(Background: I have two computer systems side-by-side; one is Windows
2000/Pro, running fine for years, and the other is Vista Ultimate, running
fine for days. I have converted the Vista computer to the Classic mode, to
make it appear as similar to the Windows 2000/Pro as possible.)

Question: Can the underscore symbol ( _ ) that appears in the contacts list
when the slash symbol ( / ) is typed be changed to the slash symbol?

On my W-2000/Pro system, I could enter an address using a slash, such as
"Bob/Carol Smith" and it would show up that way in the address/contact list.
When I imported that address list to Vista the slashes were changed to
underscores, as in "Bob_Carol Smith". New entries, entered using the slash
appear in the list with the underscore. Even stranger, when I create a new
email, and use the contact list to add the addresses, then the contacts are
listed using the slashes, as in "Bob/Carol Smith"

Best regards to all.

Vista's Contacts will have a problem with slashes in the name field.
In Vista, each contact is saved as a separate file, so the name field
must obey the file naming conventions.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)



"CWLee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
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> (Background: I have two computer systems side-by-side; one is Windows 2000/Pro, running fine for years, and the other is Vista
> Ultimate, running fine for days. I have converted the Vista computer to the Classic mode, to make it appear as similar to the
> Windows 2000/Pro as possible.)
>
> Question: Can the underscore symbol ( _ ) that appears in the contacts list when the slash symbol ( / ) is typed be changed to
> the slash symbol?
>
> On my W-2000/Pro system, I could enter an address using a slash, such as "Bob/Carol Smith" and it would show up that way in the
> address/contact list. When I imported that address list to Vista the slashes were changed to underscores, as in "Bob_Carol
> Smith". New entries, entered using the slash appear in the list with the underscore. Even stranger, when I create a new email,
> and use the contact list to add the addresses, then the contacts are listed using the slashes, as in "Bob/Carol Smith"
>
> Best regards to all.
>