Can't synch address book after update to 10.4.8

I can't synch my address book after updating to 10.4.8
The text and the progress bar on the left were messed up, the "synch now" button was greyed out, and periodically the spinning ball appears when the cursor is in the systems preferences window.
After many tries and 15 minutes, suddenly the synch window cleaned up and I was able to synch the address book successfully.
Anybody know how to solve this problem?

I can't synch my address book after updating to 10.4.8
The text and the progress bar on the left were messed up, the "synch now" button was greyed out, and periodically the spinning ball appears when the cursor is in the systems preferences window.
After many tries and 15 minutes, suddenly the synch window cleaned up and I was able to synch the address book successfully.
Anybody know how to solve this problem?

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