Vista - How to STOP WM from remembering last "To:" addressee

Hi All,
I guess I am getting old and feeble and I am always in such a hurry. Here
is my problem.
My daughter's name starts with an A. We email back and forth all day long
and almost every day.
Yesterday, I sent an email to our tax preparer who's name also begins with
A. I am so used to just hitting the "A" in the "To:" field and it
automatically enters my daughter's email address, but since I sent one
stinkin' email yesterday to someone else who's name begins with "A" now
every time I just hit "A" it brings up my tax prepares name and not my
daughter's! Yesterday there was a bit of an embarrassment because an email
meant for my daughter went to my tax preparer because of this stupid WM
feature. I have sent several emails to my daughter today just to get her
name back to the default and it still remember the tax preparer's email
address first. How do I stop this annoying feature (which I hate even
calling it that). I just know I am going to do another social faux pau if I
don't remember to look out for this.
HELP!

Hello Peggy,

It is the autocomplete feature in Windows Mail doing this. You can turn it off by clicking on Tools, Options, Send tab, uncheck the "Automatically complete e-mail addresses when composing" box, and click on OK.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

A couple things that might help you:

1. When you type "A" there should be a list of options, simple click on her
address to complete the TO line.

2. Rather than just typing "A" try typing enough of her address to be
unique. I.E. "An" if her address is Annie@xxxxxx. This will work
as long as you can type enough to be unique.

3. To temporarily delete a name from the list, try this:
open a new message
type the "A" which should pull up a drop down list of the recent "A"
addresses.
highlight but DON'T select the address that you DON'T want (your tax man's
in this case)
hit the delete key.
your daughter's address should be the only address left (assuming there were
only the 2 addresses to start with)
type your message to your daughter as normal and send it
Next time you send her a message her address should be the only one on the
list.

This will only work until the next time you send a message to your
accountant, at which time that address will show up again, so it isn't fool
proof.


"peggy" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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You can edit the 'remembered' list of names with this utility:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"peggy" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eQITCfebJHA.1336@xxxxxx

Thank you Mark, THAT WORKED!
peggy

"Mark" <mwl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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