OK I have tried all the suggestions so far. I even did a clean install of
XP then reistalled Outlook 2007.

I have the same situation....the Contacts Folder /Properties /Outlook
address book ...is ticked and grayed out.

I cannot get my contacts to appear in Outlook Address Book

Am I the only one with this situation????? Or is it normal or default


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Sorry. It's been posted here so many times I figured you'd seen it
already.
1. Open the file in your new profile (Outlook will have already created a
new, empty PST file which you will not be using).
2. Set the file as your default.
3. Restart Outlook.
More detail:
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]
"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
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Please describe proper procedure to migrate data successfully


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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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
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
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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
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"Nick Cumberbatch" wrote in message
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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.