Just remove them he
Tools E-mail accounts View or change existing directories or address
books Outlook Address Book Change.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
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when i try to select names for choosing a To: email address in outlook i
am
shown duplicate conatct address books with the same name. one of each of
these seems to be an old contact address book...how do i get rid of these
old
duplicate selections?