Can't find/delete entry in "Contacts"

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3putt in coastal SC

I have a typo in one of the email addresses I created. I corrected it using
the edit feature, but the same typo appears when I create a new email
message. Even though I have since deleted the email address I created, it
will still appear when I try to send using the correct email address. I
can't find that email address in my Contacts list to delete. (if this makes
any sense)
 
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:58:34 -0400, "3putt in coastal SC"
<3putt@pawleysisland.com> wrote:

>I have a typo in one of the email addresses I created. I corrected it using
>the edit feature, but the same typo appears when I create a new email
>message. Even though I have since deleted the email address I created, it
>will still appear when I try to send using the correct email address. I
>can't find that email address in my Contacts list to delete. (if this makes
>any sense)

Actually, it doesn't.

Are you now talking about what appears up when you try to manually
enter the address in "To" and it attempts to auto-fill the address for
you?

You can delete THAT entry by highlighting it and hitting the delete
key.
 
"Nonny" <nonnymoose@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:58:34 -0400, "3putt in coastal SC"
> <3putt@pawleysisland.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a typo in one of the email addresses I created. I corrected it
>>using
>>the edit feature, but the same typo appears when I create a new email
>>message. Even though I have since deleted the email address I created, it
>>will still appear when I try to send using the correct email address. I
>>can't find that email address in my Contacts list to delete. (if this
>>makes
>>any sense)
>
> Actually, it doesn't.
>
> Are you now talking about what appears up when you try to manually
> enter the address in "To" and it attempts to auto-fill the address for
> you?
>
> You can delete THAT entry by highlighting it and hitting the delete
> key.

If only it were that easy! No, I deleted the contact with the typo error
from my "Contacts", and reentered it with the correction. However, now when
I create a new outgoing message, that contact with the incorrect address
keeps being inserted automatically. As an example: JoeBlow@aol.om is the
incorrect address. Joeblow@aol .com is the corrected address and is
appearing in my "Contacts" directory. Windows Mail is still putting
JoeBlow@aol.om as the address. I cannot find JoeBlow@aol.om in my Contacts
list, only the corrected version. However, Windows Mail chooses to put the
incorrect address on the message.
 
"3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@pawleysisland.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Nonny" <nonnymoose@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:qpgm441pu7q4ov97qpvp21adne32n3u95k@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:58:34 -0400, "3putt in coastal SC"
>> <3putt@pawleysisland.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have a typo in one of the email addresses I created. I corrected it
>>>using
>>>the edit feature, but the same typo appears when I create a new email
>>>message. Even though I have since deleted the email address I created,
>>>it
>>>will still appear when I try to send using the correct email address. I
>>>can't find that email address in my Contacts list to delete. (if this
>>>makes
>>>any sense)
>>
>> Actually, it doesn't.
>>
>> Are you now talking about what appears up when you try to manually
>> enter the address in "To" and it attempts to auto-fill the address for
>> you?
>>
>> You can delete THAT entry by highlighting it and hitting the delete
>> key.
>
> If only it were that easy! No, I deleted the contact with the typo error
> from my "Contacts", and reentered it with the correction. However, now
> when I create a new outgoing message, that contact with the incorrect
> address keeps being inserted automatically. As an example:
> JoeBlow@aol.om is the incorrect address. Joeblow@aol .com is the
> corrected address and is appearing in my "Contacts" directory. Windows
> Mail is still putting JoeBlow@aol.om as the address. I cannot find
> JoeBlow@aol.om in my Contacts list, only the corrected version. However,
> Windows Mail chooses to put the incorrect address on the message.

It isn't in your Contacts, it's in the AutoComplete list, which is limited
to 29 entries and is stored in the Registry. When you email to 29 more
different addresses it will disappear.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email
 
It's trying to auto-complete from the last 29 addresses you typed in. This
often does not work correctly. These addresses are stored in the registry
in binary form, and therefore not easily removed.
Here's how to delete them...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...g-autocomplete-entries-in-windows-vista-mail/

BTW, the newer Windows Live Mail works much better.


--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


"3putt in coastal SC" <3putt@pawleysisland.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Nonny" <nonnymoose@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:qpgm441pu7q4ov97qpvp21adne32n3u95k@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:58:34 -0400, "3putt in coastal SC"
>> <3putt@pawleysisland.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have a typo in one of the email addresses I created. I corrected it
>>>using
>>>the edit feature, but the same typo appears when I create a new email
>>>message. Even though I have since deleted the email address I created,
>>>it
>>>will still appear when I try to send using the correct email address. I
>>>can't find that email address in my Contacts list to delete. (if this
>>>makes
>>>any sense)
>>
>> Actually, it doesn't.
>>
>> Are you now talking about what appears up when you try to manually
>> enter the address in "To" and it attempts to auto-fill the address for
>> you?
>>
>> You can delete THAT entry by highlighting it and hitting the delete
>> key.
>
> If only it were that easy! No, I deleted the contact with the typo error
> from my "Contacts", and reentered it with the correction. However, now
> when I create a new outgoing message, that contact with the incorrect
> address keeps being inserted automatically. As an example:
> JoeBlow@aol.om is the incorrect address. Joeblow@aol .com is the
> corrected address and is appearing in my "Contacts" directory. Windows
> Mail is still putting JoeBlow@aol.om as the address. I cannot find
> JoeBlow@aol.om in my Contacts list, only the corrected version. However,
> Windows Mail chooses to put the incorrect address on the message.
 
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