Deleting Contact from Contact List

A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
fix. Other ideas???

More 'phantom' auto-complete shenanigans.
Did you try closing Windows Mail and restarting it?

Gary VanderMolen

"geezer408" <none@000.com> wrote in message news:104561_0596007e9e817f4a1c9f50b1a4b9a0c2@0000. com...
>A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
> its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
> Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
> name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
> fix. Other ideas???

I have the same problem. Auto complete starts filling in address that is not
even in my contacts anymore. I have exited and re-started windows mail but
it's till the same. Any help would be great.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> More 'phantom' auto-complete shenanigans.
> Did you try closing Windows Mail and restarting it?
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "geezer408" <none@000.com> wrote in message news:104561_0596007e9e817f4a1c9f50b1a4b9a0c2@0000. com...
> >A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
> > its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
> > Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
> > name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
> > fix. Other ideas???
>

As one responder reported a day or two ago, those 'phantom'
auto-complete entries are stored in a key in the registry.
You can edit that registry key, but what's the point?
It will just fill up again each time a send is done.

Gary VanderMolen

"captlarryo" <captlarryo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2FF962AB-95D8-44C7-921C-7E1412E09EE9@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem. Auto complete starts filling in address that is not
> even in my contacts anymore. I have exited and re-started windows mail but
> it's till the same. Any help would be great.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> More 'phantom' auto-complete shenanigans.
>> Did you try closing Windows Mail and restarting it?
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "geezer408" <none@000.com> wrote in message news:104561_0596007e9e817f4a1c9f50b1a4b9a0c2@0000. com...
>> >A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
>> > its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
>> > Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
>> > name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
>> > fix. Other ideas???

Where can I find the key in the registry? how do I edit the registry key?

this has really been troubling me.

Please help

Thanks !!!!!!

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> As one responder reported a day or two ago, those 'phantom'
> auto-complete entries are stored in a key in the registry.
> You can edit that registry key, but what's the point?
> It will just fill up again each time a send is done.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "captlarryo" <captlarryo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2FF962AB-95D8-44C7-921C-7E1412E09EE9@microsoft.com...
> >I have the same problem. Auto complete starts filling in address that is not
> > even in my contacts anymore. I have exited and re-started windows mail but
> > it's till the same. Any help would be great.
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> More 'phantom' auto-complete shenanigans.
> >> Did you try closing Windows Mail and restarting it?
> >>
> >> Gary VanderMolen
> >>
> >> "geezer408" <none@000.com> wrote in message news:104561_0596007e9e817f4a1c9f50b1a4b9a0c2@0000. com...
> >> >A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
> >> > its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
> >> > Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
> >> > name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
> >> > fix. Other ideas???
>

"pex" <pex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37AEDEA1-4973-42D4-8479-D56955051901@microsoft.com...
> Where can I find the key in the registry? how do I edit the registry key?
>
> this has really been troubling me.
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks !!!!!!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> As one responder reported a day or two ago, those 'phantom'
>> auto-complete entries are stored in a key in the registry.
>> You can edit that registry key, but what's the point?
>> It will just fill up again each time a send is done.


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Recently Used Addresses

Have your ASCII table handy for converting binary to alphanumeric.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

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"pex" <pex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37AEDEA1-4973-42D4-8479-D56955051901@microsoft.com...
> Where can I find the key in the registry? how do I edit the registry key?
>
> this has really been troubling me.
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks !!!!!!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> As one responder reported a day or two ago, those 'phantom'
>> auto-complete entries are stored in a key in the registry.
>> You can edit that registry key, but what's the point?
>> It will just fill up again each time a send is done.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "captlarryo" <captlarryo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2FF962AB-95D8-44C7-921C-7E1412E09EE9@microsoft.com...
>> >I have the same problem. Auto complete starts filling in address that is
>> >not
>> > even in my contacts anymore. I have exited and re-started windows mail
>> > but
>> > it's till the same. Any help would be great.
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> More 'phantom' auto-complete shenanigans.
>> >> Did you try closing Windows Mail and restarting it?
>> >>
>> >> Gary VanderMolen
>> >>
>> >> "geezer408" <none@000.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:104561_0596007e9e817f4a1c9f50b1a4b9a0c2@0000. com...
>> >> >A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
>> >> > its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
>> >> > Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
>> >> > name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
>> >> > fix. Other ideas???
>>

If you have to ask..., you're not ready.
In good conscience I cannot advise you to edit the registry.
It would be like a nurse attempting open heart surgery.

Gary VanderMolen

"pex" <pex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:37AEDEA1-4973-42D4-8479-D56955051901@microsoft.com...
> Where can I find the key in the registry? how do I edit the registry key?
>
> this has really been troubling me.
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks !!!!!!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> As one responder reported a day or two ago, those 'phantom'
>> auto-complete entries are stored in a key in the registry.
>> You can edit that registry key, but what's the point?
>> It will just fill up again each time a send is done.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "captlarryo" <captlarryo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2FF962AB-95D8-44C7-921C-7E1412E09EE9@microsoft.com...
>> >I have the same problem. Auto complete starts filling in address that is not
>> > even in my contacts anymore. I have exited and re-started windows mail but
>> > it's till the same. Any help would be great.
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> More 'phantom' auto-complete shenanigans.
>> >> Did you try closing Windows Mail and restarting it?
>> >>
>> >> Gary VanderMolen
>> >>
>> >> "geezer408" <none@000.com> wrote in message news:104561_0596007e9e817f4a1c9f50b1a4b9a0c2@0000. com...
>> >> >A friend changed addresses. I right clicked old address, <Delete> and
>> >> > its gone, added correct new address which displays correctly BUT hit
>> >> > Create Mail, start to type name in "To:" and it autofills deleted
>> >> > name and old address. Cant even find old address to try to edit as a
>> >> > fix. Other ideas???
>>