Hi Vincent, Many thanks for this valuable contribution as it is something I feel will be requested more in the future. Paul. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of vts@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: 04 May 2010 11:06 To: vip_ students Subject: [vip_students] importing contacts into windows live mail hello Paul and others after waisting loads of time trying to import contacts into windows live mail i finally got it. so here is how it is done for anyone else who wants it. first get your back up of your contacts and do a copy and paste from your back up folder into your windows 7 contacts folder. after that then do as follows. 1. press alt and g for the go menu 2. arrow down to contacts or control shift and c. 3. then do alt and f for file menu then arrow down to import 4. arrow down to address book for current windows user. press in here and the import will take place. just to let you know the contacts folder on the windows 7 machine does not work with windows live mail for some reason and this is how it has to be done. regards Vincent -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 3595 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ******************************************************************** National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is a company limited by guarantee (registered in Ireland No. 26293) . Our registered office is at Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. NCBI is also a registered Charity (chy4626). NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************