Problem Editing Contacts

When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to delete
the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears. However, when I reboot
the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are listed. The primary
address, which I have deleted, now appears as the business e mail. Does
anyone have advise on how to delete the offending, no longer valid address?
TIA. Jef

Good to get detailed advice again, Bob - thanks. But I'm tempted to
say that at least one of your steps is redundant and might cause
duplication/conflicts. If you import your WAB contacts into WLMail
while signed in with your Hotmail Live ID, those contacts should
synchronize with Hotmail - so importing them into Hotmail again is
redundant. The same applies the other way round. The fields in the
Hotmail contacts list are not quite identical to those in WLMail.
Hotmail in fact allows for many more fields than it actually
displays, so importing WAB contacts to Hotmail should transfer more
data. (I've not looked to see whether Hotmail actually stores all of
them. Someone might care to check by importing WAB data with all of
the fields populated, then exporting the Hotmail contacts as csv and
seeing how much was transferred.) One field missing in WLMail for
example is Business Fax. Did your Groups make it to Hotmail?
--
Noel

"Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
news:g0u217$ftc$...
> "jef" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I
>> attempt to delete the old, and no longer valid address. It
>> disappears. However, when I reboot the computer, I find that both
>> e mail addresses are listed. The primary address, which I have
>> deleted, now appears as the business e mail. Does anyone have
>> advise on how to delete the offending, no longer valid address?
>> TIA. Jef
>
> In my previous reply, I missed one step. In Windows Live Mail,
> you need to delete all contacts, before importing data from the
> Windows Address Book (WAB).

Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed on an
OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express from which to export.
However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer to a CSV file,
and imported that file into Windows Live Mail. I do not use Live Hotmail.
The offending contact addresses or those that I have corrected when my
contacts have changed their e mail address. What I cannot do is delete
those old addresses. Am I missing something here? TIA, Jef

"jef" <> wrote in message
news:...
> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to
> delete the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears. However, when
> I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are listed. The
> primary address, which I have deleted, now appears as the business e mail.
> Does anyone have advise on how to delete the offending, no longer valid
> address? TIA. Jef

All my contacts in WLM(both pop3 and http accounts) on Vista(now using SP1) were exports from OE or OL to a CSV file and edit.
Once saved as csv files and verified in Excel, I purposely deleted all contacts in all web based Hotmail accounts in the Hotmail
interface prior to installing WLM on Vista and then importing contacts for each and every http account in WLM and a common default
account for the pop3 accounts(created in Excel by merging, cut and paste from at least 4 different pop3 accounts).

All Contacts addresses are editable at this end in the various email fields(personal, work, other).

If editing is a problem, possible exporting to a csv file, editing in Excel, then importing back into WLM may help, though proceed
with caution to avoid duplicates(option - and much higher risk and only if functional csv files are available and tested....delete
the contacts in WLM and ensure that syncing occurs with a null contact database in WLMsgr and Hotmail's Web UI.)

I am not a regular user of Windows Messenger, but I did notice that in quite a few Contacts in either WLM or accessing the same
account's Contacts in WLMsgr the IM field is greyed-out, nor do I know why.



--
...winston
ms-mvp mail


"jef" <> wrote in message news:#...
> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed on an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express
> from which to export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer to a CSV file, and imported that file into
> Windows Live Mail. I do not use Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or those that I have corrected when my contacts
> have changed their e mail address. What I cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I missing something here? TIA, Jef
>
> "jef" <> wrote in message news:...
>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to delete the old, and no longer valid address. It
>> disappears. However, when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are listed. The primary address, which I
>> have deleted, now appears as the business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how to delete the offending, no longer valid
>> address? TIA. Jef
>

Can you explain how you delete the old address?

Do you just type over the old address in the contact with the new, or
are you doing something else?

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"jef" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed
> on an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express from which to
> export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer
> to a CSV file, and imported that file into Windows Live Mail. I do
> not use Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or those that I
> have corrected when my contacts have changed their e mail address.
> What I cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I missing
> something here? TIA, Jef
>
> "jef" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to
>> delete the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears. However,
>> when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are
>> listed. The primary address, which I have deleted, now appears as
>> the business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how to delete the
>> offending, no longer valid address? TIA. Jef
>

First I click on the contact. The box that is displayed shows details,
name, personal address, work address, etc.

