Hard to say since you did not post your Outlook version.
Read this:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm#Lose

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"D'Ann" wrote in message
...
I am having the same problem Lissa had, only I used the Import function to
bring my address book from Outlook Express to Outlook. When I try to
email,
I get the exact same message she did about unable to access the Address
book/Contacts. I used the instructions from Microsoft Office Online, and
followed them to a T. In your subsequent post to Lissa, you said to
remove
the address book and then reinstall it. How do you do that exactly?
Thanks
for any help I can get!
D'Ann

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Never use the file migration utility. It does not work for Outlook.
It should be a simple matter to reconnect your Outlook Address Book.
What exactly did you try that didn't work?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Lissa" wrote in message
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I have a new computer with Outlook 2003. I used a file migration
utility
to
bring over files/data/settings from old PC with Outlook 2000. I have
done
this twice, and each time, Outlook doesn't allow me access to the
Address
Book. I see all my info in Contacts, but I get this message when I try
to
open the Address Book: "The address list could not be displayed. The
Contacts folder associated with this address list could not be opened;
it
may
have been moved or deleted, or you do not have permissions...."

I have read this column and have several times followed the clear and
helpful instructions in article #287563 ("posted several times daily")
BUT
still get the message. Nothing seems to work.

At this point, the Contacts list, even though chosen per above
instructions,
seems like a wholly disconnected folder, as I have no ability to use it
for
e-mail. I cannot even use the "To" button on new mail messages, but
must
type in every single e-mail address to get mail to send.

Can someone help? Thanks, Lissa