Fixing issues arising while importing contacts from Windows® Mail

What are the different ways to import contacts from Windows Mail?

Windows Mail is an e-mail client program that is installed in computers, especially those with Windows Vista as their operating system, in order to manage e-mail accounts. This particular e-mail software tool possesses contacts and message folders like e-mail account that are created through servers. The contacts that are created on the Windows Mail application can be exported to another program of the same kind or any other program can import the contacts in the Windows Mail application through the export and import wizard that is provided along with the tools. The need for importing the contacts arises when the user installs new software for replacing the Windows Mail in the system or when the user needs to use the same contacts in another application. The contacts are also imported from Windows Mail so that they are copied for the backup procedure.

Different ways to import contacts from Windows Mail, the common issues that arise and tips to fix the issues are given below:

• Different ways to import contacts
• Common issues
• Tips to fix the issues

Different ways to import contacts

The main technique to import contacts from Windows Mail is to use the import functionality that is provided along with the file menu. The user can import the contacts that are present in the Windows Mail application by specifying the location where the contacts should be imported and the file type too needs to be provided. First, the user should activate the export option in Windows Mail and then they need to perform the import action in the new program or some other option.

Common issues

One of the issues that would affect the user while they are importing contacts from the Windows Mail application program is the file format issue. The file type selected to store the contacts would be incompatible with the new software or the system and thus the contacts cannot be read. As a result, the import action is also not performed. The import action from the corrupted Windows Mail software also results in failure. The contacts should be specifically mentioned when the import wizard starts. Else the process would result in failure due to the improper steps followed by the user for importing the contacts.

Some careful precautions need to be taken while importing contacts from Windows Mail. They would help resolve the issues that arise. The Windows Mail software should be error-free and the contacts should be present in the software without any corruption. The import wizard should be followed carefully according to the instructions displayed on the screen. The file type selection should be mentioned carefully and a copy of the contacts exported from Windows Mail should also be kept safely so that it could be used in future.

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