WD97: Invalid Parameter Error When Inserting Address

ID: q195993

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Exchange Client, version 4.0

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 this to be a problem in the Microsoft products 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.

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

Keywords : kbdta word97
Version : WINDOWS:97; :4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug