Address book error in Outlook 2002

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I keep getting this error when I click on the Address Book icon:
"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." It doesn't help in what I need to search for.

I then clicked on Tools | Options and it shows "Contacts" listed twice.
If I get the properties of the file(s), it shows:
Information: Personal Folders
Contact folder: Contacts

Show this address list first:
Outlook Address Books
Contacts
Contacts (shows twice in drop-down list)

Keep personal addresses in:
Contacts
Contacts (shows twice in drop-down list)

When sending mail, check names using these address lists in the
following order:
Contacts
Contacts (shows twice in drop-down list)

Anyone have any idea how I only have my Contacts listed, like in the
Contacts list shown on left-side pane of Outlook?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Just remove the invalid reference to a Contacts Folder here:
Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or address
books > Outlook Address Book > Change.