Exporting should be your last resort (now you see why).
Just copy and reuse your PST file in the new installation if you want to
preserve the most data.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/6/44.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q181/0/14.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q184/8/17.asp

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
> I read in one of the threads that contacts are included
> in the .pst. However I exported my personal folders
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> Thanks!