outlook 2000 won't export

[Hamhound]

I want to export my contacts from my W2K desktop to my W2K laptop with Outlook 2000 but Outlook will not allow for exporting, saying that a feature is not installed for the import/export engine. It asks for the CD Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Professional. I put in Disc 1 but it does not say anything about SR-1. I get the folloowing message:
"The file Microsoft Office 2000 Professinal is not a valid installation package for the product Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Professional. Try to find the installation package 'DATA1.MSI' in a folder from which you can install Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Professional.

Since I have a used computer, the Office 2000 Pro disc I have was NOT used to install Office into this machine.

So, I thought of removing Office 2000 and reinstalling it with the good disc I have. But, I do not want to lose my Outlook folders and their messages, and, I cannot locate where these files are to copy them for later use. I would consider any other freeware mail program that will allow me to somehow take my folders and import them.

Any suggestions welcomed. I am trying to gradually get a divorce from MS. Mozilla Firefox was first...
Al

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

You could, in theory, use Thuderbird to import them, then export them into Thunderbird on the laptop. That is if you want to get away from Outhouse though.

[Hamhound]

Thunderbird, huh? I will have a look. But, unless it knows how to go in and get my files from Outhouse, I still do not know how to get these existing files.
Al