Cannot Add Address Book Entries to Personal Address Book
Article ID: 143396
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q143396
SYMPTOMS
When you try to add an entry to your personal address book in Microsoft
Exchange, you may receive the following error message:
A new entry could not be added. [82040116]
CAUSE
This error can occur if a template file is missing or damaged on the post
office or your local hard disk.
RESOLUTION
Download the latest address list from the post office. To do so, follow
these steps:
- In Microsoft Exchange, click Microsoft Mail Tools on the Tools menu.
- Click Download Address Lists.
If you continue to receive the error message after you download the address
list, contact your network administrator for additional information.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Mail template files (such as Smtp.tpl) are located in the TPL
folder on the post office. If you choose to use a local copy of the
address list, certain folders and files are copied to the Windows\
Msremote.sfs folder on your local hard disk. If any or all of the template
files are missing or damaged, the error message stated above can occur.
Additional query words: corrupt
Keywords: KB143396