Wow. 6.
First and foremost remember how you found these files because this
"invisible" data has to be in one of them.
Next you're going to create a new Outlook profile from scratch and set it to
use the same Outlook data file as its default that you are currently using
as your default. You will need all the information on how to configure your
mail accounts because you will need to recreate them when you create the new
profile.
Follow the directions he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287072

After you're done, your Outlook Address Book should display your Contacts
Folder correctly. If you think you have any missing Contact data you can
open each of these other files with Outlook's File Open command to see if
they contain anything you think you are missing. Note that files marked
archive.pst will not contain any Contacts since Contacts are not archived.
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Russ Valentine
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"DNT" wrote in message
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Six files turned up. Here's what the search shows:

archive.pst C:\DocumentsandSettings\DeniseTackett\Desktop\
backup.pst " " " " "
outlook.pst " " " " "

archive.pst
C:\DocumentsandSettings\DeniseTackett\LocalSetting s\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook
backup.pst " " " "
" " "
Outlook.pst " " " "
" " "

OK now what?
Denise


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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It does seem that way, although I've never seen such a thing as a
"hidden" folder in Outlook. But I've never seen the default data file
marked "Archive" either, so something odd happened here.
I'm reluctant just to have you create a new profile until we're sure
where all your data is. Try this. Make sure you have enabled searching of
hidden files and folders, then search your hard drive for *.pst and see
what turns up.
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Russ Valentine
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"DNT" wrote in message
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OK. I did as you asked and when I re-added the Outlook Address Book, I
wound up with the same dilemna as I had before. I was sure to exit and
restart Outlook as directed. It seems as if there is a second Contacts
folder that I can't see.
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Still inexplicable since the Outlook Address Book cannot contain
anything that is not in a Contacts Folder.
Just remove and re-add the Outlook Address Book from your profile to
reset your connections. That won't risk losing any data. Make sure you
restart Outlook in between.
Use the instructions he
http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DNT" wrote in message
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What am I supposed to reset my autoarchive folder to? It is already
set for archive.pst.
Some of the names & addresses are different from the Outlook Address
Book and the Contacts Folder. The Contacts folder doesn't have my
distrubution lists in it.
Denise
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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It helps a bit. You still did not answer what information appears in
the Outlook Address Book that does not also appear in one of your
Contacts Folders.
Nor what the result of resetting your autoarchive folder is.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DNT" wrote in message
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In the list from Contacts that shows when I click the Address Book
icon, I see names, display names, email addresses, and distribution
lists.

When I click on the Address Book icon on the toolbar, in the show
names from box, it says Contacts and my current list shows. If I
click the down arrow then right click on "Outlook Address book" to
get the properties, it says "No entries in this Address Book" and I
get 2 error messages. One is "Property dialog box could not be
displayed. An attempt was made to open an unsupported property." The
next message has the same 1st sentence followed by "Action could not
be completed."

If I right-click on Contacts for the properties, the jGeneral tab
says: Information: Archive Folders and Contact folder: Contacts.

If I right-click the Address Book Folder (under Outlook today), it
says the location is Archive Folders. On the AutoArchive tab, "Do
not archive items in this folder" is checked.

If I right-click the Contacts Folder from the same list, it says:
"Type: Folder containing contact Items, Location Archive Folders,
Description: Contacts Comment".
The Outlook Address Book Tab says: "Show this folder as an email
Address Book. Name of AB: Contacts."

If I go to Tools, Options, Other, AutoArchive, it says it moves old
items to C:...\Microsoft\Outlook\archive.pst. Isn't that my Archive
Folder?
I hope that helps.
Denise