Unable to open Name and Address Book (names.nsf) due to error <error>. Locations cannot be used until the problem has been corrected.
What happened
NAMES.NSF is the
default file name for your Contacts file. You attempted to open IBM® Notes® while
NAMES.NSF was specified in the Local address books
field on
the Mail page of the User Preferences dialog box. Or, while using Notes® away
from the office, you may have chosen File > Mobile > Call
Server, or some other command that causes Notes® to
check your Contacts file for server Connection documents.
Notes® either found no file of that name in the expected directory or didn't recognize the one you have installed, which may be corrupted.
What you can do
Check your operating system to see that NAMES.NSF still exists and has not been renamed or moved to a different directory from the one specified.
If it does exist, and you don't have a backup of NAMES.NSF, in Notes® on another computer, you can create a new address book with File > Application > New, using the Contacts template (Personal Address Book - PERNAMES.NTF). Then you can move the file to the computer where you saw the message. Ask your Domino® administrator for assistance if necessary.