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I imported my messages from Outlook Express and the dates on the messages are the date of the import, not the date I received the message.

This happens occasionally. Delete the messages you imported, open Outlook Express, and then export the messages to Outlook. If you already had messages in Outlook, add the Modified Date field and sort by it. Select and delete the messages with the same modified time and date.

I accidentally imported my contacts from Outlook Express twice. What can I do to remove the duplicates?

Add the Modified Date field to your view, sort by the modified date, and select items that were imported at the same time.

If you have a lot of duplicates that were created at different times, there are utilities you can use to identify and delete them, including Outlook Contacts Scrubber from www.teamscope.com. You can find a complete list of utilities to remove duplicates at http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts.htm#dupes.