How the hell do I stop Windows Live from screwing with my Contacts list?

[Vulpix]

Alright, I flashed the latest Dopod firmware on my 838Pro, and decided to configure MSN. But for some reason I had no option not to sync the contacts to my contact list, and now my contact list is all messed up with all the random emails and shit, and I can't even organise it to show phone contacts on top, and the rest below.

So how the hell do I remove all this crap or is there a way to just show SIM contact list? I can't even install the cab to select multiple contacts.

[Rudegar]

yeah ms really screwed up with that one
http://www.theunwired.net/?item=thought-be-careful-if-you-are-using-windows-mobile-s-windows-live-messenger-mobile

[todd_jg]

When you run the setup for Live Messenger, you get an option "Sync Messenger Contacts with Outlook" or something similar. Just don't select it. It does require removal and reinstallation of the Live Messeger though.

[Vulpix]

When you run the setup for Live Messenger, you get an option "Sync Messenger Contacts with Outlook" or something similar. Just don't select it. It does require removal and reinstallation of the Live Messeger though.

I want to use Live Messenger, but if I disable that they refuse to let me run the Messenger.

[Doom Tints]

If you have your contacts set to save to your SIM card, they're going to be quite nasty looking in the phone and Messenger won't be able to work with them. Judging by what the original poster said, I think this is the real problem here.

As far as Messenger goes, just don't use it. Install OctroTalk, which has MSN, AIM, Yahoo, and Google messengers built in.

http://www.octro.com/

[Enoshima]

If you have your contacts set to save to your SIM card, they're going to be quite nasty looking in the phone and Messenger won't be able to work with them. Judging by what the original poster said, I think this is the real problem here.

As far as Messenger goes, just don't use it. Install OctroTalk, which has MSN, AIM, Yahoo, and Google messengers built in.

http://www.octro.com/

Nice link. I was trying the IM+ Trial, but this looks even better cause it's free.

[Vulpix]

If you have your contacts set to save to your SIM card, they're going to be quite nasty looking in the phone and Messenger won't be able to work with them. Judging by what the original poster said, I think this is the real problem here.

As far as Messenger goes, just don't use it. Install OctroTalk, which has MSN, AIM, Yahoo, and Google messengers built in.

http://www.octro.com/

Is there really no other workaround? I want to use MSN Messenger and use my stupid retarded emoticons... :(

[Doom Tints]

Yes, don't save your contacts on your SIM card. :)

[Bram87]

What I did is add-ed al my contacts in live.com>contacts and then I sign in mobile msn and trala; it automatically adds all my contacts on my phone. I dont have any problems with wlm anymore, I love it!

[stogats]

I decided to add the msn contacts .. so i could use the stupid WLM.. so i add them to my contacts and delete them one by one.. little do i know..i also delete them off the msn server.. now i have noone in my contact list when i login on my pc as well..

Smart idea! any ideas on how to get them back? :eek:

[Vulpix]

Yes, don't save your contacts on your SIM card. :)

Wouldn't there be duplicate entries as well anyway?

[Vulpix]

Bump. Anyone got a good alternative to recommend?

[Strikah9999]

Any "hack" or something like that?

[Vulpix]

Never gonna let you down, never gonna say goodbye...

Anyone?

[stinxo]

This issue is killing me too. After exhaustive googling, it seems that there is no way around it now. I can't tolerate all the random hotmail contacts from my buddy list stuck in my contacts. Guess I'll just have to use something else. Really wish I could use the functionalities of WLM though. Freaking M$ can't make anything right.

[Doom Tints]

You could always download the older stand-alone MSN Messenger software and use it instead of Windows Live. It's not quite as nice but I'm guessing most of you are just using the text chat functionality of the software anyway.

[speckledpig]

Nice link. I was trying the IM+ Trial, but this looks even better cause it's free.

That isn't free, is it? 15 day trial, correct?

[Inphyy]

I decided to add the msn contacts .. so i could use the stupid WLM.. so i add them to my contacts and delete them one by one.. little do i know..i also delete them off the msn server.. now i have noone in my contact list when i login on my pc as well..

Smart idea! any ideas on how to get them back? :eek:
On your pc, goto tools -> options or whatever, find the page where you can see which you have blocked and which you have not, then right cick on the top one on the unblocked ones, and select add to contacts (or something similliar)
then nr.2 on the list and so on

[mien916]

I'm not even bother useing MSN live.. Just go to the standard MSN for now... Waiting for them to find a way to filter your msn live on your contract list.... Someone go complain... ahahah

[kssxs]

What I did is add-ed al my contacts in live.com>contacts and then I sign in mobile msn and trala; it automatically adds all my contacts on my phone. I dont have any problems with wlm anymore, I love it!

Would you mind repeating what you said there.. with WAY more detail? I want to be sure I understand what you're saying... sounds like... create a group in your MSN account for your contacts. Move everyone into this group, and then when you launch WLM, it creates that same group in your contact list and only puts all of those e-mail addresses into that group. Is that right?

[Bram87]

Would you mind repeating what you said there.. with WAY more detail? I want to be sure I understand what you're saying... sounds like... create a group in your MSN account for your contacts. Move everyone into this group, and then when you launch WLM, it creates that same group in your contact list and only puts all of those e-mail addresses into that group. Is that right?

Ok, you login on your hotmail (live) then go to contacts. You edit/add all your contacts; phone numbers, emails, house numbers etc.. You also put all you contacts, (even if they are not msn contacts) in the contacts list en when you did that, delete all your contacts from your phone, sync with msn (on your phone) and there are all your contacts (you just insert on your hotmail(live) account..

*on your own risk, if you dont do this right en deleted all your contacts from your phone, its not my fault..

[bmwquickspeed]

I just went through this nightmare also. In my case my all of my IM contacts are also in my regular contacts. All I had to do was set the primary email account for all my contacts to the same as their MSN contact name

I also setup my phone to Merge Duplicate contacts this way when I log onto my Messenger it automattically adds the contact information to the contact that is already existing in my phones contacts.

[fun_key]

Using the latest version of windows live allows you to prevent the merge.
It also allow you to connect through wifi

[armedmetallica]

is this available in a cab?

you have it cooked in your rom, no?

[fun_key]

It is cooked in my rom yes. There may also be a cab hidding somewhere in the Hermes WM6 section.

[leepriestenator]

There you go

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334621