Contacts in Folders mixed with other contacts when composing new m

Microsoft has abandoned Windows Mail for all practical purposes.
Windows Live Mail (WLM) is the nominal replacement for WM.
About all you can do is suggest improvements for WLM:
http://feedback.live.com/eform.aspx?...c k_home_form

Ironically, that site seems to be down at the moment.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FD87794-3895-4437-BC2E-54E4BC3247A5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for trying to help, Gary. I fooled around with Outlook and it's
> even
> worse than Windows Mail.
> There's no logical breakdown of my groups into ones which would or would
> not
> receive certain messages. So I've gone with my scheme of placing a letter
> for
> the group (v-z) in front of the name, and that's going to work fine. If
> anyone wants to do this, a simple re-name won't work. You must put the
> letter
> in front of the 'Full Name' field for the contact.
> Is there a process to request fixes with Microsoft? After I posted my
> question, I saw this same issue brought up more than numerous times.
> --
> Cindy C.
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I don't use Outlook. Since it is a lot more fully-featured than
>> Microsoft's free email clients, it will probably do what you want.
>>
>> You might also consider breaking up your contacts into much smaller
>> groups so as to make it more flexible.
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E1051448-52C4-4B04-8967-FF730D1DBF82@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm talking about forwarding a message to maybe 50 select people out of
>> > a
>> > composite list of 400! And the folder I've set up for those 50 has
>> > about
>> > 150
>> > names in it.
>> > I've got Outlook in Office 2007. Do you know if it works the same as
>> > Windows
>> > Mail, or is it more like Outlook Express used to be when it comes to
>> > folders?
>> > --
>> > Cindy C.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you are only sending to a few people, you can pick them out from
>> >> the composite Contacts list.
>> >> Alternatively, you can upgrade to Windows Live Mail. It has Groups
>> >> like
>> >> Windows Mail, but instead of it being a fixed mailing list you can
>> >> expand
>> >> a
>> >> group on the To line and delete contacts from that group..
>> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> >> --
>> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B2B22B26-C491-4A46-A414-827BA258B08D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I've tried groups, and that doesn't work for me. I don't want to
>> >> > send a
>> >> > message to everyone in the group...only select people.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Cindy C.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Organize your contacts into groups as shown in this tutorial:
>> >> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69...dows-mail.html
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news7C86951-7CAB-4120-8FC5-56C0AE9C8F63@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > When creating a new message and selecting recipients, the
>> >> >> > contacts I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > arranged in Address Book folders are showing intermixed, in
>> >> >> > alphabetical
>> >> >> > order, with my other contacts. How do I get the recipient list to
>> >> >> > reflect
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > Address Book folders I set up?
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Cindy C.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Unbelievable. I've already gone back to XP on my old computer. I'd rather
deal with old issues than create new ones. Upgrading is certainly not
upgrading where the mail client is concerned. Shame on you Microsoft!
--
Cindy C.


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Microsoft has abandoned Windows Mail for all practical purposes.
> Windows Live Mail (WLM) is the nominal replacement for WM.
> About all you can do is suggest improvements for WLM:
> http://feedback.live.com/eform.aspx?...c k_home_form
>
> Ironically, that site seems to be down at the moment.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>
>
> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3FD87794-3895-4437-BC2E-54E4BC3247A5@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for trying to help, Gary. I fooled around with Outlook and it's
> > even
> > worse than Windows Mail.
> > There's no logical breakdown of my groups into ones which would or would
> > not
> > receive certain messages. So I've gone with my scheme of placing a letter
> > for
> > the group (v-z) in front of the name, and that's going to work fine. If
> > anyone wants to do this, a simple re-name won't work. You must put the
> > letter
> > in front of the 'Full Name' field for the contact.
> > Is there a process to request fixes with Microsoft? After I posted my
> > question, I saw this same issue brought up more than numerous times.
> > --
> > Cindy C.
> >
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry, I don't use Outlook. Since it is a lot more fully-featured than
> >> Microsoft's free email clients, it will probably do what you want.
> >>
> >> You might also consider breaking up your contacts into much smaller
> >> groups so as to make it more flexible.
> >> --
> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E1051448-52C4-4B04-8967-FF730D1DBF82@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm talking about forwarding a message to maybe 50 select people out of
> >> > a
> >> > composite list of 400! And the folder I've set up for those 50 has
> >> > about
> >> > 150
> >> > names in it.
> >> > I've got Outlook in Office 2007. Do you know if it works the same as
> >> > Windows
> >> > Mail, or is it more like Outlook Express used to be when it comes to
> >> > folders?
> >> > --
> >> > Cindy C.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you are only sending to a few people, you can pick them out from
> >> >> the composite Contacts list.
> >> >> Alternatively, you can upgrade to Windows Live Mail. It has Groups
> >> >> like
> >> >> Windows Mail, but instead of it being a fixed mailing list you can
> >> >> expand
> >> >> a
> >> >> group on the To line and delete contacts from that group..
> >> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> >> >> --
> >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:B2B22B26-C491-4A46-A414-827BA258B08D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > I've tried groups, and that doesn't work for me. I don't want to
> >> >> > send a
> >> >> > message to everyone in the group...only select people.
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Cindy C.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Organize your contacts into groups as shown in this tutorial:
> >> >> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69...dows-mail.html
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news7C86951-7CAB-4120-8FC5-56C0AE9C8F63@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > When creating a new message and selecting recipients, the
> >> >> >> > contacts I
> >> >> >> > have
> >> >> >> > arranged in Address Book folders are showing intermixed, in
> >> >> >> > alphabetical
> >> >> >> > order, with my other contacts. How do I get the recipient list to
> >> >> >> > reflect
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > Address Book folders I set up?
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > Cindy C.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

