If you don't have much ram, the your computer makes up for it by using HDD space. If your computer has done this, I suggest leaving at least 60% of your HDD empty. See if that helps.
Ok, I'v moved on from AOL, but my whole address book is there. I'v read up on this a bit, and it sounds like it is very difficult to get into a format outlook express can read. Can anyone help. Oh, by the way I'm running AOL 9.