Vista - Cannot create contact groups (mailing lists)-cannot add contact to list

I have some problems with the mail program in Microsoft Mail: When I click
on the Contact icon on the toolbar above the mail it brings me to a list of
my contacts with the "Date Modified, Type (Contact file) and Size. When I
right click on that window there are only a few choices such as VIEW, Sort
By, Group by (which puts the names in alphabetical order, etc. The only
thing I can do at this point is click on a name that is already there and
change their information. I cannot add a contact to my list unless I have
an actual email that I've received from that person. Also, I cannot create
contact groups (mailing lists) from my contact list. I wanted to take some
of the names on my contact list and put them into groups. I've checked the
Help files and they say to open Windows Contacts and on the toolbar click
New Contact Group. The problem is "New Contact Group" does not appear on
the tool bar. Can someone tell me how to fix this-it seems that I'm not
staying within the mail program but I'm going to just folder with the list
of contacts.

With Contacts open, right-click in an open area of that screen, select
Customize This Folder, then change the template type to Contacts.
You should only have to do this once.

Gary VanderMolen


"Pat Mac" <pmacgregor88nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OtQQrXM5HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have some problems with the mail program in Microsoft Mail: When I click on the Contact icon on the toolbar above the mail it
>brings me to a list of my contacts with the "Date Modified, Type (Contact file) and Size. When I right click on that window there
>are only a few choices such as VIEW, Sort By, Group by (which puts the names in alphabetical order, etc. The only thing I can do
>at this point is click on a name that is already there and change their information. I cannot add a contact to my list unless I
>have an actual email that I've received from that person. Also, I cannot create contact groups (mailing lists) from my contact
>list. I wanted to take some of the names on my contact list and put them into groups. I've checked the Help files and they say
>to open Windows Contacts and on the toolbar click New Contact Group. The problem is "New Contact Group" does not appear on the
>tool bar. Can someone tell me how to fix this-it seems that I'm not staying within the mail program but I'm going to just
>folder with the list of contacts.

I think I've solved my own problem after reading some other posts about
problems with Windows Mail...I've downloaded Windows Live Mail and replaced
Windows Mail. I'm now able to create mailing lists with my contacts.

"Pat Mac" <pmacgregor88nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:
>I have some problems with the mail program in Microsoft Mail: When I click
>on the Contact icon on the toolbar above the mail it brings me to a list of
>my contacts with the "Date Modified, Type (Contact file) and Size. When I
>right click on that window there are only a few choices such as VIEW, Sort
>By, Group by (which puts the names in alphabetical order, etc. The only
>thing I can do at this point is click on a name that is already there and
>change their information. I cannot add a contact to my list unless I have
>an actual email that I've received from that person. Also, I cannot create
>contact groups (mailing lists) from my contact list. I wanted to take some
>of the names on my contact list and put them into groups. I've checked
>the Help files and they say to open Windows Contacts and on the toolbar
>click New Contact Group. The problem is "New Contact Group" does not
>appear on the tool bar. Can someone tell me how to fix this-it seems
>that I'm not staying within the mail program but I'm going to just folder
>with the list of contacts.

Yes, WLM solves quite a few WM problems!

Gary VanderMolen


"Pat Mac" <pmacgregor88nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:75255468-AADB-4A4F-B8EB-ABB73E578D73@microsoft.com...
>I think I've solved my own problem after reading some other posts about problems with Windows Mail...I've downloaded Windows Live
>Mail and replaced Windows Mail. I'm now able to create mailing lists with my contacts.
>
> "Pat Mac" <pmacgregor88nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:
>>I have some problems with the mail program in Microsoft Mail: When I click on the Contact icon on the toolbar above the mail it
>>brings me to a list of my contacts with the "Date Modified, Type (Contact file) and Size. When I right click on that window
>>there are only a few choices such as VIEW, Sort By, Group by (which puts the names in alphabetical order, etc. The only thing I
>>can do at this point is click on a name that is already there and change their information. I cannot add a contact to my list
>>unless I have an actual email that I've received from that person. Also, I cannot create contact groups (mailing lists) from my
>>contact list. I wanted to take some of the names on my contact list and put them into groups. I've checked the Help files and
>>they say to open Windows Contacts and on the toolbar click New Contact Group. The problem is "New Contact Group" does not
>>appear on the tool bar. Can someone tell me how to fix this-it seems that I'm not staying within the mail program but I'm
>>going to just folder with the list of contacts.
>