I have the same problems now once I changed Windows XP to Vista. Even I have
create different folders of contacts , when I wanted to send emails to few
contacts which is in the same folder, unfortunitely I found all email address
mixed together, It is impossible to send emails to certain contacts. So
unhappy. Don't know how to do in the future easily as Outlook express.

"Cindy C." wrote:

> When creating a new message and selecting recipients, the contacts I have
> arranged in Address Book folders are showing intermixed, in alphabetical
> order, with my other contacts. How do I get the recipient list to reflect the
> Address Book folders I set up?
> --
> Cindy C.

Vyshine...if your old XP computer is still working, GO BACK! Vista and its
shoddy mail client is not ready for the real user.
--
Cindy C.


"Vyshine" wrote:

> I have the same problems now once I changed Windows XP to Vista. Even I have
> create different folders of contacts , when I wanted to send emails to few
> contacts which is in the same folder, unfortunitely I found all email address
> mixed together, It is impossible to send emails to certain contacts. So
> unhappy. Don't know how to do in the future easily as Outlook express.
>
> "Cindy C." wrote:
>
> > When creating a new message and selecting recipients, the contacts I have
> > arranged in Address Book folders are showing intermixed, in alphabetical
> > order, with my other contacts. How do I get the recipient list to reflect the
> > Address Book folders I set up?
> > --
> > Cindy C.

Thank you very much Cindy, that is what I will do. Apparently Dave and Gary
get commissions for pushing WLM. MS doesn't care about our convience. For
your information Thunderbird works exactly like Outlook Express. Now I see
why more people are talking about Macs.

"Cindy C." wrote:

> But this won't work when forwarding or replying which is mainly what I
> do...grrr! I think I'll rename everyone with a letter in front of their names
> (like zAmy, zBrad, xJoe, xSusan) so at least they'll be grouped together when
> selecting from the To:. It'll look strange, but it may solve my problem.
> --
> Cindy C.
>
>
> "Dave" wrote:
>
> > You can create folders in the Contacts folder, but WM won't "see" them when
> > you click on the "To:" button. You can, however, use them if you open
> > Contacts, open your sub-folder, highlight the addresses you want, then
> > right-click, and select Action - Send Email
> >
> >
> > --
> > Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
> > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> >
> >
> > "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news7C86951-7CAB-4120-8FC5-56C0AE9C8F63@microsoft.com...
> > > When creating a new message and selecting recipients, the contacts I have
> > > arranged in Address Book folders are showing intermixed, in alphabetical
> > > order, with my other contacts. How do I get the recipient list to reflect
> > > the
> > > Address Book folders I set up?
> > > --
> > > Cindy C.
> >
> >

I assure you I don't get commissions for 'pushing' WLM.
I do care about users who are struggling with a buggy, malfunctioning
email client that is no longer supported by Microsoft.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"~Willie~" <Willie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsF2F8944-1FAC-465D-92A0-F241629357CB@microsoft.com...
> Thank you very much Cindy, that is what I will do. Apparently Dave and
> Gary
> get commissions for pushing WLM. MS doesn't care about our convience. For
> your information Thunderbird works exactly like Outlook Express. Now I see
> why more people are talking about Macs.
>
> "Cindy C." wrote:
>
>> But this won't work when forwarding or replying which is mainly what I
>> do...grrr! I think I'll rename everyone with a letter in front of their
>> names
>> (like zAmy, zBrad, xJoe, xSusan) so at least they'll be grouped together
>> when
>> selecting from the To:. It'll look strange, but it may solve my problem.
>> --
>> Cindy C.
>>
>>
>> "Dave" wrote:
>>
>> > You can create folders in the Contacts folder, but WM won't "see" them
>> > when
>> > you click on the "To:" button. You can, however, use them if you open
>> > Contacts, open your sub-folder, highlight the addresses you want, then
>> > right-click, and select Action - Send Email
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
>> > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cindy C." <CindyC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news7C86951-7CAB-4120-8FC5-56C0AE9C8F63@microsoft.com...
>> > > When creating a new message and selecting recipients, the contacts I
>> > > have
>> > > arranged in Address Book folders are showing intermixed, in
>> > > alphabetical
>> > > order, with my other contacts. How do I get the recipient list to
>> > > reflect
>> > > the
>> > > Address Book folders I set up?
>> > > --
>> > > Cindy C.
>> >
>> >