Copy Outllook 2002 Address Book from one system to another

[Ron DiLauro]

I have just installed OUTLOOK 2002 on another machine of mine. I would
like to copy my current address book so that I can import it to the
new machine.
I believe I should be using Import/Export, but so far, I dont seem
to have it right. When I open Address Book on my new machine, it tells
me I dont have permissions to that folder or it has moved.
When I open CONTACTS, I have all the contact names from my original
machine.
I set these machines on a Lan and copied all the .pst files from one
machine to the next machine.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

There is no address book file in Outlook. Nor should you be using import and
export to transfer data. If your Contacts Folder is intact, you are fine.
You just haven't configured your Outlook Address Book correctly. Do so now:
Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.