How to transfer contact list?

My currently contact list is on an old email address and I would like to move
it to a new hotmail email. What is the easiest way to transfer all my
contacts to a new user account?

Greetings,

The easiest [and only] way is just to export the list on the old address and import on the
new.

Just open the main Messenger window, click the Contacts menu (or press Alt-C if the
menu is hidden) and select Save Instant Messaging Contacts (Save Contact List in previous
versions), save the file to your Desktop and then sign into the new account. In the new
account, just open the Contacts menu again and choose Import Instant Messaging Contacts,
select the file and you're done.

Your contacts will be prompted to add the new address to their lists and unfortunately you'll
have to recreate your groups.

--
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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"thisyear" <> wrote in message
news:63DE2A32-430A-4036-A224-...
> My currently contact list is on an old email address and I would like to move
> it to a new hotmail email. What is the easiest way to transfer all my
> contacts to a new user account?

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping for some 'super secret' way to maintain
the contacts without them having to 're-accept'. I'll just look at this as a
great way to clean out my list of people I never talk to. I'll always have
the old user if I need to look up someone who didn't accept my new request.



"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> The easiest [and only] way is just to export the list on the old address and import on the
> new.
>
> Just open the main Messenger window, click the Contacts menu (or press Alt-C if the
> menu is hidden) and select Save Instant Messaging Contacts (Save Contact List in previous
> versions), save the file to your Desktop and then sign into the new account. In the new
> account, just open the Contacts menu again and choose Import Instant Messaging Contacts,
> select the file and you're done.
>
> Your contacts will be prompted to add the new address to their lists and unfortunately you'll
> have to recreate your groups.
>
> --
> 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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "thisyear" <> wrote in message
> news:63DE2A32-430A-4036-A224-...
> > My currently contact list is on an old email address and I would like to move
> > it to a new hotmail email. What is the easiest way to transfer all my
> > contacts to a new user account?
>
>
>

Hi,

Yeah, I've tried fishing around for the old capacity to do this but it doesn't seem to exist
anymore. Some spring cleanup is always a good thing

--
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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"thisyear" <> wrote in message
news:CC214CFE-71F5-49EE-8E1A-...
> Thanks for the reply. I was hoping for some 'super secret' way to maintain
> the contacts without them having to 're-accept'. I'll just look at this as a
> great way to clean out my list of people I never talk to. I'll always have
> the old user if I need to look up someone who didn't accept my new request.
>
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> The easiest [and only] way is just to export the list on the old address and import on the
>> new.
>>
>> Just open the main Messenger window, click the Contacts menu (or press Alt-C if the
>> menu is hidden) and select Save Instant Messaging Contacts (Save Contact List in previous
>> versions), save the file to your Desktop and then sign into the new account. In the new
>> account, just open the Contacts menu again and choose Import Instant Messaging Contacts,
>> select the file and you're done.
>>
>> Your contacts will be prompted to add the new address to their lists and unfortunately
>> you'll
>> have to recreate your groups.
>>
>> --
>> 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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "thisyear" <> wrote in message
>> news:63DE2A32-430A-4036-A224-...
>> > My currently contact list is on an old email address and I would like to move
>> > it to a new hotmail email. What is the easiest way to transfer all my
>> > contacts to a new user account?
>>
>>
>>