You must restart Outlook after you perform the export, so that Outlook can release the lock it has on the export .pst file.

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"GSharpe" wrote in message ...
I need to send my entire Contacts folder to another person via email or CD. I
have Windows XP, Outlook 2003. I did the export, I think, by exporting it to
'My Documents\Outlook\xxx.pst'. When I go there & click on that pst file,
then right click on that pst file, & click 'send to mail recipient', nothing
happens. When I choose 'send to CD', I get the error message "Windows
encountered a problem when trying to copy this file. What do you want Windows
to do?" Retry and Cancel are the options.

Ultimately, I want to copy my entire "Contacts" folder from Outlook here on
my work PC, to my home PC, which has the same Windows XP, Outlook 2003. I
know a pst file can be emailed, but I am not having any luck.