No. This question is answered here daily. It is not unusual for the Outlook
Address Book to "lose track" of the connection to its Contacts Folder when
you move or import your PST or update your Outlook version or operating
system. Use the following steps to reset the connection. Note that in some
instances you may actually have to remove the Outlook Address Book
completely from your Profile, close Outlook, and then re-add it before you
can get it to work.

Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book checked?
If this is grayed out...Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change
existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present?
If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed,
then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add
it.

More details available he
http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002



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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dean" deano_phillips[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem after installing Outlook 2003 on a new PC. I
copied the .pst file over and all my e-mail, tasks, contacts, appointments
are all there.

However, when I try to address an email, I get the message:

"The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
with this address list coud not be opened: it may have been moved or
deleted, or you do not have permissions......etc..."

When I follow the instructions to go to Tools E-mail Accounts View or
change existing directories or address books CHANGE select Contacts
OK....nothing happens. I still get the error message above.

Is there a separate Address Book file outside the .pst file?

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