Bob Lucas replied to NuQuest
26-Jan-10 08:23 AM

Are you signed into a Live identity? (If you are signed in,
details of the Identity will appear towards the right side of the
WLMail toolbar, near the top of the window. Otherwise, the
toolbar will provide an option to sign in.)
I suspect WLMail has imported your address book from Outlook
Express or Windows Mail and then, it has synchronized with your
Contacts on the remote server at live.com. If so, the following
solution should resolve the problem:
1. Close WLMail
2. Use your browser to sign into the relevant account at
http://mail.live.com.
3. Click on "Options", followed by "More Options".
4. Scroll down and select "Clean up duplicate contacts"
5. Click on each name in turn, and delete or merge obvious
duplicates.
6. Sign out from your Live account
Open WLMail, make sure the program has signed into your Live
identity. Then, perform "Sync All" (from the Toolbar or by
pressing Ctrl/F5 together). Allow sufficient time for
synchronization to complete.
The contact list in WLMail should now display the same
information as the on-line version.