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A link to the other thread is here:

How can I import Windows Mail contact groups into Windows Live Mail?

My problem is as follows:

I'm working in a small office where we have some computers running Windows Vista and using Windows Mail (version 6.0.6000.16388). We have hundreds of contacts and a couple of contact groups on these computer.

A few months ago we got two new computers which are using Windows XP and Windows Live mail (version 2009, build 14.0.8089.0726). Other computers in the office still have Vista and the other version of Windows Mail.

I have been able to export our hundreds of contacts and import them into Windows Live Mail so the new computers have all of the contacts... however I was unable to find a way to import the groups.

These groups are all very large and consist mostly/entirely out of contacts which don't have individual contact entries.

I have been googling to find a solution to this problem. The closest page I could find was this one:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3818-windows-live-mail-import-vista-contacts-contact-groups.html

I was very discouraged when I saw the big red warning near the top of the page:

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In Contact Groups from Vista, only the contacts that are also included as normal Contacts will be imported into Windows Live Mail. Contacts that were created for the Contact Group only will not be imported into Windows Live Mail. You will need to write these down and manually add them back into Windows Live Mail.
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This pretty much described my situtation exactly, but manually going through all the groups, writing down all the contacts, then manually importing into two separate machines would take forever and is simply not an option.

Is there really no other way I can get these groups into Windows Live Mail?

If it really does turn out that it is completely impossible to import the groups into Windows Live Mail (which I find extremely hard to believe), I'm capable of writing my own conversion software -- but I would need to know the .group Windows Mail file format and the Windows Live Mail file format in detail. Are these file formats publically available? Is there anywhere I can go / anyone I can ask for outlines of the file format?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer! ]]> Windows Live benwengercorean http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/261108-how-can-i-import-windows-mail-contact-groups-into-windows-live-mail.html http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/261038-windows-help-i-not-connect.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:07 GMT Try to use help-support in windows vista home premium/ cannot establish connection :) Try to use help-support in windows vista home premium/ cannot establish connection :) ]]> Windows Live riknifty http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/261038-windows-help-i-not-connect.html http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/260994-connected-internet-but-messenger-wont-connect.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:55 GMT Hi! I am currently connected to the Internet - no problems surfing with Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or Explorer, but I cannot sign into Messenger. I... Hi! I am currently connected to the Internet - no problems surfing with Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or Explorer, but I cannot sign into Messenger. I downloaded the mandatory upgrade, and it hasn't worked since then. I get error 80072efd, and I have followed all of the instructions on the Windows Live Help page, to no avail. Interestingly, I cannot connect to a security update for McAfee, either. I also followed all of their instructions (including disabling the autotuning), and it still won't connect. I tried rebooting, doing the task manager thing (stopping the program), and disabling my firewall also. (All based on things I've seen on other forums.)

Can anyone help? How can I be connected to the web, and not having any other troubles, but these programs won't connect? ]]> Windows Live blueoveralls http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/260994-connected-internet-but-messenger-wont-connect.html http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/260683-live-mail-spell-check.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:19:21 GMT Live mail spell check doesn't work. The auto correct does work. If I have a word that auto correct doesn't get, and I click for spell check, nothing happens, no error message, no prompt, nothing. ]]> Windows Live Ocoee http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/260683-live-mail-spell-check.html http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/260676-messenger-disconnects-when-i-change-status-online.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:07:12 GMT Hello, my MSN only works if I get connected in offline mode, but when I try to get visible or away or anything different than offline it disconnects.... Hello, my MSN only works if I get connected in offline mode, but when I try to get visible or away or anything different than offline it disconnects. It used to work alright but now I have this issue and nothing seems to work, I have uninstalled and installed it again but it didn't help. Cuold you help me please? ]]> Windows Live vortex50 http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/260676-messenger-disconnects-when-i-change-status-online.html