How to remove and reset the Contacts folder / files in Vista Windows Mail

How can I delete the Contacts in Vista - and actually reset the folder so that windows treats the files ".contact" as - good contact and no text.

Because what was going on, I decided to try to start from scratch - I just copied all the files in the folder of contacts to a archive and deleted all the files in the contacts folder.

From Windows Mail - I am capable of was able to use the tool 'Add to contacts' and the Contact form (properties) dialog happens - but if I open the Contacts folder directly (Windows or Windows Mail 'button'), I get a window of the typical Explorer with a newlt created contact list (for example there are 6 in there now all created from Windows Mail) - if I try to open an existing contact - it opens in the Notepad - text - garbage.  (Same problem I had)

I've been setting up with a Contacts folder corrupted since I bought my desktop with Vista in 2008 - I think I looked into the question of import then and there is no function of CSV to import the contacts (that I could find) - and / or the inport corrupted the file - so when I open a file of contacts I get the text of the file - it opens in Notepad - and not a Contact form.

With more than 600 contacts in there, I didn't have to manually retype all data, but it's time to bite the bullet.

Hello PaulJMoore,

·         Do you have just copied the contacts in archive and did not export them?

·         What is the extension of the contact files you copied?

You should try to reset the contacts folder.

1. in Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder C:\Users\(user name) \Contacts.

2. right click on an empty space in the main pane of the middle of the window and click Customize this folder.

3. under the type of folder do you want, click the arrow next to the model list drop-down list.

4. click on Contacts to select.

NOTE: Check apply also this template to all subfolders if you want to change all subfolders in the Contacts folder to the Contacts model as well.

5. click on OK.

The contacts created with Windows Vista are in the format of .vlc. When you try to open them to the archived location where you saved, he would not be able to access Windows Mail to open the contacts.

First of all try to copy all the contacts in the Contacts folder on the \Contacts C:\Users\(user name folder location).

If this does not work, try to import all the contacts that you have saved to the location that is archived using the import option from the Windows Messaging.

You can read this article which will give you information on how to import contacts:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/import-export-or-change-the-format-for-contacts

Thank you
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