Access 2010 can't find wizard to link table to MS Outlook

Anonymous
2010-11-01T00:41:16+00:00

I am using Access 2010 for the first time (I have an exsiting 2007 database).  I am attempting to create a linked table to the Contacts folder in my outlook file (not to the address book).  When doing so I get the following message:

Microsoft Access can't find the wizard.  This wizard has not been installed, or there is an incorrect setting in the Windows Registry or this wizard has been disabled.   To reenable this wizard, click the File Tab and click Access Options.  Click Add-ins, and then the manage list, click Disable Items, and then click Go.  Rerun Microsoft Access or Microsoft Office Setup program to reinstall the wizards.  If the missing wizard is not a Microsoft Access wizard, reinstall it using the Add in manager.

There is nothing disabled in my Add-ins list and I attempted to "Repair" the MS office install to no avail.  This should be a standard access wizard that comes installed.  Anyone have any ideas what the wizard or addin is and where it is located.  This is a Dell PC with MS Office Pro pre-installed.  Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-20T13:09:28+00:00

    I tried http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581301

    Fist of all, I downloaded the fixit, that didn't work.

    I did the manual process. My interest in importing  from Access instead of exporting from Outlook is based on the fact that  I want to have an access database with categories, since this is the way that I segment my contacts.

     When I began to use 2007, I had the same problem, after the release of SP1and the MS Access team was not aware of it and I collaborated with one of the team leaders to fix the problem.

    That was one of the reasons that took me so long to  update the software 

     I did the manual process and  did the import with a small contacts file and it worked but it didn't import the categories. I was very disappointed.

     I closed the file and tried to repeat it with the relevant contacts folder. Then, surprise!!!

    The error has reappeared and the wizard doesn't work anymore.

     How come MS  does the same mistakes once and again????

     Plainly: I want to build a database based on my contacts and segment them by categories and I need a solution.  ( Excel doesn't import/export categories, either in 2007 or 2010)

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-09-24T19:34:55+00:00

    Thank you CScottKelly!

    This solved my issue.

    You deserve your free copy of Office!

    Sebastien

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-08T09:38:58+00:00

    Here is what i discovered.

    1. IF you use access 2010 to connect to outlook mailbox that is on the server then there is no issue and you should be able to connect without any problem
    2. If you use access 2010 to connect to outlook mailbox that is archived as a pst file then you get the error "Microsoft access can't find the wizard....". I got around this problem by doing the following.

    a) First make sure the name of the pst is something like ******@company.com. Example ******@abc.com. It does not matter if abc.com is a real company or not.

    b) Then in outlook click on File -> Account Settings -> Data Files

    c) You will probably see two data files one that is on the server and the other which is the archive mailbox. Click on the mailbox that you want to connect to using access and then click "set as default". What this does is makes your archive mailbox the default one.

    d) Close outlook and access and reopen Access. Try to link to the table in the archive mailbox as usual and it should work.

    Regards,

    Anand

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-02T05:23:19+00:00

    "Good luck everyone."

    It seems we reached this point....

    I tried all the solutions and the only that work for me was to rename it... (office 2010 x32 on Win7 x64). It appears that all your PST must be called "My Outlook Datafile"...other that that doesn't work.

    Five years, two generations later, with Access 2016, the problem still seems to be there, and this still seems to be the solution. I want to say I can't believe how stupid this is, but after everything I've seen, I can totally believe...

    Anyhow, thanks to you and everyone else who seem to have posted for five pages here, for this solution.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-03-25T13:00:59+00:00

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