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"CdLSRN" <NOspam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 1. The only way you can share contacts and keep them synced
> is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail (WLM) on both computers.
> WLM uses a Hotmail account as the middleman for syncing.
>
> 2. Not a mail question, thus off-topic here.
>
> 3. POP accounts can't be synced. You would have to switch
> to IMAP accounts.
>
> 4. I have both Ultimate and Home Premium on separate Vista
> computers, and I can't tell the difference.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "cdlsrn" <no spam @nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ysUjagFJHA.1280@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I have a new Dell xps 420. I have a 750GB hd for Operating system, and a
>>1IB
>> drive partitioned with E = documents windows mail with newsgroups and
>> contacts, favorites
>> F= Music G= pictures H= videos I = 1tb external backup drive
>>
>> I just got a HP Pavilion dv7t-100 laptop. It has 2 - 250 gb hard drives.
>> I
>> would like to share and synchronize Windows Mail and eventually the
>> computers. But first things first.
>>
>> I put my contacts into a sharing folder via Live Messenger and sent it to
>> the laptop. It is now on the laptop as
>> C:\users\ginnyrn\contacts\contacts.In
>> Windows Mail when I open contacts, it opens the folder that has a folder
>> in
>> it called contacts and then I have to click on that to see the contacts.
>> I
>> have 3 identities that I am successfully receiving mail from but the mail
>> stays in whichever computer I open it in. Can someone please tell me.
>> I have an internet connection with a Linksys wrt600n router. I am running
>> Win Vista Ultimate on the desktop and Home Premium on the laptop.
>>
>> #1 - how do I get rid of the double contacts\contacts?
>> #2 - should I partition this computer? If so how do I do it with the 2 -
>> 250gb hard drives?
>> #3 - can I get the mail into synchronization before I tackle the rest of
>> the
>> computer?
>> #4 - should I upgrade the laptop to Vista Ultimate?
>> #5 = whatever you can tell me to help before I get this new machine in
>> trouble Thank you
>>
>>
> I have Windows Live on each machine just to use the file sharing and to
> talk to some friends. But I don't use it for mail. I use Windows Mail on
> both machines. Sorry I confused you.
> What program should I use to transfer my data from the desktop to the
> laptop.?? Will my pictures which are coming fromG:\ windows\user\ etc. ??
> on the desktop go to c:\windows\user\pictures??
>
> Do I need to partition the laptop so the files won't be confused as to
> where to go?? I called my cable company and they only support POP3 not IMAP.