Files Windows Mail contacts are not open

My OS is Vista Home Premium 64 x.  Contacts files Windows Mail suddenly became dysfunctional.  The first indication was that individual files appeared as of the empty boxes with the exception of about 5%, which was the icon standard faceless person. When I try to open files by double clicking I get a notification that "Windows cannot open this file...". ».  However, I can open them via the edit function. When I click on the file, the preview image is displayed in the sidebar.  When I check the properties she reads "opens with: unknown Application.»  None of the contacts files were imported, they were all created by me.

The only change I made to the PC is uninstall a Lexmark printer and an HP printer installation.  I did a reset to the point the uninstall/install and the problem persists.

Any help would be appreciated.

Try to go in the Panel. Default programs | Associate a type of file or Protocol with a program and then find and highlight the .contact file type and then click on change program button, and then set the program on Windows Contacts.

See if that fixes it.

Steve

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