Vista - Can I prevent my 'Windows Live Mail' contacts from loading in 'Messenger'?

Until very recently, I used Windows Live Messenger to communicate with one
family member and I used Outlook Express for e-mail. Then I decided to try
Windows Live Mail and installed it and have been using it for about 2 weeks,
I guess. All of a sudden when I go to Windows Live messenger, I see my whole
e-mail address book there. Are all the users of Messenger now able to
access and see my e-mail addresses? That scares me. I consider my address
book as my own private list! Secondly, since I only have one Messenger
correspondent, I don't want to see all my contacts cluttering up Messenger.
I have searched Windows Live Mail online help and I cannot seem to find any
information that explains how the two programs interact in this manner.

Merrily

Try: Contacts >Filter Contacts>and select 'Messenger contacts only'.

Ian



"Merrily" <m_pukmel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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If you sign in with a Live ID while using WLMail, then you will see the
contacts associated with that Live ID; you will also see them in Hotmail (if
that ID is linked to a Hotmail-type account) and in Windows Live Messenger
if you use the same account there. No one else can see or access them
without your permission. If you don't want your whole contacts list
displayed in Messenger, then in messenger choose Show menu > Contacts >
Filter contacts > Messenger contacts only.

In Help, type Messenger in the search box. One of the results should be "Do
I need to sign in to use Windows Live Mail?", which explains what signing in
involves.
--
Noel

"Merrily" <m_pukmel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you, both. Don't know why I could not seem to figure it out! Guess, I
panicked when I saw all those contacts where I had had only one.

"Merrily" <m_pukmel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I had OE installed for a long long time... Since it was Internet Mail for
Windows 98...
I have a long list of contacts, that belongs to different POP3 mail
accounts, that I use for work, studies, etc... Hotmail I use it just to
chat... Just with MSN Messenger.

I also use OE to check Hotmail, until 2 days ago I receive an e-mail
advicing me that the feature will not me avaliable anymore... I must migrate
to WLM.
I installed.... a lot of issues. The program started to use a lot of
resources (i have an inbox of aprox 1.6 GB of mails in OE) and also noticed
that all my contacts from all the POP3 accounts where taken to the Hotmail
account. That I think is a violation to privacy. I don't want that. I want my
contacts from different accounts at different places. Also want my contacts
be avaliable offline just as it was with OE.

Today after 2 days of using WLM i decided to uninstall it. I have roled back
to OE which is faster, the contacts are saved in my computer... and doesn't
use 50% of the resources of my CPU.... Sorry Microsoft.... It's a shame. I
think that with all the Live idea, and not giving us the possibility to
choose what do we want to do with our stuff will make the hole concept fail.

If Microsoft finally decides to not allow us to check Hotmail with OE,
well... I can do it with the webmail... but, until Hotmail becomes a POP3 or
IMAP service it will be always behind GMAIL and Yahoo (mails I use for more
serius purposes).

I hope the next version of WLM these things are reconsidered and fixed....

"Merrily" wrote:

One or two comments inline...

"fedelepra" <fedelepra@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7CB0C142-0712-4267-BCF9-73B2414AD829@xxxxxxPardon me for saying so, but that's just asking for trouble. The experts
seem to agree that keeping messages in the OE inbox is a 'bad thing', that
once it reaches 2GB OE will probably stop working, and that the inbox should
not be allowed to grow larger than 100MB. I'm not surprised you had issues.
If you were signed in with a Live ID at the time, then yes, your contacts
would have been imported into WLMail and linked to that Live ID. If it
happens to be a Hotmail-type account (i.e. an address of the form
*@hotmail.*, *@live.*, *@msn.com or *@*.* if it is an Office Live or
AdminCenter account), then your contacts would also be synchronized to that
account on the web. If you don't want this to happen, all you have to do is
[Tools >] Options > Connection > Stop signing in. You can then access the
account on the web and remove those contacts you don't want to see there.
Many people regard it a great comfort to know that their contacts are safely
stored somewhere outside their computer as an extra backup layer.
Contacts are linked to a Live ID, not an email account. If you want a set of
contacts specific to a POP account, then set up a Live ID using that address
( http://tinyurl.com/327say ) and use it to sign in in WLMail. They will not
be stored anywhere but on your machine. It's almost instantaneous to change
sign-in ID, and then you will only see the contacts associated with that
ID - on- or offline. Press F1 and read up about signing in.
Just not true, as I pointed out above.
Hotmail already offers POP3 access for Plus accounts (at the princely sum of
$20 per year) and will supposedly offer it for all accounts sometime later
(see
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog...33!44348.entry ).
WLMail also has an effective spell checker...
--
Noel

I've never had issues with OE.... But in 2 days using WLM I had to shut it
down with the Task Manager at least 5 times and that it is TRUE.

