WD: Invalid Parameter Error When Inserting Address

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q141011
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Exchange, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

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

   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.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

Add a personal address book to your default profile.

MORE INFORMATION

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

Additional reference words: error parameter invalid fails failed failure
errmsg mapi message mail Messaging Application Programming Interface
Keywords : word7 word8 word95 word97 kbinterop kberrmsg
Version : 7.0 7.0a 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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