Topgeeza wrote:

The view I'm referring to is the default view that I see when I launch
Outlook, which goes straight to my inbox.

That's the Mail view. It won't show Contacts. You need to use the Contacts
or Folder List view.

The left side of the screen shows my 'Personal Folders' and all of
the mail folders within there (in which as I mentioned previously, I
used to see a 'Contacts' icon/folder), below this on the left is the
'Navigation Buttons' (i.e Mail, Calender, Contacts, Tasks)

So, click the Contacts navigation button or the "Folder list" navigation
button. With the former you'll see only COntacts folders. WIth the latter
you'll see all your folders. You can also use the Shortcuts view to see
only those folders you wish to see.

As I mentioned previously, when I click on the Contacts button, i DO
see my contacts

Exactly as Russ said you would.

and yes I have already followed the "....instruction
that are posted here every day. They do in fact work just fine.

Then what's the problem? If they work, they work.

and NO, the supposed solution in the above link really
does NOT work for me!

You just said "they do in fact work just fine." Either they do or they
don't. It can't be both ways.
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Brian Tillman