Email addresses won't auto complete in Windows Mail

[hospice]

I have just gotten 2 new computers with Windows Vista and am now using
Windows mail (why do they have to change things to the point they no longer
work). I imported my email addresses, and now the auto complete only works
if I have used that specific email address (via clicking on it in the windows
contacts list) within the previous few hours. AND it only works if I used it
in that specific address box (to, cc, bcc). If I click and use the address in
the to box, it still wont work in the bcc box. I generally only use about 10
email addresses on a regular basis even though there are lots more in my
address book.

 

[Guest]

I have just gotten 2 new computers with Windows Vista and am now using
Windows mail (why do they have to change things to the point they no
longer
work). I imported my email addresses, and now the auto complete only
works
if I have used that specific email address (via clicking on it in the
windows
contacts list) within the previous few hours. AND it only works if I used
it
in that specific address box (to, cc, bcc). If I click and use the address
in
the to box, it still wont work in the bcc box. I generally only use about
10
email addresses on a regular basis even though there are lots more in my
address book.

Autocompletion of the addresses doesn't use the Contacts list - it uses a
separate list of the last 29 addresses you sent messages to. And it doesn't
always do that well.

When writing a new message, you may want to click on Tools and then
Select Recipients in the new message window to get the Contacts list,
instead of starting to type the address.

 

[Dave]

Yep, it doesn't work correctly.

Try the newer Windows Live mail, which works better...