Hi Vincent, I don't think it's a matter of cutting and pasting. I would imagine that you need to use the correct import measures. Go into the file menu and down to Import. In here look for import address book. I can't give you much more than this as I don't use that email client. Paul. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of vts@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: 30 April 2010 10:03 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] contacts in windows live mail hello Paul and others i am trying to get my contacts working in windows live mail. i have my contacts backed up on my external hd from windows mail. i have done a copy and paste from the hard drive to my contacts folder on my windows 7 laptop and all the contacts are showing up. but when i go in to send a new mail and try to select a contact they are not showing upit is showing up with only vip_students address there because it saved its self after replying. does anyone have an answer for this what am i doing wrong now. many thanks in advance. regards Vincent ******************************************************************** 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 ********************************************************************