.Mac failing to sync Contacts between computers--what do I need to Copy?

I have two computers syncing everyhting via .Mac but today after making a lot of changes on one (the Quad), the Powerbook is blowing up with the following statement (which I see is not an uncommon error after reading a lot of post):
.Mac Sync Notice
An inconsistency was detected on .Mac for your Contacts data. You may want to reset .Mac from a computer with good data.
I have tried following the .Mac support ideas:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iSync/2.0/en/isc9.html
The 'Reset Sync History" did not change the error.
So now, I am thinking of going back to the old fashion way and just manually copy the file from my Quad over. Other than AddressBook.Data in Library/Application Support/AddressBook do I need to copy anything else to get back to a steady state????
PB 17 1.33 GHZ & 12 1GHZ & new Quad Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I manually copied over entire Address file and then reset Quad first to overcopy .Mac and then PC to reset to .Mac.
Had to do it twice, but eventually I was able to get it to work again.

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