You ask me to add a new Live ID account and sing in with it, associated to
the POP3 account. What if I have 6 POP3 accounts? I will have to associate
all?
And If I make a false Live ID account, not associated to any e-mail... my
contacts will be stored at my computer or online? Because sometimes I can't
access to Internet because of issues on my ISP, and still want to see the
e-mail address of my contacts.

Pardon for my english and perhaps about some spelling mistakes. English is
not my primary language.

"Ildhund" wrote:

Inline...

"fedelepra" <fedelepra@xxxxxx> wrote in message
newsF9EB1BE-5D66-4835-A9A1-6C128C784DC0@xxxxxxI believe you! This is a bug which affects a few users, but it has been
remedied in many cases by ensuring that 'Upload larger images to the web
when sending a photo e-mail' is selected at [Tools >] Options > Send. It's
no. 6 box on that tab. Don't ask why.
You can have as many as you want, for example one for Work, one for Studies
and so on. Then you have a Work contacts list, a School contacts list ... it
sounded like this is what you wanted.
I think it has to be a valid e-mail address.
They will only be stored in your computer and thus available to you even
though you're offline.
Your English is far better than that of many native speakers in this group!
--
Noel

I will give WLM a second chance........
What I dislike is that now I will have to reorganize all the e-mails on the
different accounts (I had to do It before and I will have to do it again)...
I don't know the reason of this bug, because I don't have photo e-mails.....
The issues appeared on folders with no photos, but with some attachments

I just want to have 2 different address books. One for the WLM and my POP3
accounts, and one for the hotmail account. I don't want to mix them and I
don't want to have them as contacts on MSN (I know you can filter them, but
that's not the point... there's no reason for Microsoft to import them and
add to the Live ID account... and that for the ones that are not so familiar
with the use of computers or Internet, besides checking e-mail or chatting,
can be a problem).
Why create unnecesary a problem? Just because when you install WLM, I was
not asked about what I wanted to do with my contact list, as well as my
existing OE e-mails.
The installation program automatically imports. Sometimes is good to ask the
user what he wants to do.

And yes, it have to be a valid e-mail. But again... why Microsoft have to
get my e-mail address? My e-mail address I what to have it in private. That
is why I have the Hotmail address... as public address and I find out, that
if I use the Hotmail address as Live ID, all my private contacts are merged
with the Hotmail's contacts and also save online......

Some things there aren't right. And I'm not any important person... but what
if I was a CEO of a company? And I have a Hotmail account and use WLM? Why my
contact list should be on the Microsoft server? I think that is a violation
to the privacy. Giving the option to the user, before doing that should fix
this and everyone is happy.

"Ildhund" wrote:

The WLM sign-in function is the key to obtaining what you wish to accomplish.
WLM is capable of retaining a single default contact list and a separate contact list for each Live ID(associated with a
Hotmail/Live/MSn.com address)

If you wish all your pop3 accounts to use the same contact list
Configure WLM to Stop Signing(Tools/Options/Connection/Stop Signin In)
- all accounts setup in WLM will use the same(default) contact list
- with multiple accounts ensure you select the correct account in the message composition window

If you wish to use the Hotmail Contacts(sync'd with Hotmail and Messenger)
Click on the Windows Live Sign-in hot button(upper right on the ToolBar)
- To prevent an automatic sign-on with the Live ID, ensure the box 'Remember Password is not checked)

Subsequent openings of WLM will prompt for the Live ID.
- Click on Cancel to use the default contacts
or
- Signon with the Hotmail Live ID to use the sync'ed Contacts(again ensure Remember Password is not checked)


--
...winston
ms-mvp windows live mail


"fedelepra" <fedelepra@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:987A8C5C-F486-4E15-92B7-F8983934DA43@xxxxxx