I moved my Outlook 2003 SP2 PST file from one machine to another.

Basically I copied over the existing PST and DAT files on the new machine
with the ones from the old machine.

When I opened Outlook on the new machine, all my mail was there but when I
try to access the contacts folder from the "To" field in a new mail document
I get the error "Address Book could not be displayed. Contacts list
associated with this address book could not be opened." If I click okay I
get a blank address list and then I can select from one of two contacts
folders: one that is empty and one that has my contact info in it.

How do I delete the empty contacts folder and make the other one my default
contact folder?

right click on the contacts folder, choose properties and enable it as an
address book. go to address book's tools, options and remove the bad one,
then add the new one.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

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"Dave" wrote in message
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I moved my Outlook 2003 SP2 PST file from one machine to another.

Basically I copied over the existing PST and DAT files on the new machine
with the ones from the old machine.

When I opened Outlook on the new machine, all my mail was there but when I
try to access the contacts folder from the "To" field in a new mail
document I get the error "Address Book could not be displayed. Contacts
list associated with this address book could not be opened." If I click
okay I get a blank address list and then I can select from one of two
contacts folders: one that is empty and one that has my contact info in
it.

How do I delete the empty contacts folder and make the other one my
default contact folder?

Thanks Diane. That worked fine.

One other quicke question. I have two folders that I set as address books:
the default "contacts" and "business contacts". When looking for an
address, Outlook defaults to "business contacts" because it sorts the
folders alphabetically (b in business before c in contacts).

Is there any way to specify "contacts" as the defualt folder that Outlook
uses? Or do I need to rename the folders so that the name "contacts"
preceeds any other folder name alphabetically?

Thanks
Dave

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
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right click on the contacts folder, choose properties and enable it as an
address book. go to address book's tools, options and remove the bad one,
then add the new one.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:


"Dave" wrote in message
...
I moved my Outlook 2003 SP2 PST file from one machine to another.

Basically I copied over the existing PST and DAT files on the new machine
with the ones from the old machine.

When I opened Outlook on the new machine, all my mail was there but when
I try to access the contacts folder from the "To" field in a new mail
document I get the error "Address Book could not be displayed. Contacts
list associated with this address book could not be opened." If I click
okay I get a blank address list and then I can select from one of two
contacts folders: one that is empty and one that has my contact info in
it.

How do I delete the empty contacts folder and make the other one my
default contact folder?