thanks everyone for your responses... i took a look at what i did and found
out i exported just the inbox to a pst file..i went back and exported the
contacts to another pst file and took this new file and used to on the new
vista computer. in OL 2002 on the new computer, i used the import feature to
import the contacts pst file.. it worked...hope this helps someone...

"benson" wrote:

I copy and pasted the personal folder pst file (outlook.pst) from my windows
xp computer onto a new vista computer. both computers have outlook 2002
installed. when i opened the OL 2002 on vista computer, the emails are there,
some rules filters disappear (i can add these back). however, there were no
address book contacts when i click the address book button.

How do i transfer this over. i thought the pst file would have everything.
I have not copy/paste the archive.pst file yet

thanks in advance

"benson" wrote in message
...
thanks everyone for your responses... i took a look at what i did and
found
out i exported just the inbox to a pst file..i went back and exported the
contacts to another pst file and took this new file and used to on the new
vista computer. in OL 2002 on the new computer, i used the import feature
to
import the contacts pst file.. it worked...hope this helps someone...


sigh ALL the posts on this and other Outlook groups do NOT recommend
importing and exporting native Outlook data.