Address Book *frozen* after inserting the search string second character

Bonjour !
What can I do to retreive a new life with my Adress Book ?
The search is going with "upgrading index" without ending !
Thrashing the Preferences com.apple.addressbook plist doesn't make any better.
Merci.
PowerMac 7500   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

I have exactly the same problem. working ok on mac air but imac, no. I have also done the same with permissions and deleted the cache file... still no change.... I also have heaps of duplicates and half entries etc but I am mainly concerned about getting the thing to search properly at this stage... any ideas GLADLY ACCEPTED. Have you since solved your problem Jo?

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