The old address has moved down to the Work address, and the new address is
in the Personal address space. When I back space out or select/delete the
work address, or right click and cut, it disappears until I close and
reopen WLM, and there it is again. It just occurs to me that perhaps I
should just delete the contact, and then enter a new contact with the new
address. Perhaps that will work. Certainly, Editing it does not. Jef

"Michael Santovec" <> wrote in message
news:e$...
> Can you explain how you delete the old address?
>
> Do you just type over the old address in the contact with the new, or are
> you doing something else?
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
>
> "jef" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed on
>> an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express from which to
>> export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer to a
>> CSV file, and imported that file into Windows Live Mail. I do not use
>> Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or those that I have
>> corrected when my contacts have changed their e mail address. What I
>> cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I missing something here?
>> TIA, Jef
>>
>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to
>>> delete the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears. However,
>>> when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are
>>> listed. The primary address, which I have deleted, now appears as the
>>> business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how to delete the offending,
>>> no longer valid address? TIA. Jef
>>
>

I've just tried the deleting the contact, then entering it as a new contact,
and that appears to have done the trick. Perhaps my Subject was misleading.
It should have read: Changing e mail addresses. Thanks to all who have
contributed to solving my problem. Jef

"jef" <> wrote in message
news:...
> First I click on the contact. The box that is displayed shows details,
> name, personal address, work address, etc.
>
> The old address has moved down to the Work address, and the new address is
> in the Personal address space. When I back space out or select/delete the
> work address, or right click and cut, it disappears until I close and
> reopen WLM, and there it is again. It just occurs to me that perhaps I
> should just delete the contact, and then enter a new contact with the new
> address. Perhaps that will work. Certainly, Editing it does not. Jef
>
> "Michael Santovec" <> wrote in message
> news:e$...
>> Can you explain how you delete the old address?
>>
>> Do you just type over the old address in the contact with the new, or are
>> you doing something else?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed on
>>> an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express from which to
>>> export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer to
>>> a CSV file, and imported that file into Windows Live Mail. I do not use
>>> Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or those that I have
>>> corrected when my contacts have changed their e mail address. What I
>>> cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I missing something here?
>>> TIA, Jef
>>>
>>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to
>>>> delete the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears. However,
>>>> when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are
>>>> listed. The primary address, which I have deleted, now appears as the
>>>> business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how to delete the
>>>> offending, no longer valid address? TIA. Jef
>>>
>>

While viewing a contact's information, Edit Contact, now click on Contact.
Edit.
You would think that just clicking Edit Contact would like a contact be
edited, but you have to click Contact.
--
Ronald Sommer

"jef" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I've just tried the deleting the contact, then entering it as a new
> contact, and that appears to have done the trick. Perhaps my Subject was
> misleading. It should have read: Changing e mail addresses. Thanks to all
> who have contributed to solving my problem. Jef
>
> "jef" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> First I click on the contact. The box that is displayed shows details,
>> name, personal address, work address, etc.
>>
>> The old address has moved down to the Work address, and the new address
>> is in the Personal address space. When I back space out or select/delete
>> the work address, or right click and cut, it disappears until I close
>> and reopen WLM, and there it is again. It just occurs to me that perhaps
>> I should just delete the contact, and then enter a new contact with the
>> new address. Perhaps that will work. Certainly, Editing it does not.
>> Jef
>>
>> "Michael Santovec" <> wrote in message
>> news:e$...
>>> Can you explain how you delete the old address?
>>>
>>> Do you just type over the old address in the contact with the new, or
>>> are you doing something else?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>>> news:#...
>>>> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed
>>>> on an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express from which to
>>>> export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer to
>>>> a CSV file, and imported that file into Windows Live Mail. I do not
>>>> use Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or those that I have
>>>> corrected when my contacts have changed their e mail address. What I
>>>> cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I missing something here?
>>>> TIA, Jef
>>>>
>>>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to
>>>>> delete the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears. However,
>>>>> when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are
>>>>> listed. The primary address, which I have deleted, now appears as the
>>>>> business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how to delete the
>>>>> offending, no longer valid address? TIA. Jef
>>>>
>>>

Ron,
If I may impose further now that the op has resolved his problem..
I've not really looked at IM contacts before in WLM or Messenger but I added a few valid IM addresses to a few existing LiveID's,
the contact's IM field is now grayed out. The same appears in Windows Live Messenger. What enables the edit mode for an IM entry ?

