Thanks Russ. I run though the steps you provided, right now and let you
know how it works.
Diana

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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No, that is not why. Autocomplete does not use your Contacts data. It uses a
cache of names that is populated from messages you have sent. Most likely
you have not populated a cache yet.

You do, however, still need to fix the Outlook Address Book which has lost
its connection to your Contacts data. It is not unusual for the Outlook
Address Book to "lose track" of the connection to its Contacts Folder when
you move or import your PST or update your Outlook version or OS. Use the
following steps to reset the connection. Note that in some instances you may
actually have to remove the Outlook Address Book completely from your
Profile, close Outlook, and then re-add it before you can get it to work.

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.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"DianaH" wrote in message
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I have a contact list (of course) in Outlook 2003. When I start typing an
email address, it doesn't auto-complete and I know why. When I click the
"to" button to access my contacts, a "blank" contact list displays instead
of the one I want. I use the pulldown menu and select the correct contact

list. This is an annoying workaround. How do I delete the other lists
and
set the one that I want as default. (I know the others are not valid).

I just reformatted my drive two nights ago (so stressful - booooooo) and
am
trying to get everything setup again, but I can't figure this one out.
I'm
sure it's been posted a gazillion times, but I don't see it.

Thanks so much for your help. Diana