Re: MSN contact list problem

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From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/07/05


Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:04:49 -0500

Greetings,

If you're using Windows Messenger, you may have just have the contacts sorted by groups. To
solve this, click the Tools menu, then Sort Contacts By, then choose Online/Offline.

If you're using MSN Messenger, you can choose the same option under the Contacts menu, but if
you prefer the groupings, you can chose "Group Offline Contacts Together" and "Group Mobile
Contacts Together" to only show the Online ones together.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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<gunbilly123@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1107707949.469444.205470@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> hi,
> I just installed win xp sp2, i dunno why, it seems that the format of
> my contact list has changed. The contacts are still there. But I liked
> it before. Before, it used to only display which contacts were online.
> Now it displays everybody, regardless of whether they are online or
> offline. How can I put it back to how it was before?! thanks
>



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