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail


"Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message news:...
> While viewing a contact's information, Edit Contact, now click on Contact. Edit.
> You would think that just clicking Edit Contact would like a contact be edited, but you have to click Contact.
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "jef" <> wrote in message news:#...
>> I've just tried the deleting the contact, then entering it as a new contact, and that appears to have done the trick. Perhaps
>> my Subject was misleading. It should have read: Changing e mail addresses. Thanks to all who have contributed to solving my
>> problem. Jef
>>
>> "jef" <> wrote in message news:...
>>> First I click on the contact. The box that is displayed shows details, name, personal address, work address, etc.
>>>
>>> The old address has moved down to the Work address, and the new address is in the Personal address space. When I back space
>>> out or select/delete the work address, or right click and cut, it disappears until I close and reopen WLM, and there it is
>>> again. It just occurs to me that perhaps I should just delete the contact, and then enter a new contact with the new address.
>>> Perhaps that will work. Certainly, Editing it does not. Jef
>>>
>>> "Michael Santovec" <> wrote in message news:e$...
>>>> Can you explain how you delete the old address?
>>>>
>>>> Do you just type over the old address in the contact with the new, or are you doing something else?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jef" <> wrote in message news:#...
>>>>> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed on an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook
>>>>> Express from which to export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old computer to a CSV file, and imported that
>>>>> file into Windows Live Mail. I do not use Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or those that I have corrected when
>>>>> my contacts have changed their e mail address. What I cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I missing something here?
>>>>> TIA, Jef
>>>>>
>>>>> "jef" <> wrote in message news:...
>>>>>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt to delete the old, and no longer valid address. It
>>>>>> disappears. However, when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail addresses are listed. The primary address, which I
>>>>>> have deleted, now appears as the business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how to delete the offending, no longer valid
>>>>>> address? TIA. Jef
>>>>>
>>>>

Sorry, I don't know the answer.
--
Ronald Sommer

"...winston" <> wrote in message
news:1823AC12-E43A-4534-8407-...
> Ron,
> If I may impose further now that the op has resolved his problem..
> I've not really looked at IM contacts before in WLM or Messenger but I
> added a few valid IM addresses to a few existing LiveID's, the contact's
> IM field is now grayed out. The same appears in Windows Live Messenger.
> What enables the edit mode for an IM entry ?
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> While viewing a contact's information, Edit Contact, now click on
>> Contact. Edit.
>> You would think that just clicking Edit Contact would like a contact be
>> edited, but you have to click Contact.
>> --
>> Ronald Sommer
>>
>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> I've just tried the deleting the contact, then entering it as a new
>>> contact, and that appears to have done the trick. Perhaps my Subject
>>> was misleading. It should have read: Changing e mail addresses. Thanks
>>> to all who have contributed to solving my problem. Jef
>>>
>>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> First I click on the contact. The box that is displayed shows details,
>>>> name, personal address, work address, etc.
>>>>
>>>> The old address has moved down to the Work address, and the new address
>>>> is in the Personal address space. When I back space out or
>>>> select/delete the work address, or right click and cut, it disappears
>>>> until I close and reopen WLM, and there it is again. It just occurs to
>>>> me that perhaps I should just delete the contact, and then enter a new
>>>> contact with the new address. Perhaps that will work. Certainly,
>>>> Editing it does not. Jef
>>>>
>>>> "Michael Santovec" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:e$...
>>>>> Can you explain how you delete the old address?
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you just type over the old address in the contact with the new, or
>>>>> are you doing something else?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:#...
>>>>>> Thanks for your replies. In my case, Windows Live Mail was installed
>>>>>> on an OEM Vista machine, so there was no Outlook Express from which
>>>>>> to export. However, I exported the OE Address book from an old
>>>>>> computer to a CSV file, and imported that file into Windows Live
>>>>>> Mail. I do not use Live Hotmail. The offending contact addresses or
>>>>>> those that I have corrected when my contacts have changed their e
>>>>>> mail address. What I cannot do is delete those old addresses. Am I
>>>>>> missing something here? TIA, Jef
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jef" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>> When editing and upgrading email addresses for contacts, I attempt
>>>>>>> to delete the old, and no longer valid address. It disappears.
>>>>>>> However, when I reboot the computer, I find that both e mail
>>>>>>> addresses are listed. The primary address, which I have deleted,
>>>>>>> now appears as the business e mail. Does anyone have advise on how
>>>>>>> to delete the offending, no longer valid address? TIA. Jef
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>