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Old 03-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
Toddchuk
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Contacts - Auto-complete only works for a few contacts in my list

For some reason the auto complete feature in the "to" field (or CC, BCC)
isn't working with many of my contacts. The list was imported from Outlook
express on an old computer running XP

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-28-2008   #2 (permalink)
mikeyhsd
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Re: Contacts - Auto-complete only works for a few contacts in my list

you need to type the first 3 characters of the name.
also WM uses a separate list of last 29 addresses used.



mikeyhsd@xxxxxx



"Toddchuk" <Toddchuk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FDB075F1-75A4-4004-AF68-688C953A4A2E@xxxxxx
For some reason the auto complete feature in the "to" field (or CC, BCC)
isn't working with many of my contacts. The list was imported from Outlook
express on an old computer running XP
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-28-2008   #3 (permalink)
Toddchuk
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Re: Contacts - Auto-complete only works for a few contacts in my l

Yes, and after three characters, still not there. I have over a hundred
names in my contacts...Will WM only auto complete for 29?? Outlook express
did it for ALL of my contacts.

"mikeyhsd" wrote:
Quote:

> you need to type the first 3 characters of the name.
> also WM uses a separate list of last 29 addresses used.
>
>
>
> mikeyhsd@xxxxxx
>
>
>
> "Toddchuk" <Toddchuk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FDB075F1-75A4-4004-AF68-688C953A4A2E@xxxxxx
> For some reason the auto complete feature in the "to" field (or CC, BCC)
> isn't working with many of my contacts. The list was imported from Outlook
> express on an old computer running XP
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-28-2008   #4 (permalink)
Dave
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Re: Contacts - Auto-complete only works for a few contacts in my l

Switch to the newer Windows Live Mail. It works better, particularly in
this regard.


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Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


"Toddchuk" <Toddchuk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9EBC1C9C-A97A-41E7-A7B9-40F6C56D100E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Yes, and after three characters, still not there. I have over a hundred
> names in my contacts...Will WM only auto complete for 29?? Outlook
> express
> did it for ALL of my contacts.
>
> "mikeyhsd" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> you need to type the first 3 characters of the name.
>> also WM uses a separate list of last 29 addresses used.
>>
>>
>>
>> mikeyhsd@xxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> "Toddchuk" <Toddchuk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:FDB075F1-75A4-4004-AF68-688C953A4A2E@xxxxxx
>> For some reason the auto complete feature in the "to" field (or CC,
>> BCC)
>> isn't working with many of my contacts. The list was imported from
>> Outlook
>> express on an old computer running XP
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-29-2008   #5 (permalink)
mikeyhsd
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Re: Contacts - Auto-complete only works for a few contacts in my l

yeah only for the LAST 29 you have used.

WHY , have no idea.
probably one of the foreign programmers they hired could not count any higher than that in english.




mikeyhsd@xxxxxx



"Toddchuk" <Toddchuk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9EBC1C9C-A97A-41E7-A7B9-40F6C56D100E@xxxxxx
Yes, and after three characters, still not there. I have over a hundred
names in my contacts...Will WM only auto complete for 29?? Outlook express
did it for ALL of my contacts.

"mikeyhsd" wrote:
Quote:

> you need to type the first 3 characters of the name.
> also WM uses a separate list of last 29 addresses used.
>
>
>
> mikeyhsd@xxxxxx
>
>
>
> "Toddchuk" <Toddchuk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:FDB075F1-75A4-4004-AF68-688C953A4A2E@xxxxxx
> For some reason the auto complete feature in the "to" field (or CC, BCC)
> isn't working with many of my contacts. The list was imported from Outlook
> express on an old computer running XP
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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