Import contacts into 2003 from an OutlookXP file

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W P McCarthy

My system crashed and I had to reinstall everything, so I decided to use
Office 2003.

After starting up Outlook, I set it up so my old PST file from Outlook XP
would be used. My contacts all seem to be there. But when I create an
email, any name I type into the TO field are not recognized. When I click
the TO button to get a list from which to select names, no names are
available.

How do I tell Outlook to use the names already in my contacts?
 
Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.
 
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