Vista - Windows Mail contacts...unable to edit!

I cannot edit my Windows Mail contacts in Vista.

When I double click a contact, a window briefly flashes and goes
away...can't even read what it says. When I click on File/Import/Windows
Contacts... I get an "OK" box with a red "X" in it...no message text
indicating what the problem is.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Brian

Hi Brian,

Open Default Programs in the Control Panel and make sure that "Windows Contacts" has all of it's default associations set to it. You can see how here:

Default Programs - Program Default Associations

Shawn

Brian,

Have you resolved this issue. I'm trying to modify "windows contacts" on a
new laptop with Vista Home Premium and it does the same thing. I can't add,
change, import, or export.

Thanks!

"Brian" wrote:

I also can not add, change, import or export. When I open my contacts
window, the window does not have the tool bar for "add contact" "new contact
group" etc. When I go to help on contacts the window that is given on the
help window has that tool bar with those buttons. The only way that I can
add the contacts is to create a new message and put the address in as a
recipient.... very time consuming.

Help!!!

Kay

"Jon" wrote:

When you open Contacts, there should be buttons for New Contact, New Contact
Group, Import and Export.

If you don't have these, Vista has probably changed the folder template.

Right-click on a blank area of the right pane, and select "Customize this
folder"
in the pull-down box, select "Contacts"
ok

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"Kay" <Kay@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Please try this steps:
Start > All Programs > Windows Contacts > Organize > Properties > Customize Tab and select "Contacts" in the pull-down menu then OK

I am experiencing exactly the same problems as Brian describes above:
"When I double click a contact, a window briefly flashes and goes
away...can't even read what it says. When I click on File/Import/Windows
Contacts... I get an "OK" box with a red "X" in it...no message text
indicating what the problem is."

Checking to ensure that vista/Contacts/whatever knows that particular folder is full of contacts has been done - it knows that. I have done exactly has jalaj describes above - it was already set to Contacts.

Anyone have any ideas on how to get around this?

Cheers,
Damian

I'm not sure why, but for me uninstalling Windows Update KB933928 made the problem go away (read about it elsewhere on this forum). I'd be interested to see if that helps anyone else.

In the end though, I switched to "Windows Live Mail" (or WLM) on the recommendation of a few people (supposed to be less buggy) - it's a bit clunky but it seems to be working.

Good luck...!

tried everything mentioned above and still cannot use/add/edit my contacts - flashing and dissapearing windows - FRUSTRATION - any suggestions PLEASE

One other thing I did do was uninstall Office 2000 - I'm not sure if you have that installed Ann, but if you do, uninstall it, reboot, and see if that fixes it?

Other than uninstalling the KB patch mentioned above, I think you might need to give up and install a less-buggy contacts manager...