Restore Windows Live Contacts of Norton Ghost backup

A few days ago I had to reinstall Windows 7 to get rid of a particularly nasty hemen. I downloaded window Live 11 and installed. I managed with some difficulty to restore all messages (WL had new IDS to use for message stores and it took me a while to realize that I had to copy the massages in the old ID in the nine). However I can't for the life of back me contacts. I managed to find old contacts in the backup files in C:\User name\appadat\local\microsoft\windowslive\contacts\default\15.4\DBstore\contacts.edb but when I get back (what a copy since the back-up in the same place in the live system) it seems to do but no contacts appear in Windows Live. I also tried to connect to Windows Live online and export the Contacts from there. The export worked (I now have a CSV file on my PC) but Windows Live does not appear to be an import of Contacts - just a message import. Can someone suggest another shot.

David Quinn

I signed up at people.live.com and you have the correct account with a list of contacts up to date.

OK, so all you have to do is to sign in to Windows Live Mail using the same account. Use the button to the right on the home Ribbon tab to connect you with the right account.

Then, I went to my contacts from Windows Live desktop and you click Import and chose the "address book for the current windows user.

Who will import your Windows Contacts, which you can see by typing contacts in the start search box and press enter. This function is a legacy of Vista and is not used by any Windows program in W7. It can be used by third parties, for example to synchronize contacts between your computer and a mobile device. There is no link between the Windows Contacts and Windows Live Contacts.

I also looked at the CSV file I had saved. It was a bit scrambled.

If your Hotmail contact list has been accumulated over the years by different means, it could well be corruption in some entries that will upset a CSV export. Unless you really need to fill the default contact list in Windows Live Mail (for when you're not connected), don't try to import. If you feel that you don't have to fill this list, I would be interested in your reasons.

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