Some contacts don't show on drop down box when addressing email

[Fairhope_al]

I was using Outlook Express, my computer motherboard died, got new
computer with Windows 7, trying to learn Outlook 2003.
The computer tech from my husband's office put Outlook 2003 on the new
computer and somehow transferred the addresses that I had in Outlook Express.
I do not know what method he used to get the addresses into Outlook 2003.
Some things carried over just fine, some things didn't, i.e. a group list of
my subdivision property owners, so I had to re-make that distribution list.
When I want to email my daughter, her name or email address is not shown
on the drop down box on the new email address line. She is listed in the
"Contacts". Other 'old' contacts do show up on the drop down list,not
all, but many.
I have made sure that the "Contacts" folder "shows this folder as an
email address book", per researching this issue on the forum.
Is my Address book corrupted? How do I fix it? Would I have to re-enter
every email address and name all over again?
Your advice is very much appreciated!

 

[Russ Valentine]

Expected behavior. Outlook’s autocompletion feature has nothing to do with
your Contacts. It uses a cache of previous recipients.

 

[Fairhope_al]

So what do I do? I have followed the instructions given in other posts but
it has not worked...?

 

[Russ Valentine]

What do you do about what? Normal behavior? Working as expected?
Send messages. Populate your cache.