Mr. Valentine:
I am sorry to be so ill-informed. On my computer, there is a little box that
says "Contacts" so I stupidly assumed that meant "contact list." I'll attempt
to be more accurate in the future.

As for more information, I have a lot, but I doubt you want it all. I bought
a laptop with Vista Home Premium. My husband transferred my files from my
desktop to the laptop after we installed Outlook 2007 on the laptop. My list
of addresses (which is found under the little box that says "Contacts" )is
there, but I cannot designate it as an address book, thus I have no address
book. When I try to add a distribution folder or I click on "To" when sending
a new email, no names show. I suspect that we made a mistake in transferring
the data from one computer to the next.

I have used the laptop since February, but have had no time to address this
problem in anything but a desultory manner until today. At this point, I'm
not sure it wouldn't be faster and easier to create a completely new address
book or contact list or whatever it's called. I'd love some gentle guidance
in whatever direction I need to take.
Ever so grateful,
Denise S.