I had not used Outlook before.  I used Outlook Express for email.  I manually
typed in updated contacts into Outlook address book.  I then began using
Outlook to check email as well. I exported content from Outlook Express to
Outlook and stopped using OE.  I had recently changed website host but it was
seemless, and I did not have issues with email.  Also, I did use mobile phone
tools for my motorola to synch contacts, but found it useless so I
uninstalled software.  As of yesterday, Outook contacts/address book seemed
fine. I did not take any action on the contacts.   This morning, I opened
Outlook and all contacts disappeared.  Outook mail, calendar, and tasks seem
to be ok.