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Old June 20th 06, 05:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Lane
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trying to import contacts from CD but getting error message--"the source and
destination folders for this operation cannot be the same". Stumped!
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Old June 20th 06, 05:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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What kind of file are you trying to import from? A .pst file? If so, you must copy it to your hard drive, turn off the read-only flag, and then import the local copy.

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trying to import contacts from CD but getting error message--"the source and
destination folders for this operation cannot be the same". Stumped!

 




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