Spurious email addresses

My wife is using vista with windows mail.
The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list but
when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three options
pop up one of which is the correct address but two have additional letters
embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there any way to locate and
delete these spurious addresses?
Regards Bill

Windows Mail auto-completes from a separate list of 29 addresses you type
in, not from your contacts. This list is stored in the registry.

If you wish to remove old or incorrect addresses, there is a utility to
clear recently used email addresses in Windows Mail...
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html

To retrieve addresses from your contacts folder, click on the To: button.

This is one of the features that works properly in the newer Windows Live
Mail.


--
Windows 7 Ultimate
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail


"Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list
> but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three
> options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have additional
> letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there any way to
> locate and delete these spurious addresses?
> Regards Bill
>

Hi Dave
Have looked at that app but it doesn't locate incorrect addresses which need
deleting, only recently used addresses.
That is unless I am missing something .
Bill



"Dave" <Dave@beepbeepbeepbeep.com> wrote in message
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> Windows Mail auto-completes from a separate list of 29 addresses you type
> in, not from your contacts. This list is stored in the registry.
>
> If you wish to remove old or incorrect addresses, there is a utility to
> clear recently used email addresses in Windows Mail...
> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html
>
> To retrieve addresses from your contacts folder, click on the To: button.
>
> This is one of the features that works properly in the newer Windows Live
> Mail.
>
>
> --
> Windows 7 Ultimate
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
>
> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
>> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list
>> but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three
>> options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have
>> additional letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there
>> any way to locate and delete these spurious addresses?
>> Regards Bill
>>
>

CTRL+SHIFT+C


"Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list
> but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three
> options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have additional
> letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there any way to
> locate and delete these spurious addresses?
> Regards Bill
>

I know how to display the contacts list.
Perhaps I didn't explain the problem clearly enough.
In the Contacts list against this particular name is the correct email
address, and there is only one email address.
When my wife creates a new email to this person the auto complete function
throws up three alternative addresses. The correct one and two others which
have additional letters within them which makes them unusable.
My question is how to locate and delete the spurious emails.
Ctrl+Shift+C is not the answer because they are not in the contacts list.



"Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> CTRL+SHIFT+C
>
>
> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
>> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list
>> but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three
>> options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have
>> additional letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there
>> any way to locate and delete these spurious addresses?
>> Regards Bill
>>
>
>

How to Delete an Address from the Windows Mail Auto-Complete List

http://email.about.com/od/windowsmai...l_autocomp.htm


"Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:OTJbke9XKHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I know how to display the contacts list.
> Perhaps I didn't explain the problem clearly enough.
> In the Contacts list against this particular name is the correct email
> address, and there is only one email address.
> When my wife creates a new email to this person the auto complete function
> throws up three alternative addresses. The correct one and two others
> which have additional letters within them which makes them unusable.
> My question is how to locate and delete the spurious emails.
> Ctrl+Shift+C is not the answer because they are not in the contacts list.
>
>
>
> "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:e%23TfXo8XKHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> CTRL+SHIFT+C
>>
>>
>> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
>>> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list
>>> but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three
>>> options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have
>>> additional letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there
>>> any way to locate and delete these spurious addresses?
>>> Regards Bill
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

The auto-complete function only retrieves email addresses from those you
type in, and these are stored in the Regisrty. The utility should find
them. If it doesn't, you can manually remove the whole key in the registry
if you are comfortable with doing that.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Recently Used Addresses




--
Windows 7 Ultimate
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail


"Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:#37WdO8XKHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Dave
> Have looked at that app but it doesn't locate incorrect addresses which
> need deleting, only recently used addresses.
> That is unless I am missing something .
> Bill
>
>
>
> "Dave" <Dave@beepbeepbeepbeep.com> wrote in message
> news:eSHn%23%237XKHA.1232@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Windows Mail auto-completes from a separate list of 29 addresses you type
>> in, not from your contacts. This list is stored in the registry.
>>
>> If you wish to remove old or incorrect addresses, there is a utility to
>> clear recently used email addresses in Windows Mail...
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...dows-Mail.html
>>
>> To retrieve addresses from your contacts folder, click on the To: button.
>>
>> This is one of the features that works properly in the newer Windows Live
>> Mail.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Windows 7 Ultimate
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>>
>> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
>>> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts list
>>> but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box three
>>> options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have
>>> additional letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there
>>> any way to locate and delete these spurious addresses?
>>> Regards Bill
>>>
>>
>
>

Thanks Bob, that worked. Easy when you know how.

"Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:upFpUg%23XKHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> How to Delete an Address from the Windows Mail Auto-Complete List
>
> http://email.about.com/od/windowsmai...l_autocomp.htm
>
>
> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OTJbke9XKHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I know how to display the contacts list.
>> Perhaps I didn't explain the problem clearly enough.
>> In the Contacts list against this particular name is the correct email
>> address, and there is only one email address.
>> When my wife creates a new email to this person the auto complete
>> function throws up three alternative addresses. The correct one and two
>> others which have additional letters within them which makes them
>> unusable.
>> My question is how to locate and delete the spurious emails.
>> Ctrl+Shift+C is not the answer because they are not in the contacts list.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:e%23TfXo8XKHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> CTRL+SHIFT+C
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
>>>> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts
>>>> list but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box
>>>> three options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have
>>>> additional letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is there
>>>> any way to locate and delete these spurious addresses?
>>>> Regards Bill
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

You're welcome Bill. Glad to hear it.

"Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:uFU0R1HYKHA.3600@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Bob, that worked. Easy when you know how.
>
> "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:upFpUg%23XKHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> How to Delete an Address from the Windows Mail Auto-Complete List
>>
>> http://email.about.com/od/windowsmai...l_autocomp.htm
>>
>>
>> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OTJbke9XKHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>I know how to display the contacts list.
>>> Perhaps I didn't explain the problem clearly enough.
>>> In the Contacts list against this particular name is the correct email
>>> address, and there is only one email address.
>>> When my wife creates a new email to this person the auto complete
>>> function throws up three alternative addresses. The correct one and two
>>> others which have additional letters within them which makes them
>>> unusable.
>>> My question is how to locate and delete the spurious emails.
>>> Ctrl+Shift+C is not the answer because they are not in the contacts
>>> list.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>> news:e%23TfXo8XKHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> CTRL+SHIFT+C
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Bill P" <BillP@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:OybCP77XKHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> My wife is using vista with windows mail.
>>>>> The email address for one of her friends is correct in the contacts
>>>>> list but when she starts to type in her friends name in the "To" box
>>>>> three options pop up one of which is the correct address but two have
>>>>> additional letters embedded in them which makes them unusable. Is
>>>>> there any way to locate and delete these spurious addresses?
>>>>> Regards Bill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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