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WD97: Invalid Parameter Error When Inserting Address

Article ID: 195993

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5

This article was previously published under Q195993

SYMPTOMS

When you click the Insert Address button on the Standard toolbar, the following error message appears:

Address Book Failure "Invalid Parameter" (0x80070057/0x00000000). Check your mail setup. You must have extended MAPI version 1.0 or higher to use this feature.

CAUSE

You do not have a personal address book installed.

WORKAROUND

Add a personal address book to your default profile.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

By default, Exchange installs a personal address book file. This error occurs when the personal address book file has been deleted.

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