Importing categories from Outlook 2002 into Windows Vista contacts

[Moonstone]

I have converted my Outlook 2002 contacts to a CSV file asnd successfully
imported them to Windows Mail (the programme that comes with Vista). The
problem is that my categories have vanished. I have over two thousand
contacts grouped in 50 or so different categories in Outlook - but the
contacts appear in 'Windows contacts' uncategorised (ie: there's one
'unspecified' category containing all the contacts). It is too labour
intensive to re-categorise each contact. I suspect this is a mapping problem
in the way I have exported the Outlook contacts to the CSV file (in fact I
did no mapping as such during the export - I ignored the 'map custom fields'
button and got on with the export). Can anyone help please? If you can
resolve this - simple line by line instructions would be appreciated as my
geeky abilities are limited! Thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

For help with Vista mail, you need to visit a Vista mail group - we know
outlook and a little about things like Mail but its not our area of
expertise. Try
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...t.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail

It's my understanding the categories in Windows Mail are more like
distribution lists in outlook, not Outlook categories. This is why they are
not included when you import. You can select a group of contacts and drag
them to a category.


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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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