Here is some further information to stop you from creating more damage:
1. You never transfer Outlook data by exporting and importing, especially to
a non-Outlook file type. Doing so will only lose data and often corrupts
your profile.
2. You never rename an Outlook data file in Windows Explorer until you have
disconnected it from your profile. Closing Outlook does not disconnect a
data file from a profile. Renaming a connected file will corrupt your
profile.

Using the proper steps to create a new profile and migrating your data
correctly will fix your problems. You have not done so yet.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
...
Nevertheless, I still have the problem. By the way I also did that simple
task you described but there was no change.

"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
...
I use these steps
1) I export my contacts to a .vcf file
2) I delete contacts from all folders
3) Then create new profile: Control panel /Mail /Show Profile /Add new
profile
4) Through Windows Explorer Confirmed new outlook 1.pst file
5) Rename previous outlook.pst to outlook.old
5) Restart Outlook
6) Tools/Account Settings. Confirm only one pst (new one) in Data Files
Tab; In Address Book Tab observed "Outlook Address Book" , type MAPI
7) BEFORE importing data, right click Contacts /Properties..."show this
folder as email address book" is ticked a grayed out
8) BEFORE importing data go to Tools/Address Book...confirm two entries
Outlook Address Book and Contacts (listed as a subset)
9) BEFORE importing data try to create new contact and in "Put this
entry" I
selected Outlook Address Book...received message "you cannot create
entries
for this address Book
10) Imported contacts vcf file into Contacts Folder. Confirmed the
contacts
imported successfully with email addresses
11) Properties on Contacts folder still ..."show this folder as email
address book" is ticked a grayed out
12) Tools /Address Book/ Outlook Address Book message box..."no entries
in
this address book"

Hope this explains it all


WOW! WHY?
All you needed to do was to create a new Outlook Profile in Control
Panel-Mail, and add the already existing pst file to it.