address book
problem, which includes uninstalling MS06-016 and then importing a saved
..wab file. However, this morning, I used Doug Knox's utility
(xp_remove_hotfix_backup.file) to remove the four MS Security backups!!!

So any suggestions in how to solve this address book problem would be very
much appreciated. As a thought, could I delete the existing address book in
Outlook Express and then import an address from an image file that I made
prior to the install of the four MS Security Updates? Thanks for any help,
Sam.

"Sam" <samnewsgrp71@REMOVE THISsbcglobal.net> schrieb:

> The MS Article gives specific procedures for solving the address book
> problem, which includes uninstalling MS06-016 and then importing a saved
> .wab file. However, this morning, I used Doug Knox's utility
> (xp_remove_hotfix_backup.file) to remove the four MS Security backups!!!

System Restore isn't an alternative?

Bye,
Freudi

Thanks very much for your reply. In the past, I have not had consistent
success in using system restore and would prefer to use it as a last resort.
Is it possible to import a copy of the address book that was made in a
backup prior to the MS06-016 install (from an image file that I made of the
primary partition with Symantec Livestate Recovery)?? Thanks for any
further help, Sam.


"Ottmar Freudenberger" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Sam" <samnewsgrp71@REMOVE THISsbcglobal.net> schrieb:
>
>> The MS Article gives specific procedures for solving the address book
>> problem, which includes uninstalling MS06-016 and then importing a saved
>> .wab file. However, this morning, I used Doug Knox's utility
>> (xp_remove_hotfix_backup.file) to remove the four MS Security backups!!!
>
> System Restore isn't an alternative?
>
> Bye,
> Freudi

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917288/en-us (26 Apr-06)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Sam wrote:
> Thanks very much for your reply. In the past, I have not had consistent
> success in using system restore and would prefer to use it as a last
> resort. Is it possible to import a copy of the address book that was made
> in a backup prior to the MS06-016 install (from an image file that I made
> of the primary partition with Symantec Livestate Recovery)?? Thanks for
> any further help, Sam.
>
>
> "Ottmar Freudenberger" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > "Sam" <samnewsgrp71@REMOVE THISsbcglobal.net> schrieb:
> >
> > > The MS Article gives specific procedures for solving the address book
> > > problem, which includes uninstalling MS06-016 and then importing a
> > > saved .wab file. However, this morning, I used Doug Knox's utility
> > > (xp_remove_hotfix_backup.file) to remove the four MS Security
> > > backups!!!
> >
> > System Restore isn't an alternative?
> >
> > Bye,
> > Freudi

Thanks very much for your reply. I deleted the existing address book in
command prompt and then from OE, imported the address book from an image
file made prior to the install of MS06-016 and so far, everything works
okay. Have a good week, Sam.


"PA Bear" <> wrote in message
news:...
> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917288/en-us (26 Apr-06)
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> Sam wrote:
>> Thanks very much for your reply. In the past, I have not had consistent
>> success in using system restore and would prefer to use it as a last
>> resort. Is it possible to import a copy of the address book that was made
>> in a backup prior to the MS06-016 install (from an image file that I made
>> of the primary partition with Symantec Livestate Recovery)?? Thanks for
>> any further help, Sam.
>>
>>
>> "Ottmar Freudenberger" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>> > "Sam" <samnewsgrp71@REMOVE THISsbcglobal.net> schrieb:
>> >
>> > > The MS Article gives specific procedures for solving the address book
>> > > problem, which includes uninstalling MS06-016 and then importing a
>> > > saved .wab file. However, this morning, I used Doug Knox's utility
>> > > (xp_remove_hotfix_backup.file) to remove the four MS Security
>> > > backups!!!
>> >
>> > System Restore isn't an alternative?
>> >
>> > Bye,
>> > Freudi

YW & thanks for posting back, Sam.

Sam wrote:
> Thanks very much for your reply. I deleted the existing address book in
> command prompt and then from OE, imported the address book from an image
> file made prior to the install of MS06-016 and so far, everything works
> okay. Have a good week, Sam.
>
>
> "PA Bear" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917288/en-us (26 Apr-06)
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> >
> > Sam wrote:
> > > Thanks very much for your reply. In the past, I have not had
> > > consistent success in using system restore and would prefer to use it
> > > as a last resort. Is it possible to import a copy of the address book
> > > that was made in a backup prior to the MS06-016 install (from an
> > > image file that I made of the primary partition with Symantec
> > > Livestate Recovery)?? Thanks for any further help, Sam.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ottmar Freudenberger" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > "Sam" <samnewsgrp71@REMOVE THISsbcglobal.net> schrieb:
> > > >
> > > > > The MS Article gives specific procedures for solving the address
> > > > > book problem, which includes uninstalling MS06-016 and then
> > > > > importing a saved .wab file. However, this morning, I used Doug
> > > > > Knox's utility (xp_remove_hotfix_backup.file) to remove the four
> > > > > MS Security backups!!!
> > > >
> > > > System Restore isn't an alternative?
> > > >
> > > > Bye,
> > > > Freudi