WLM does not store its contacts in the Contacts folder that was used in Vista and Windows Mail.
The Contacts folder in Win7 is only present for backward compatibility e.g. during an upgrade(I.e. so they are not lost)..
The iPhone or an iPod Touch do not sync with Windows Live Mail. iTunes is not coded to find WLM's Contacts or Calendar.
- Send feedback to Apple and Microsoft...since both have to agree and develop(access to WLM code and iTunes code *to* access
WLM)
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"Christian Porri" <> wrote in message news:51EB0F93-AA14-41D6-8F27-...
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> Hello there,
> I have a problem with the new configuration windows 7 bring to us :
> Vista was very right on one sure thing, tasks management :
> - For the contact, you have a contact folder. You manage your contacts and even the iPhone can synchronise with this folder.
> - For the mail, you have Mail, simple and efficient. don't need anymore. It use the contact folder, right...
> - For planing, you have Calendar (Contact, mail, calendar, this time Microsoft has a real and right vision about names). Simple
> and ical compliant format... Pretty good, why ask more ?
>
> Now, in Seven, there still Contact folder. Good, nice contact management system. My iPhone sync good with it. but not anymore
> Mail or Calendar... Ok, ok... How I am a windows enthousiast (even if I have an iPhone) I choos to install Windows Live Mail
> but... here are the problems :
>
> - Contact : The Contact features in Windows Live Mail doesnt sync with the contacts in the Contact Folder... You can import
> theses contact and export but it is real two different things...
> - Mail : no problem it is a really good mail app (except if you look for contacts).
> - Calendar, Nice feature, look good but only sync with Live Calendar... anyway to sync with third party like Google calendar or
> iPhone (Apple is also to bash for this) or any other ical .ics format.
>
> So Mr Microsoft, I ask for :
> - Contacts : I think the Windows contact folder is the better way but I'm ready to use the WLM contact feature but please make it
> syncing with contact folder... Or disable one of these.
> - Mail : don't touch anything, WLM Work like a charm (just fix the contacts)
> - Calendar : Please make it compliant with .ICS format? So, third part software can make it syncing with others web calendar...
> but if you make it inter-operable, it would be better. Make Apple to support something else than just Outlook for the iPhone...
> If you don't want every iphone owner to finish on a Mac (hurry up, it's already started).
>
> Microsoft can't only think for Windows Mobile Platform, iPhone is now here, and android will get a strong place too. The best way
> microsoft have to keep software and OS users is to be compliant. I use Microsoft app each time I think it is simple and open to
> choice, not exclusive.
>
> For now, I'm forced to use Google calendar and can get my rendez-vous syncing with my iphone. I will be forced tu use thunderbird
> wich sync with Windows folder contacts and use lightning or another calendar app...
>
> So. I really appreciate Microsoft work. I appreciate Windows platform. Windows Seven is very good. I feel good with. But I don't
> understand how these problems can exists... Does anyone think about it before me ???? I can't think this. I'm Sure there is a lot
> of people who have same problems. So what Microsoft plan to do about this ?
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