winJade: Windows Live Messenger Can't Import/Export Contact List - winJade

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Windows Live Messenger Can't Import/Export Contact List It does nothing when clicking the menu command. Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   ''El'' Buga™ Icon

  • Back from the dead...
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Forum Guru
  • Posts: 1,002
  • Joined: 26-April 06
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Rio De Janeiro! \o/
  • I'm running:Windows 7 RC1

Post icon  Posted 07 November 2006 - 10:47 PM

As the title says, I'm noticing this strange problem since first installed WLM8 for the first time, in the early betas. I formatted the HD once in the meantime and it strangely persists.

When I click in Edit/Import Contact list or Edit/Export Contact list, the mouse cursor changes to busy for half a second... then returns back to normal. And no single "Save as..." or "Open" dialog box appears on screen.

Is it normal? Does it need Windows Messenger installed? Because I uninstalled it.

But if it is normal, where WLM stores my contact list on the computer so I can back up it? Today I almost got phished by that fake Office 2007 Trial download page, it scared me to h3ll, I want to be able to back up my list so there's no problems in the future.

TIA. :)
Posted Image
0

#2 User is offline   mdsharpe Icon

  • Advanced Member
  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Loyal Member
  • Posts: 108
  • Joined: 23-May 06
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Stratford-upon-Avon
  • I'm running:Windows Vista Ultimate

Posted 10 November 2006 - 12:13 AM

hi mate,
i successfully exported my contacts list and imported it to a new account, with no problems. i can't imagine it requires windows messenger. in fact i am running vista and im not sure that has windows messenger at all.
matt
Posted Image
0

#3 User is offline   ''El'' Buga™ Icon

  • Back from the dead...
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Forum Guru
  • Posts: 1,002
  • Joined: 26-April 06
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Rio De Janeiro! \o/
  • I'm running:Windows 7 RC1

Posted 10 November 2006 - 02:59 AM

I can't imagine what it could be... it simply doesn't exports or imports the contact list at all. :(
Posted Image
0

#4 User is offline   IsaacD Icon

  • Forum Guru
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Forum Guru
  • Posts: 416
  • Joined: 30-December 04
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Lismore, NSW, Australia
  • I'm running:Windows 7 Build: 7xxx

Posted 10 November 2006 - 03:34 AM

I just gave it a go then (Didn't even know there was an option to do that :P ), and it worked fine.

8.1.0106 < Version I just did it in.

Pretty sure it doesn't need Windows Messenger installed, because I don't have it installed on 2003.
0

#5 User is offline   ''El'' Buga™ Icon

  • Back from the dead...
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Forum Guru
  • Posts: 1,002
  • Joined: 26-April 06
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Rio De Janeiro! \o/
  • I'm running:Windows 7 RC1

Posted 15 November 2006 - 07:27 PM

:(

Anyone have the solution? It doesn't work in XP neither in Vista, I created another WLM account but no avail.

It does nothing at the menu command, and in August I completely replaced my hardware.

If my live.com account eventually gets deleted, I'm screwed... :(
Posted Image
0

#6 User is offline   Tony291993 Icon

  • Forum Guru
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Forum Guru
  • Posts: 714
  • Joined: 23-April 06
  • Location:Australia
  • I'm running:Concept: Longhorn

Posted 07 November 2007 - 05:07 AM

Have you tried WLM 8.5 from mess.be?
It saved fine for me and I'm gonna try importing in a sec.
Posted Image
0

#7 User is offline   TReKiE Icon

  • Member
  • PipPip
  • Group: Member
  • Posts: 19
  • Joined: 24-December 06
  • I'm running:RTM

Post icon  Posted 07 November 2007 - 09:17 AM

This is one of those ancient bugs that always gets postponed in the betas.

You can fix it by grabbing and running this .reg file from my site:
http://messenger.jon...contactpath.reg

You don't even need to restart Messenger to see the change if I recall.
0

#8 User is offline   rpcrazy Icon

  • My First Post ^_^
  • Pip
  • Group: Member
  • Posts: 1
  • Joined: 22-May 08

Posted 22 May 2008 - 09:16 PM

would just like to say that that link is not fake or a virus, the fix works so you can safely try it.
0
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users