Perhaps I didn't make it clear.
I simply want to copy my contacts from the old XP machine to the new Vista
machine. I have done this dozens of times before by Export, then Import
steps without problems between XP machines.
The links you provide also support this method.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Perhaps it is trying to protect you from making a mistake.
You never import Outlook data.
Just open your old data file and either reuse it or copy what you want from
it.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jim" wrote in message
news
On a new Vista Ultimate machine I have installed Outlook2003 as part of
Office Professional Edition 2003. It works except that the "Import from
another program" option just glows when you click it instead of taking you
to
the pst file selection stage.
I see there is a Service Pack 4 which seems to be for Vista compatibility
but it is for "Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager Update". Will
this
work if I don't have Business Contact Manager update installed? I don't
want
this feature (whatever it is) - I just want to run Outlook 2003 with it's
Service Pack 2.
Grateful for any advice here.