Drag the contact directly to the Recycle Bin.
When you get tired of doing that, upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
"Mel600" <Mel600@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F0EB543C-E20E-477D-A478-2DE55ADD0D9B@microsoft.com...
>I can not delete a contact in my e-mail with out my Internet closing down