Thank you so much for your reply and your comments are duly noted for future
restores. I have been importing for years and didn't know that it can cause
problems until now.

Unfortunately when I attempted to open the backup from cd I encountered the
following error: The Personal Folder file .pst d:\Outlookbackup.pst could not
be opened. The file may not be compatible with this version of Outlook or it
may be corrupted. The backup on my hard drive is a copy of the current data
with the missing "+"'s

Please advise if there is another option available to me to add the "+"
easily to all my contacts. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.


--
Michele


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Just go back and transfer your backup data correctly.
You never import Outlook data, unless you like this sort of problem.
Open your backup and copy the data from it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Michele J" wrote in message
...
The "+" on most of my 3000 contacts has been deleted when I imported a
backup
from my old computer using Outlook 2000 to my new computer using Outlook
2003
therefore instead of seeing +447956123464 I only see 447956123464.

I syncnonise my outlook to my palm treo 650 therefore this has now caused
an
annoying problem when I have to manually add a "+" to all my calls.

Is there an easy way for me to add a "+" to all my contacts or will I have
to manually go into every contact to make the correction?

Thx

Michele