Bad Addresses for TO:

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Bob

Not sure how to name this but you know when you compose a new message, and
start typing an address and the list that comes up with your contacts that
you have written to before and you can pick one without typing the whole
thing?

In OE, Outlook, etc, you could highlight a bad address and click delete to
remove it from the list. That doesn't function in Windows Mail. How can
you edit this list? Anyone know?

Thanks,

Bob
 
Bob said:
Not sure how to name this but you know when you compose a new message, and
start typing an address and the list that comes up with your contacts that
you have written to before and you can pick one without typing the whole
thing?

In OE, Outlook, etc, you could highlight a bad address and click delete to
remove it from the list. That doesn't function in Windows Mail. How can
you edit this list? Anyone know?

Thanks,

Bob
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That list is part of the registry, and very hard to edit by hand. I think
I've seen
someone offer a program for editting it, though:

<http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...tly-used-email-addresses-in-Windows-Mail.html>

That list only holds the last 29 addresses you sent messages to, so if you
need a longer list, use the contacts list by starting a new message, not
typing any part of the address, and clicking on To:.
 
Thank you both for the info. Looks like MS really dropped it on this one.

No, don't need longer list, it's just that a friend of mine just graduated?
to Vista and ended up in WinMail versus OE and is thoroughly confused. I
use Outlook myself.
His issue is that he misspelled an address and it won't go away, because he
keeps accidently selecting it. :-) Ain't no way, he is going to edit the
registry, nor is he going to download an editing program to do this. We
hoped that it was something as easy as it was in OE. He'll just have to be
careful til it goes away. :-)

Bob
 
You're welcome.

The clicking on To: method also works if you don't need a longer list.

He may want to try a slower method by sending messages to 29 addresses
he wants on the list, then.
 
To each his own, but I don't consider downloading a small utility
program to be overly burdensome.
 
I gave him the two options, and he chose to "deal with it". :-)
But, I'm keeping the link to the editor in case I get the question again
from someone who might want to use it.

Thanks.

Bob
 
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