Why....?

[Sean N.]

In Windows mail, when I start entering an email address, they don't pop up
as I start writing them? They are already in my address book. In Outlook it
always did this and I like that feature.
Thanks

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

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 much better in the replacement
program, Windows Live Mail, which uses the standard contacts list
for auto-completion.
I recommend you upgrade to the newer email program:

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview