Vista - Wrong Addresses in "To" Column of List Pane

I formatted my computer (previously having backed up the Windows Live Mail
store folder) and installed the newest version of Windows Live Mail (up from
either the 2007 or 2008 version). I then set up the accounts and restored all
my messages by copying over the old store folders into the new ones.
Everything worked well aside from one thing: in the Sent folder in the "To"
column of the list pane, all of the e-mails appear as being to myself. The
weird thing is that if you actually open any of the e-mails, they display the
correct intended recipient. Anyone else having this problem? Anyone have any
solutions?

I saw this too. It freaked me out at first. I think it's just a glitch. It seems to default to the primary account on the screen, though the actual send address is the correct one.

BUG REPORT!

I used two different route on a reformat..

File/Export/Messages on WLM2008
Tools/Accounts/(select account mail or news)/Export to an iaf file
Contacts/File/Export to csv file
Reformat
Install o/s and WLM2009
File/Import Messages


Copy Message Store to an external drive
Reformat, install o/s and WLM2009
File/Import/Messages

Both retained the From/To/Subject etc

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...winston
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"Moocna" <Moocna@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:84498050-D5D1-4027-A7B7-B49375408238@xxxxxx

> ...I then set up the accounts and restoredWYSIWYG: You should have Imported the data.
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Moocna wrote:

I had a similar problem. Let's see if I can articulate it clearly. If I go to
any of my IMAP accounts in Windows Live Mail on and click on the Sent Items
folder, one of the first columns shown is the "To" column. Perfect. Exactly
what one would expect to see. Next, if I click on the Inbox folder of the
same account, I again see a "To" column and no "From" column. This is not
what is expected. The user should see from whom the new mail was received. If
I modify the selection of visible columns by right clicking any one of the
column headers and selecting "From" and deselecting "To", it modifies not
only my Inbox columns, but also my Sent Items columns. Now the Sent Items
view fails to show the person(s) to whom I sent mail. This is definitely a
bug. Somehow the Sent Items object inherited the traits of the Inbox object
or vice-versa. Microsoft, how do I fix this?

Thanks,
Zanderius

"Moocna" wrote:

The problem is not really similar.
The op issue appears to be from copying the old store messages into the current rather than importing or dragging messages. Usually
dragging a message that appeared sent to one self out to an explorer folder then back in resolves this issue or starting fresh and
importing using WLM's import message function.



Yours looks like it may be a different issue.

Did you copy a prior message store to replace the current store ?

Does it only occur with your IMAP account ?
-. ie. does it occur with a pop3 or http account in your installed version of WLM

What WLM version is in use(we can't tell from the properties by those posting from the web interface)?

I'm using WLM 2009(version 14.0.8064.2026). While I don't have an Imap account....for both pop3 and http accounts my columns for
the Inbox and Sent folder(From, To) independently retain the configured column header(s) .
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"Zanderius" <Zanderius@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:93D952C1-2229-4902-8787-9ABB0A88AAF9@xxxxxx

Hi, Winston.
I'll bet you meant 0206, rather than 2026. ;^}

RC
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San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 7000

<SNIP>

I certainly did. That 2 on the Keypad is just too close to the 0 for my stubby fingers.!

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"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:341E7185-B87D-47A4-B707-D4292C1E907D@xxxxxx

Hi Winston,

Sorry. You're right. I did not copy a prior message store to replace the
current store. I suppose I posted to the wrong thread. I probably should have
created a new one.

But, to answer your questions, I am using version 14.0.8064.0206.

I don't have any POP accounts set up. But, I can confirm that my three http
accounts do not have this problem. As you mentioned, they retain their column
header settings.

I hope MS fixes this in the next revision. It's kind of annoying.

Thanks,
Zanderius


"...winston" wrote:

Zanderius,
Thanks you so much for clarifying and adding detail for the differences occurring on the two types of accounts(Imap and Http).

I've not any Imap accounts thus hopefully someone else recalls the issue being reported in the past.

Though it never hurts to send feedback(WLM menu/Help/Send Feedback)

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"Zanderius" <Zanderius@xxxxxx> wrote in message news109F0EF-E991-4F39-BC7A-97714A07A1F3@xxxxxx