Did you restart Outlook after you changed the default Folder?
R click the Contacts folder Properties Outlook Address Book Show this
folder as an email address book.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Millie" wrote in message
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Hi Russ

This is what I did. I saved the backup of my desktop pst on a memory stick
then placed it in the same location as the laptop pst (Outlook's default
location). The desktop pst already had a unique name so when I opened it
in
Outlook on the laptop I could identify it.

Then I went to Mail Accounts and asked Outlook to deliver new mail to the
desktop pst and closed the laptop pst.

The only thing I didn't say, which may be relevant, is that I use Outlook
2007 on the desktop and 2003 on the laptop.

I don't know how to enable the folder as an email address book.
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Millie


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You did not transfer the data correctly. Tell us in detail what you did.
Try resetting the address book service in the Properties of your Contacts
Folder by enabling the folder as an email address book.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Millie" wrote in message
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Hi

I've got Outlook 2007 and I've just moved the data file to my laptop.
It
went very smoothly. My emails and contacts are all there, as you would
expect. However, when I want to compose a new email and I hit the 'To'
button
to find a contact's email, the address book is empty. Does anyone know
why?
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Millie