Contacts showing w/out Messaging address

Why do I have contacts showing in my Friends group that do not have
messaging addresses? The only thing I can think of is that their mobile
number is connected to the "text messaging" option. This should be fixed as
"optional" and not a default. Almost every one of my contacts has a mobile
phone but they do not have messaging. Now I have all these contacts in my
Friend group that I don't want. Any ideas?

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Thank you,
Reiner

Greetings Reiner,

Beginning with Windows Live Messenger, there are a variety of different types of contacts in
your contact list.

Including the normal Messenger contacts, Hotmail contacts ("non-instant messaging") and
mobile contacts.

The ones without addresses are the Hotmail contacts. However, you can quickly remove these.
Just open up the contact list, press Alt-C on the keyboard to bring up the Contacts menu,
choose Filter contacts and then choose Messenger contacts only.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Reiner Schmidt" <> wrote in message
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> Why do I have contacts showing in my Friends group that do not have messaging addresses?
> The only thing I can think of is that their mobile number is connected to the "text
> messaging" option. This should be fixed as "optional" and not a default. Almost every one
> of my contacts has a mobile phone but they do not have messaging. Now I have all these
> contacts in my Friend group that I don't want. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Thank you,
> Reiner

Got it! Yes, this works. Now can you help with the contacts that have no IM
address but their mobile number is in the "Mobile device: Used for Text
Messages".

This would be okay if I could text anybody with a mobile number but I have a
lot of international numbers and WLM will not text outside of the U.S.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> Greetings Reiner,
>
> Beginning with Windows Live Messenger, there are a variety of different
> types of contacts in your contact list.
>
> Including the normal Messenger contacts, Hotmail contacts ("non-instant
> messaging") and mobile contacts.
>
> The ones without addresses are the Hotmail contacts. However, you can
> quickly remove these. Just open up the contact list, press Alt-C on the
> keyboard to bring up the Contacts menu, choose Filter contacts and then
> choose Messenger contacts only.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
>
> "Reiner Schmidt" <> wrote in message
> news:FD6FA702-5976-4524-A103-...
>> Why do I have contacts showing in my Friends group that do not have
>> messaging addresses? The only thing I can think of is that their mobile
>> number is connected to the "text messaging" option. This should be fixed
>> as "optional" and not a default. Almost every one of my contacts has a
>> mobile phone but they do not have messaging. Now I have all these
>> contacts in my Friend group that I don't want. Any ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Thank you,
>> Reiner
>
>