DOCUMENT:Q195993  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Invalid Parameter Error When Inserting Address
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97; :4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta word97

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
 - Microsoft Exchange Client, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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You do not have a personal address book installed.

WORKAROUND
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Add a personal address book to your default profile.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be 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
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By default, Exchange installs a personal address book file. This error occurs
when the personal address book file has been deleted.

Additional query words: error parameter invalid fails failed failure errmsg mapi message mail Messaging Application Programming Interface

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97; :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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