Vista - my contacts

I had to reformat my hard drive and since I reinstalled Windows Live
Messenger, every contact I have in Windows Live Mail comes up as a contact in
Windows Live Messenger in Other Contacts. Is there a way to get rid of other
contacts? There are so many of them. I only have 7 contacts out of 100 or
more that I chat with.
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Help and Thank you

Hi Clorey,

Right-click on the Contact you wish to remove and click Delete. You can
also change the Sorting to Status rather than using Groups.

And you can also use Messenger Plus to help you.
http://www.msgpluslive.net/ It is free.


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thecreator

"Clorey" <Clorey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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When I right click on the Contact I wish to delete, it says something about
my deleting this contact in Windows Live Mail. So now what should I do? I did
download the program you suggested to me. Will this program let me delete all
of these contacts that are not on messenger?
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"thecreator" wrote:

Hi Clorey,

Here is the Messenger Plus! Live Forum: http://www.msghelp.net/index.php

I do not know, if it does or not.

If you are not using Windows Live Hotmail, it doesn't matter. But you
can delete contact without checking any option. They will remain in listed,
though.


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thecreator

"Clorey" <Clorey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am using Windows Live Mail. Is this the new Hotmail? I get confused about
Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail. Can you explain this to me? I will go to
the site you have suggested to me. Thanks so much for your help. Clorey
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"thecreator" wrote:

what do you mean that the contacts will remain in listed? When I reinstalled
all the programs back onto this computer, I did install Outlook Express, but
I wanted Windows Live Mail, so I downloaded it from Microsoft. I also
downloaded W.L. Messenger instead of Windows Messenger that also was on the
computer. Since I did this, I cannot delete any contacts and there are almost
200 in W.L. Messenger. I have done what you suggested and I still get the
message that the contacts will be deleted from W.L. Mail. I am so confused
now. Please help. Thx.
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"thecreator" wrote:

Hi Clorey,

Windows Live Mail is not the new Hotmail, you have an option to view your
e-mails in Windows Live Mail which is part of the Windows Live Suite and
recommended client to check your e-mail. The same as Outlook Express would
be for Windows Office.
But if you don't have Windows Live Mail installed in your computer (let's
say at your friend's house or at an Internet Café) you should use Hotmail
which is the Web site where you can check your e-mail as you did before.

As for your other question, when deleting a contact from the Messenger
contact list just don't check any checkbox in the confirmation dialog and
click on the "Delete contact" button. This will remove the contact from
Messenger but not from your Hotmail contacts nor block it. Makes sense?

Thanks!
-Marisol

Marisol Ontaneda
Windows Live Messenger Product Team
Messenger blog: http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/
My favorite site of the week:
http://messenger-9.spaces.live.com/b...9.entry?fl=cat

Hi Clorey,

I do not use Windows Live Mail. I use Outlook Express.

I do not know if you use Remote Assistance. If you accept Remote
Assistance Help or you help others, but if you use Remote Assistance, the
latest Windows Messenger must be installed.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

The version number is 5.1.

When you installed all the programs, did you also reinstall all the
Windows Hotfixes and Optional Software Programs, when you click Custom,
instead of Express?

What version of Windows Live Messenger is installed? Ex. Version 2008
(8.5.1302.1018)

Oh, every time you Compose a message to a person, that person is added
as a contact in Windows Live Mail, in order to make writing to that person,
a little easier the next time.

In Outlook Express, you click on Tools then Options and click on the
Send Tab, to see what I mean. See if Windows Live Mail, is set up the same
way.

The contacts between Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Mail, are
shared.


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thecreator

"Clorey" <Clorey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello and thank you for writing back to me.
The Windows Live Messenger is version 8.5.1302.1018 as you said. I just
opened Windows Live Mail and I rec'd an email from a friend, so I answered it
as a reply. In Windows Live Messenger, I see her name as a contact. This is
what is supposed to happen right? This to me, seems like a very stupid thing
to do, because I only have 6 people that I converse with on Messenger, so why
do I need each and every contact that I email? I don't get it. I went to
add/remove windows components and unchecked Windows Messenger, so I believe
it is not installed. I was using Outlook Express, but I like how Windows Live
Mail looks, so I downloaded it and use it. Should I go back to Windows
Messenger to avoid all these contacts? Please let me know and thanks for your
help. Clorey
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"thecreator" wrote:

Thx for your help. I deleted each and every contact that was in W.L.
Messenger and now they are gone from W.L. Mail. This isn't what I wanted to
do. I just don't see why they are all in W.L. Messenger and I don't IM them.
It all seems stupid to me. Anyway, now what should I do?
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"Marisol Ontaneda [MSFT]" wrote: