Contacts flash without opening

Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started
playing up. I can open the folder and use them to address emails, but if I
double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a
little window (smaller than the contacts edit window) and nothing else
happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope. Everything was
fine before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any
contacts and I'm getting desperate. Please help me.

--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.

Which antivirus are you running?

Gary VanderMolen


"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started playing up. I can open the folder and use them to
> address emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a little window (smaller
> than the contacts edit window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope. Everything was fine
> before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting desperate. Please help me.
>
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.

Gary VanderMolen wrote:
> Which antivirus are you running?
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started playing up. I can open the folder and use them to
>> address emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a little window (smaller
>> than the contacts edit window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope. Everything was fine
>> before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting desperate. Please help me.
>>
>> --
>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>
>
Hi Gary. Avast!, and have been since installing Vista several weeks ago
without problems that I've been aware of. And I do have all email
scanning turned off. Thank you.

--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.

I seem to recall that the inability to edit Contacts can be related to
Windows Update KB933928. You could try uninstalling that one.
However, the only sure fix is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

Gary VanderMolen

"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:uLBYN4j3HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>> Which antivirus are you running?
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>>
>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started playing up. I can open the folder and use them to
>>> address emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a little window (smaller
>>> than the contacts edit window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope. Everything was fine
>>> before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting desperate. Please help me.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>
>>
> Hi Gary. Avast!, and have been since installing Vista several weeks ago without problems that I've been aware of. And I do have
> all email scanning turned off. Thank you.
>
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.

Thank you Gary. WLM is just not my cup of tea I'm afraid. It seems to be
a fairly pushy attempt to move users in the direction of on line
working, and an old fella like me has an instinctive distrust of that.
Plus I don't like being manipulated (When I'm aware of it anyway -
chuckle.). After all the promise of WM over OE I feel MS have let the
side down a bit. If I could somehow run OE6 on Vista I would seriously
consider it, but it seems that is just not possible. So I'm migrating
completely to Thunderbird, which seems to do everything I need, and do
it pretty well. There's even a little extension for it that syncs the
contacts neatly with my Nokia, which is really why I was hanging in
there with WM.

I realise everyone's needs are different, but I really do think MS have
tarnished the reputation of a fine new OS version by their apparent
abandonment of WM. Anyway (sigh) I appreciate your help in the matter -
thank you.
--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.


Gary VanderMolen wrote:
> I seem to recall that the inability to edit Contacts can be related to
> Windows Update KB933928. You could try uninstalling that one.
> However, the only sure fix is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:uLBYN4j3HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>> Which antivirus are you running?
>>>
>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>
>>>
>>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started playing up. I can open the folder and use them to
>>>> address emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a little window (smaller
>>>> than the contacts edit window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope. Everything was fine
>>>> before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting desperate. Please help me.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>
>> Hi Gary. Avast!, and have been since installing Vista several weeks ago without problems that I've been aware of. And I do have
>> all email scanning turned off. Thank you.
>>
>> --
>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>
>

To each his own, I guess. WLM is still evolving, so it may change
into something you like better.
WM is getting less and less usable as time goes on, without
any bug fixes on the horizon.

Gary VanderMolen

"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:OehKD$q3HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> Thank you Gary. WLM is just not my cup of tea I'm afraid. It seems to be a fairly pushy attempt to move users in the direction
> of on line working, and an old fella like me has an instinctive distrust of that. Plus I don't like being manipulated (When I'm
> aware of it anyway - chuckle.). After all the promise of WM over OE I feel MS have let the side down a bit. If I could somehow
> run OE6 on Vista I would seriously consider it, but it seems that is just not possible. So I'm migrating completely to
> Thunderbird, which seems to do everything I need, and do it pretty well. There's even a little extension for it that syncs the
> contacts neatly with my Nokia, which is really why I was hanging in there with WM.
>
> I realise everyone's needs are different, but I really do think MS have tarnished the reputation of a fine new OS version by
> their apparent abandonment of WM. Anyway (sigh) I appreciate your help in the matter - thank you.
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>
>
> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>> I seem to recall that the inability to edit Contacts can be related to
>> Windows Update KB933928. You could try uninstalling that one.
>> However, the only sure fix is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:uLBYN4j3HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>>> Which antivirus are you running?
>>>>
>>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started playing up. I can open the folder and use them to
>>>>> address emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a little window (smaller
>>>>> than the contacts edit window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope. Everything was
>>>>> fine before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting desperate. Please help
>>>>> me.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>>
>>> Hi Gary. Avast!, and have been since installing Vista several weeks ago without problems that I've been aware of. And I do
>>> have all email scanning turned off. Thank you.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>
>>
>

Yeah, I know. It's kind of tragic really. But I think I found the culprit!!!
I am posting it here just in case it helps anyone else. I had Office 2000
installed, the SBE with Outlook 2000. I did the usual things to get it
working OK in Vista, but I think it might have confused the poor thing about
Windows Contacts. I don't actually use Outlook as you may have gathered, so
I carefully uninstalled it and rooted out whatever bits I could find. And I
can edit Windows Contacts once more.

No guarantees, but it is at least possible that was the cause of the trouble
I think. I notice the executable file of the Contacts program is called
"wab.exe" so that might have confused the old Outlook.

Anyway, all's well that end's well. Thank you for your help Gary. It's
appreciated.
--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:uoPFpRs3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> To each his own, I guess. WLM is still evolving, so it may change
> into something you like better.
> WM is getting less and less usable as time goes on, without
> any bug fixes on the horizon.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:OehKD$q3HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Thank you Gary. WLM is just not my cup of tea I'm afraid. It seems to be
>> a fairly pushy attempt to move users in the direction of on line working,
>> and an old fella like me has an instinctive distrust of that. Plus I
>> don't like being manipulated (When I'm aware of it anyway - chuckle.).
>> After all the promise of WM over OE I feel MS have let the side down a
>> bit. If I could somehow run OE6 on Vista I would seriously consider it,
>> but it seems that is just not possible. So I'm migrating completely to
>> Thunderbird, which seems to do everything I need, and do it pretty well.
>> There's even a little extension for it that syncs the contacts neatly
>> with my Nokia, which is really why I was hanging in there with WM.
>>
>> I realise everyone's needs are different, but I really do think MS have
>> tarnished the reputation of a fine new OS version by their apparent
>> abandonment of WM. Anyway (sigh) I appreciate your help in the matter -
>> thank you.
>> --
>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
>> compulsive computer fiddler.
>>
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>> I seem to recall that the inability to edit Contacts can be related to
>>> Windows Update KB933928. You could try uninstalling that one.
>>> However, the only sure fix is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
>>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>>
>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>
>>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> news:uLBYN4j3HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>>>> Which antivirus are you running?
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>>>> news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts
>>>>>> started playing up. I can open the folder and use them to address
>>>>>> emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a
>>>>>> split second flash of a little window (smaller than the contacts edit
>>>>>> window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera
>>>>>> but not a hope. Everything was fine before, and I haven't changed
>>>>>> anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting
>>>>>> desperate. Please help me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>>>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter,
>>>>>> and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Gary. Avast!, and have been since installing Vista several weeks ago
>>>> without problems that I've been aware of. And I do have all email
>>>> scanning turned off. Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter,
>>>> and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thanks for that update. Who would have thought that a temporary
install of Office 2000 could have such an effect on Windows Contacts.

Cheers,
Gary VanderMolen

"Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:eKztcLu3HHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Yeah, I know. It's kind of tragic really. But I think I found the culprit!!! I am posting it here just in case it helps anyone
> else. I had Office 2000 installed, the SBE with Outlook 2000. I did the usual things to get it working OK in Vista, but I think
> it might have confused the poor thing about Windows Contacts. I don't actually use Outlook as you may have gathered, so I
> carefully uninstalled it and rooted out whatever bits I could find. And I can edit Windows Contacts once more.
>
> No guarantees, but it is at least possible that was the cause of the trouble I think. I notice the executable file of the
> Contacts program is called "wab.exe" so that might have confused the old Outlook.
>
> Anyway, all's well that end's well. Thank you for your help Gary. It's appreciated.
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message news:uoPFpRs3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> To each his own, I guess. WLM is still evolving, so it may change
>> into something you like better.
>> WM is getting less and less usable as time goes on, without
>> any bug fixes on the horizon.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:OehKD$q3HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> Thank you Gary. WLM is just not my cup of tea I'm afraid. It seems to be a fairly pushy attempt to move users in the direction
>>> of on line working, and an old fella like me has an instinctive distrust of that. Plus I don't like being manipulated (When
>>> I'm aware of it anyway - chuckle.). After all the promise of WM over OE I feel MS have let the side down a bit. If I could
>>> somehow run OE6 on Vista I would seriously consider it, but it seems that is just not possible. So I'm migrating completely to
>>> Thunderbird, which seems to do everything I need, and do it pretty well. There's even a little extension for it that syncs the
>>> contacts neatly with my Nokia, which is really why I was hanging in there with WM.
>>>
>>> I realise everyone's needs are different, but I really do think MS have tarnished the reputation of a fine new OS version by
>>> their apparent abandonment of WM. Anyway (sigh) I appreciate your help in the matter - thank you.
>>> --
>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>>> I seem to recall that the inability to edit Contacts can be related to
>>>> Windows Update KB933928. You could try uninstalling that one.
>>>> However, the only sure fix is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
>>>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>>>
>>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>>
>>>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:uLBYN4j3HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>>>>> Which antivirus are you running?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Peter in New Zealand" <peterbalplug@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:#LBVnGj3HHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Ummm, no idea how to fix this. Without warning my Windows Contacts started playing up. I can open the folder and use them
>>>>>>> to address emails, but if I double clock on one to open it for editing there's a split second flash of a little window
>>>>>>> (smaller than the contacts edit window) and nothing else happens. Tried catching it with the camera but not a hope.
>>>>>>> Everything was fine before, and I haven't changed anything knowingly. But I can't edit any contacts and I'm getting
>>>>>>> desperate. Please help me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>>>>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gary. Avast!, and have been since installing Vista several weeks ago without problems that I've been aware of. And I do
>>>>> have all email scanning turned off. Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
>>>>> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and compulsive computer fiddler.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>