That is known as the auto-complete function.
Windows Mail does not auto-complete from your contacts.
It uses a separate list of the last 29 recipients you've sent mail to.
The auto-complete feature works perfectly in the replacement
program, Windows Live Mail, which uses the standard contacts list
for auto-completion.
You are encouraged to upgrade to the newer WLM program:
http://download.live.com/wlmail
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"L B Deahl" <L B
(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:6F4CFC91-85C3-4A06-886C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I just starting using Vista, and I am having trouble managing my contacts. If
> I type them in individuallly, they do not come up automatically when I send
> mail. Why?