Vista - View contacts on left side

I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
Outbox, like in Outlook Express? When I create mail and start to type the
email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start to
type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks

"onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
>I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
> Outbox, like in Outlook Express?

No.

> When I create mail and start to type the
> email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start to
> type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks

Auto-complete doesn't work as well as it did with Outlook Express.
Once you have sent to an address, the next time you send to the same
address it should auto-complete. Also, some people are able to
type the first three letters, then press Tab, and it auto-completes
the rest.
--
Gary VanderMolen

Is there a way to go back to Outlook Express?

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
> >I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
> > Outbox, like in Outlook Express?
>
> No.
>
> > When I create mail and start to type the
> > email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start to
> > type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks
>
> Auto-complete doesn't work as well as it did with Outlook Express.
> Once you have sent to an address, the next time you send to the same
> address it should auto-complete. Also, some people are able to
> type the first three letters, then press Tab, and it auto-completes
> the rest.
> --
> Gary VanderMolen
>

You can't go back to OE unless you install Windows XP.
Some people dual-boot between XP and Vista.

Gary VanderMolen

"onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE14B928-D853-4B60-9902-1F0FA7D97332@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to go back to Outlook Express?
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
>> >I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
>> > Outbox, like in Outlook Express?
>>
>> No.
>>
>> > When I create mail and start to type the
>> > email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start to
>> > type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks
>>
>> Auto-complete doesn't work as well as it did with Outlook Express.
>> Once you have sent to an address, the next time you send to the same
>> address it should auto-complete. Also, some people are able to
>> type the first three letters, then press Tab, and it auto-completes
>> the rest.
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>

I have come to the conclusion that installing Vista is one of the biggest
mistakes I have made. Why did Microsoft ruin a good program like Outlook
Express? So many other things are not working either. Thanks for your reply.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> You can't go back to OE unless you install Windows XP.
> Some people dual-boot between XP and Vista.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE14B928-D853-4B60-9902-1F0FA7D97332@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a way to go back to Outlook Express?
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
> >> >I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
> >> > Outbox, like in Outlook Express?
> >>
> >> No.
> >>
> >> > When I create mail and start to type the
> >> > email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start to
> >> > type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks
> >>
> >> Auto-complete doesn't work as well as it did with Outlook Express.
> >> Once you have sent to an address, the next time you send to the same
> >> address it should auto-complete. Also, some people are able to
> >> type the first three letters, then press Tab, and it auto-completes
> >> the rest.
> >> --
> >> Gary VanderMolen
> >>
>
>

"onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
>I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
> Outbox, like in Outlook Express? When I create mail and start to type the
> email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start
> to
> type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks


re: Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox"
No

re: and start to type the email address it used to fill in for me"
Is that option selected? Tools > Options > Send
"Automatically complete email addresses when composing"

Mike Burgess
Microsoft MVP - Internet Explorer - 1999-2007
"There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

You can install VPC and XP that way and then use OE. A few have done that.

steve

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:e7ZvvVhdHHA.284@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You can't go back to OE unless you install Windows XP.
> Some people dual-boot between XP and Vista.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BE14B928-D853-4B60-9902-1F0FA7D97332@microsoft.com...
>> Is there a way to go back to Outlook Express?
>>
>> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>>
>>> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
>>> >I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under
>>> >Inbox,
>>> > Outbox, like in Outlook Express?
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>> > When I create mail and start to type the
>>> > email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I
>>> > start to
>>> > type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks
>>>
>>> Auto-complete doesn't work as well as it did with Outlook Express.
>>> Once you have sent to an address, the next time you send to the same
>>> address it should auto-complete. Also, some people are able to
>>> type the first three letters, then press Tab, and it auto-completes
>>> the rest.
>>> --
>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>
>

Yes, I do have a check mark in automatically complete address when composing
but I guess that does not work. I can't imagine anyone wanting to boot to
two different operating systems, especially to use a different email program.
If I wanted that I would buy a Mac and boot to XP if I had to for some
reason. Just wish I would have known about the change in the email before
making the upgrade (or downgrade the way I see it).

"Mike Burgess" wrote:

> "onemulligan" <onemulligan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75D90C95-A214-4702-AA6D-5F6092C660E6@microsoft.com...
> >I just upgraded to Vista. Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox,
> > Outbox, like in Outlook Express? When I create mail and start to type the
> > email address it used to fill in for me. Now nothing happens when I start
> > to
> > type in the To: box. Can I fix that too? Thanks
>
>
> re: Is there a way to view my contacts under Inbox"
> No
>
> re: and start to type the email address it used to fill in for me"
> Is that option selected? Tools > Options > Send
> "Automatically complete email addresses when composing"
>
> Mike Burgess
> Microsoft MVP - Internet Explorer - 1999-2007
> "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
>
>

Put your 'Contacts' folder in the sidebar as a gadget.

Then scroll down and click the one you want to send an email to.

I'll try that, sounds like a good idea to me. Thank you

"BurrWalnut" wrote:

> Put your 'Contacts' folder in the sidebar as a gadget.
>
> Then scroll down and click the one you want to send an email to.