| alanbrooke |
| (regular) |
| Mon May 12 2008 09:01 PM |
Numbers amongst my email contacts
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Checking through my contacts list
there are 7 numbers.The following
is an example.
04AD7C9C-9F6E-42A1-B56D-2768541E2A
When you hover your cursor over the
number you get:-
Type WINDOWSLIVECONTACT file
Date modified:18/04/2008 15:36.
Can someone advise me of what these
are,and if they need to be there.
Regards.
| BurrWalnut |
| (Chippendaler) |
| Tue May 13 2008 09:20 AM |
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Re: Numbers amongst my email contacts
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I don’t have my crystal ball with me today, so perhaps you could tell us your email client and/or which address book you’re using?
| alanbrooke |
| (regular) |
| Tue May 13 2008 12:20 PM |
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Re: Numbers amongst my email contacts
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Sorry about that.
I am using Windows Mail
and the address book that
comes with it.
Regards
| BurrWalnut |
| (Chippendaler) |
| Tue May 13 2008 01:43 PM |
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Re: Numbers amongst my email contacts
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Alanbrooke
Those Contacts are Windows Live Messenger type files. There is a write-up describing how to retrieve them using Windows Data's Contacts API, here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb463989.aspx
Not having used Messenger for years I had to go to Microsoft to find out about them.
If you don’t want them, I suggest you delete them but backup your Contacts first:
Backup: Windows Mail > File > Export > Windows Contacts > CSV > Export and choose a destination.
Delete: Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Windows Contacts then right-click > Delete those you don’t want or don’t use.
| alanbrooke |
| (regular) |
| Tue May 13 2008 04:25 PM |
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Re: Numbers amongst my email contacts
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Thanks BurrWalnut.
I have backed up my
contact list,then deleted
the numbers.I looked at the
link site you sent,and I
must say it's as clear as
Thames mud.
| BurrWalnut |
| (Chippendaler) |
| Tue May 13 2008 07:14 PM |
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Re: Numbers amongst my email contacts
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I'm glad you sorted it out.
Feel free not to answer but were these Contacts yours or 'rogues' planted on your machine?