I don't understand why you think you can't create separate Contact Folders
in Outlook the same way you did in Outlook Express. You most certainly can.
Perhaps you haven't stated your question clearly.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"RTW" wrote in message
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I have used OE for years and have become used to having all my email
addresses in folders into which I have all the email addrresses that
relate
to that folder's name (examples: a folder named 'Personal Friends' would
contain all my everyday friends, a folder named 'Work Related' would
contain
names related to my job as well as a few particular accquaintances at
customer companies).

I just started using OL2007 as a part of MS Office 2007 for Vista. I
transferred about 200 names/email addressed from OE into OL's address
book.
Now I am searching for a way to easily keep track of thesee addressses.

The concept of OL's distribution list capability does not work for me in
that I might want to send an email to only three people, one person from
friends, one from another folder, and a third from another folder.

I know I could go to the all inclusive, overall email list, but in my case
it contains about 200 names and I dislike having to look thru this long
list
to find those people that might want to read what I am forwarding in my
email.