There is no address book in Outlook.
Correct methods for transferring Outlook data are posted here daily.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx

Note that some of the information on the Microsoft page is outdated and
contains errors, particularly when applied to Outlook 2003 or 2007.
Specifically:
1. Ignore any advice to copy your PST file to Outlook's default location to
connect it to your profile. Doing so will often corrupt your Outlook
profile. Copy it
anywhere BUT the default location and then open it within your Outlook
profile.
2. Ignore any advice that tells you to use export or import to transfer
Outlook data. That has never been sound advice, but the process has become
too deeply flawed to be of any use.


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Russ Valentine
"Heinz" wrote in message
...
I have bought a new PC and want to pass my address book (outlook 2003 to
the
new unit. Unfortunately have I not been able to do so. Also my previous
mails
are not retsored either. Any suggestion ? The change is from XP to
Windows
7.
thanks.
Heinz