While it is not a bug exactly, Microsoft’s clumsy handling of this “feature” has been an issue for many Outlook versions. Your Outlook user will impudently complain, “Well, I will no longer be able to do my job.” You think to yourself, Seriously?! Though you keep your thoughts to yourself. It is sort of a function that is just kind of there for your ongoing convenience.” It’s actually called auto-complete and really doesn’t become part of your Outlook data. “You see this is not really a ‘feature’ per se in Outlook. Their look of horror quickly turns to one of total indifference, as you explain to them why this no longer works. “See, when I create a new message and click in the ‘To’ field, I start typing the email address of a person I’ve sent an email to before, but their name doesn’t show up anymore.” With that still pathetic look of horror on their face, the Outlook user accusingly states, “No (you idiot) they’re gone!” They then move onto a demonstration of how you just ruined their entire day, by giving them a shiny new and even faster computer. They are all right here” as you click on the Contacts icon. You confidently but sheepishly point to the Contacts part of their Microsoft Outlook application and proclaim, “No, look.
After several minutes of using their new computer, the user shrieks in horror, “All my Outlook Contacts are missing!”
Imagine this scenario… A Microsoft Outlook user gets a new computer.