I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I write
mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these contacts. Can
this be done? If so, how?

"David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote
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>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I write
>mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these contacts. Can
>this be done? If so, how?[/color]

I suggest you post to one of the Outlook newsgroups under
microsoft.public.outlook.* and/or microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail.

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

You can export those as a csv file from Outlook and then import them into
WinMail.

steve

"David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
news:338A63C0-9E30-4603-A5AD-CD3500B645E1@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I write
>mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these contacts. Can
>this be done? If so, how?[/color]

Sure, but every time I update my Outlook file, I have to reimport them into
Windows Mail. with XP, there was a well-known registry hack to use OL2003
contacts in Outlook Express. Is there such a thing for Vista?

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:541B72B1-3B59-449E-8030-F69C3E369988@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> You can export those as a csv file from Outlook and then import them into
> WinMail.
>
> steve
>
> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
> news:338A63C0-9E30-4603-A5AD-CD3500B645E1@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I write
>>mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these contacts. Can
>>this be done? If so, how?[/color]
>[/color]

No, because WinMail now uses Windows Contacts and not the wab file anymore.
You can ask in an Outlook forum. Maybe someone there knows how to do it.

steve

"David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
news:2AF1270D-314A-4435-8A02-9319D0270C45@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Sure, but every time I update my Outlook file, I have to reimport them
> into Windows Mail. with XP, there was a well-known registry hack to use
> OL2003 contacts in Outlook Express. Is there such a thing for Vista?
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:541B72B1-3B59-449E-8030-F69C3E369988@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> You can export those as a csv file from Outlook and then import them into
>> WinMail.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
>> news:338A63C0-9E30-4603-A5AD-CD3500B645E1@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I
>>>write mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these
>>>contacts. Can this be done? If so, how?[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

I have exactly the same issue. Windows Mail does not support hotmail.
Windows Mail cannot utilize my Outlook Contacts. On my XP/Office 2000
machine I could do both. I just bought a brand new Dell with Vista Business.
I'm going to look into returning it and getting a machine with XP Pro. I
thought I was supposed to be able to do more, not less, with Vista/Office
2007!

"Steve Cochran" wrote:
[color=blue]
> No, because WinMail now uses Windows Contacts and not the wab file anymore.
> You can ask in an Outlook forum. Maybe someone there knows how to do it.
>
> steve
>
> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
> news:2AF1270D-314A-4435-8A02-9319D0270C45@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Sure, but every time I update my Outlook file, I have to reimport them
> > into Windows Mail. with XP, there was a well-known registry hack to use
> > OL2003 contacts in Outlook Express. Is there such a thing for Vista?
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> > news:541B72B1-3B59-449E-8030-F69C3E369988@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> >> You can export those as a csv file from Outlook and then import them into
> >> WinMail.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
> >> news:338A63C0-9E30-4603-A5AD-CD3500B645E1@microsoft.com...
> >>>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I
> >>>write mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these
> >>>contacts. Can this be done? If so, how?
> >>[/color]
> >[/color]
>[/color]

If you were using Outlook (not Outlook Express) on your old computer, just
install it on your new Vista computer.

If you got Office 2007 on your new computer, then use it!




"paulp" <paulp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE9BF48B-5878-45AF-8A9E-78A650EB787F@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have exactly the same issue. Windows Mail does not support hotmail.
> Windows Mail cannot utilize my Outlook Contacts. On my XP/Office 2000
> machine I could do both. I just bought a brand new Dell with Vista
> Business.
> I'm going to look into returning it and getting a machine with XP Pro. I
> thought I was supposed to be able to do more, not less, with Vista/Office
> 2007!
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> No, because WinMail now uses Windows Contacts and not the wab file
>> anymore.
>> You can ask in an Outlook forum. Maybe someone there knows how to do it.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
>> news:2AF1270D-314A-4435-8A02-9319D0270C45@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Sure, but every time I update my Outlook file, I have to reimport them
>> > into Windows Mail. with XP, there was a well-known registry hack to use
>> > OL2003 contacts in Outlook Express. Is there such a thing for Vista?
>> >
>> > "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
>> > news:541B72B1-3B59-449E-8030-F69C3E369988@microsoft.com...
>> >> You can export those as a csv file from Outlook and then import them
>> >> into
>> >> WinMail.
>> >>
>> >> steve
>> >>
>> >> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:338A63C0-9E30-4603-A5AD-CD3500B645E1@microsoft.com...
>> >>>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I
>> >>>write mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these
>> >>>contacts. Can this be done? If so, how?
>> >>
>> >[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

Dave,

I was using BOTH Outlook and Outlook Express. They shared the same Outlook
contacts. When I updated my Contacts in Outlook they were updated for
Outlook Express as well. And I can synch my Outlook with my Treo and all of
Outlook, Outlook Express and the Treo have the same up-to-date contact list.

From what I can see, and what I've read here, Outlook and Outlook Express
can no longer share the same Contacts. This is a major issue for me, and the
notion of having to repeatedly convert and import Contacts from Outlook to
Microsoft Mail is completely unappealing.



"Dave" wrote:
[color=blue]
> If you were using Outlook (not Outlook Express) on your old computer, just
> install it on your new Vista computer.
>
> If you got Office 2007 on your new computer, then use it!
>
>
>
>
> "paulp" <paulp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EE9BF48B-5878-45AF-8A9E-78A650EB787F@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I have exactly the same issue. Windows Mail does not support hotmail.
> > Windows Mail cannot utilize my Outlook Contacts. On my XP/Office 2000
> > machine I could do both. I just bought a brand new Dell with Vista
> > Business.
> > I'm going to look into returning it and getting a machine with XP Pro. I
> > thought I was supposed to be able to do more, not less, with Vista/Office
> > 2007!
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> No, because WinMail now uses Windows Contacts and not the wab file
> >> anymore.
> >> You can ask in an Outlook forum. Maybe someone there knows how to do it.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2AF1270D-314A-4435-8A02-9319D0270C45@microsoft.com...
> >> > Sure, but every time I update my Outlook file, I have to reimport them
> >> > into Windows Mail. with XP, there was a well-known registry hack to use
> >> > OL2003 contacts in Outlook Express. Is there such a thing for Vista?
> >> >
> >> > "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:541B72B1-3B59-449E-8030-F69C3E369988@microsoft.com...
> >> >> You can export those as a csv file from Outlook and then import them
> >> >> into
> >> >> WinMail.
> >> >>
> >> >> steve
> >> >>
> >> >> "David Wess" <dwess@wess.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:338A63C0-9E30-4603-A5AD-CD3500B645E1@microsoft.com...
> >> >>>I have about 2,700 contacts stored in Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I
> >> >>>write mail in Windows Mail, I would like to be able to use these
> >> >>>contacts. Can this be done? If so, how?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>[/color][/color]
>
>[/color]