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05-19-2007
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| | Why do contacts say "contacts"? Vista Home Prem and everything's pretty good really. Sorry about that <grin>. Just curious as to why every name in my Windows Mail contact list has ".contact" after it. Not a problem, just curious. -- Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler. |
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05-20-2007
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| | Re: Why do contacts say "contacts"? To identify it as a contact. Just another extension. ..con would look bad if someone saw your address book and saw all those cons you been e-mailing. "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:A889797E-EF40-4E08-B7B6-C652AAC37A35@microsoft.com... > Vista Home Prem and everything's pretty good really. Sorry about that > <grin>. Just curious as to why every name in my Windows Mail contact list > has ".contact" after it. Not a problem, just curious. > > -- > Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) > Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and > compulsive computer fiddler. |
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05-20-2007
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| | Re: Why do contacts say "contacts"? Mmm. You're not kidding. Thanks for the reply. -- Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler. "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message news:9E2CCF27-948E-4F2E-BBE3-E6D038D80449@microsoft.com... > To identify it as a contact. Just another extension. > > .con would look bad if someone saw your address book and saw all those > cons you been e-mailing. > > > > > "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message > news:A889797E-EF40-4E08-B7B6-C652AAC37A35@microsoft.com... >> Vista Home Prem and everything's pretty good really. Sorry about that >> <grin>. Just curious as to why every name in my Windows Mail contact list >> has ".contact" after it. Not a problem, just curious. >> >> -- >> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) >> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and >> compulsive computer fiddler. > |
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05-20-2007
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| | Re: Why do contacts say "contacts"? Peter, The default 'name' that is used to sort the files in the contacts directory is the 'file name'. The contacts are stored one contact per file in the contacts directory, rather than entries in a single data base file. Each file has an extension of .contacts so that the system knows how to handle that file. You can change the file extension to something else or open the file with some other program (rather than the default 'windows contacts' and examine the contents (look at one with notepad for instance). You could also have a .contacts file anywhere in your system and it would open in the 'windows contacts' program by default. If you would actually like to sort by first name or last name, rather than file name, you can do so by adding those columns to the display. Personally I am rather impressed that MS was able to radically change to structure of the 'windows address book' (*.wab file and wab program) and still keep things working for programs that think .wab still exists! Michael "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:A889797E-EF40-4E08-B7B6-C652AAC37A35@microsoft.com... > Vista Home Prem and everything's pretty good really. Sorry about that > <grin>. Just curious as to why every name in my Windows Mail contact list > has ".contact" after it. Not a problem, just curious. > > -- > Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) > Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and > compulsive computer fiddler. |
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05-20-2007
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| | Re: Why do contacts say "contacts"? If you want to hide the extension, there is a REG here. Hide file extension for "Contact" file type in Windows Vista: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/184/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:B127EC8A-F5E7-49A4-99BF-54F9D718862F@microsoft.com... Mmm. You're not kidding. Thanks for the reply. -- Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler. "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message news:9E2CCF27-948E-4F2E-BBE3-E6D038D80449@microsoft.com... > To identify it as a contact. Just another extension. > > .con would look bad if someone saw your address book and saw all those > cons you been e-mailing. > > > > > "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message > news:A889797E-EF40-4E08-B7B6-C652AAC37A35@microsoft.com... >> Vista Home Prem and everything's pretty good really. Sorry about that >> <grin>. Just curious as to why every name in my Windows Mail contact list >> has ".contact" after it. Not a problem, just curious. >> >> -- >> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) >> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and >> compulsive computer fiddler. > |
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05-21-2007
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| | Re: Why do contacts say "contacts"? "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message news:uobkOg1mHHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... If you want to hide the extension, there is a REG here. Hide file extension for "Contact" file type in Windows Vista: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/184/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:B127EC8A-F5E7-49A4-99BF-54F9D718862F@microsoft.com... Mmm. You're not kidding. Thanks for the reply. -- Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler. "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message news:9E2CCF27-948E-4F2E-BBE3-E6D038D80449@microsoft.com... > To identify it as a contact. Just another extension. > > .con would look bad if someone saw your address book and saw all those > cons you been e-mailing. > > > > > "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message > news:A889797E-EF40-4E08-B7B6-C652AAC37A35@microsoft.com... >> Vista Home Prem and everything's pretty good really. Sorry about that >> <grin>. Just curious as to why every name in my Windows Mail contact list >> has ".contact" after it. Not a problem, just curious. >> >> -- >> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) >> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and >> compulsive computer fiddler. > Awesome! Thanks heaps for that. -- Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.) Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler. |
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