Sounds like you need to remove references to the old Contact folder and
readd a reference to the current one (even though it's the same folder just
moved).

Remove:
- Tools menu Email accounts View/Change existing address
books/directories Click Next
- Highlight Outlook Address Book
- Click Change
- Remove all "Contact" folders shown
- OK out of dialogs

Add:
- right click on the Contacts folder
- choose Properties
- go to the Outlook Address Book tab
- check the "Show this folder as an email address book" box

"Michael to Ed" wrote in message
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Hello Vince
thank you for replying
it states that the address book could not be displayed. that it could not
be opened or found and that it must have been deleted or moved
Michael

"Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

What happens when you try?

"Michael to Ed" wrote in message
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i have copied outlook .pst 2003 to my new laptop but the address book
will
not open