I am having a problem with my address book. First time I am using Outlook
2003. Last week I had to recover my computer and its I overwrote the
Outlook.pst file with my old Outlookpst file. I had a lot of problems, but
eventually I was able to get all of my old emails open. My calendar and
tasks are also fine.

However, my address book is messed up. My old address book contacts are all
showing up in that third "contacts" list. However, when I go to open my
address book, I get this error:

"The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or
deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help."

I found some instructions on mine as to how to fix this, but it didn't work
when I tried to check the "Show this address list first"

I found some other instructions that says I should remove and reinstall the
Outlook address book. I'm a little nervous to do that because I don't want
to lose all of my contacts and I don't know how to back up just those
contacts.

Does anybody have any advice on how I can get my contacts into my address
book? I'm afraid to sync my Blackberry, because I think I will lose all of
my contacts in my phone!

Thanks, Renee

You won't lose the contacts by doing that but you can also fix it by
removing the address lists from the address book and adding them back.

Open the address book (Tools menu) and open its Tools, Options dialog -
remove all of the address lists from the bottom and then click Add and add
your address list(s) back.

--
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"Renee in east bay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:58937091-5FC7-49EE-AF2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am having a problem with my address book. First time I am using Outlook
> 2003. Last week I had to recover my computer and its I overwrote the
> Outlook.pst file with my old Outlookpst file. I had a lot of problems, but
> eventually I was able to get all of my old emails open. My calendar and
> tasks are also fine.
>
> However, my address book is messed up. My old address book contacts are
> all
> showing up in that third "contacts" list. However, when I go to open my
> address book, I get this error:
>
> "The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
> with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or
> deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
> this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help."
>
> I found some instructions on mine as to how to fix this, but it didn't
> work
> when I tried to check the "Show this address list first"
>
> I found some other instructions that says I should remove and reinstall
> the
> Outlook address book. I'm a little nervous to do that because I don't
> want
> to lose all of my contacts and I don't know how to back up just those
> contacts.
>
> Does anybody have any advice on how I can get my contacts into my address
> book? I'm afraid to sync my Blackberry, because I think I will lose all
> of
> my contacts in my phone!
>
> Thanks, Renee

That didn't work. When I tried to add them back after eleting all 3 "contact"
lists, 2 came back automatically and the third said, "you cannot add this
address book because it does not contain any names"

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> You won't lose the contacts by doing that but you can also fix it by
> removing the address lists from the address book and adding them back.
>
> Open the address book (Tools menu) and open its Tools, Options dialog -
> remove all of the address lists from the bottom and then click Add and add
> your address list(s) back.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point your
> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>
>
> "Renee in east bay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:58937091-5FC7-49EE-AF2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am having a problem with my address book. First time I am using Outlook
> > 2003. Last week I had to recover my computer and its I overwrote the
> > Outlook.pst file with my old Outlookpst file. I had a lot of problems, but
> > eventually I was able to get all of my old emails open. My calendar and
> > tasks are also fine.
> >
> > However, my address book is messed up. My old address book contacts are
> > all
> > showing up in that third "contacts" list. However, when I go to open my
> > address book, I get this error:
> >
> > "The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
> > with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or
> > deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
> > this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help."
> >
> > I found some instructions on mine as to how to fix this, but it didn't
> > work
> > when I tried to check the "Show this address list first"
> >
> > I found some other instructions that says I should remove and reinstall
> > the
> > Outlook address book. I'm a little nervous to do that because I don't
> > want
> > to lose all of my contacts and I don't know how to back up just those
> > contacts.
> >
> > Does anybody have any advice on how I can get my contacts into my address
> > book? I'm afraid to sync my Blackberry, because I think I will lose all
> > of
> > my contacts in my phone!
> >
> > Thanks, Renee
>

Sorry - it worked this time! You are a rock star! Thank you so much!!!! I was
so stresesed about this!!!!!

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> You won't lose the contacts by doing that but you can also fix it by
> removing the address lists from the address book and adding them back.
>
> Open the address book (Tools menu) and open its Tools, Options dialog -
> remove all of the address lists from the bottom and then click Add and add
> your address list(s) back.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point your
> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>
>
> "Renee in east bay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:58937091-5FC7-49EE-AF2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am having a problem with my address book. First time I am using Outlook
> > 2003. Last week I had to recover my computer and its I overwrote the
> > Outlook.pst file with my old Outlookpst file. I had a lot of problems, but
> > eventually I was able to get all of my old emails open. My calendar and
> > tasks are also fine.
> >
> > However, my address book is messed up. My old address book contacts are
> > all
> > showing up in that third "contacts" list. However, when I go to open my
> > address book, I get this error:
> >
> > "The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
> > with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or
> > deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to remove
> > this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help."
> >
> > I found some instructions on mine as to how to fix this, but it didn't
> > work
> > when I tried to check the "Show this address list first"
> >
> > I found some other instructions that says I should remove and reinstall
> > the
> > Outlook address book. I'm a little nervous to do that because I don't
> > want
> > to lose all of my contacts and I don't know how to back up just those
> > contacts.
> >
> > Does anybody have any advice on how I can get my contacts into my address
> > book? I'm afraid to sync my Blackberry, because I think I will lose all
> > of
> > my contacts in my phone!
> >
> > Thanks, Renee
>

Please don't multipost next time.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Renee in east bay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news23EF9EB-6BCA-4C28-A4C8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry - it worked this time! You are a rock star! Thank you so much!!!! I
> was
> so stresesed about this!!!!!
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You won't lose the contacts by doing that but you can also fix it by
>> removing the address lists from the address book and adding them back.
>>
>> Open the address book (Tools menu) and open its Tools, Options dialog -
>> remove all of the address lists from the bottom and then click Add and
>> add
>> your address list(s) back.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
>> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point
>> your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>>
>> "Renee in east bay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:58937091-5FC7-49EE-AF2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I am having a problem with my address book. First time I am using
>> > Outlook
>> > 2003. Last week I had to recover my computer and its I overwrote the
>> > Outlook.pst file with my old Outlookpst file. I had a lot of problems,
>> > but
>> > eventually I was able to get all of my old emails open. My calendar
>> > and
>> > tasks are also fine.
>> >
>> > However, my address book is messed up. My old address book contacts
>> > are
>> > all
>> > showing up in that third "contacts" list. However, when I go to open my
>> > address book, I get this error:
>> >
>> > "The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder
>> > associated
>> > with this address list could not be opened; it may have been moved or
>> > deleted, or you do not have permissions. For information on how to
>> > remove
>> > this folder from the Outlook Address Book, see Microsoft Outlook Help."
>> >
>> > I found some instructions on mine as to how to fix this, but it didn't
>> > work
>> > when I tried to check the "Show this address list first"
>> >
>> > I found some other instructions that says I should remove and reinstall
>> > the
>> > Outlook address book. I'm a little nervous to do that because I don't
>> > want
>> > to lose all of my contacts and I don't know how to back up just those
>> > contacts.
>> >
>> > Does anybody have any advice on how I can get my contacts into my
>> > address
>> > book? I'm afraid to sync my Blackberry, because I think I will lose
>> > all
>> > of
>> > my contacts in my phone!
>> >
>> > Thanks, Renee
>>