Outlook has no address book. The file you need to back up 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:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
>
> Because of the threat of a virus I would like to copy my
> address book to a CD. I have tried to export and I must be
> missing a step or two. Please advise, thanks, Jim