John Davy wrote:

I have outlook 2003 sp2

If I go to tools / address book (Ctrl Shift B) I can see my contacts
there - but they are not in my contacts folder

If they're visible in the Address Book, then they MUST be in SOME Contacts
folder you currently have in your mail profile because the Address Book is
nothing but a view of those Contacts folders you have enabled as address
books. Use the Folder List view to locate all of your Contacts folders.
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Brian Tillman