Please start by posting more accurate and understandable information.
What do you mean by "XP Pro 2002 SP2?" There is no such thing. Are you
talking about your Office version or your operating system?
"Outlook 2000" existed as two completely different and unrelated programs.
We would need to know which you are using. Post what you see in line 2 of
Help | About so we can know what version you are really using.

Take some time to read a primer on address books in Outlook. You seem to be
confused about that term.
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Linda" wrote in message
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I am using XP Pro 2002 SP2, and Outlook 2000. I really need help to manage
my address book and contacts. My use is personal, not business so I don't
need the features for business.

When I upgraded to XP I ended up with lost address books. In order to
restore them I had to create a "New" Personal address book. It doesnt
seem
to be conected to my Contacts list and runs separately from it.

I have tried to "merge address book with contacts" and all I get are
multiple copies of the same thing in my Contacts folder, but not all the
addresses transfer. (I have the box checked to check for
duplicates---apparently it doesn't). It is not merging all the files.

Lastly, is there a way I can delete my address book and just use my
contacts
list? It has all the information I need (address book doesn't). Of
course,
I first need to merge them! Only solution I have found is to go into each
entry and cut and paste information---would take way to long. I just need
a
simple address book with all the contact information.

Help, I'm not the most computer savy person, but I know enough to get into
trouble!

Linda