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Utility to clear recently used email addresses in Windows Mail
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published February 15, 2008
- Windows Mail
In article 245 we saw how to manually delete the email auto-complete entries in Windows Mail. Here is an utility to automate the same.
How to clear the email auto-complete entries in Windows Mail
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published November 6, 2007
- Windows Mail
When I start typing a To: address, Windows Mail provides a list of all previously used addresses. But some of the addresses (which are not in my address book) I don't want there any more. How can I now get rid of those entries that I no longer want?
Unable to open .DOC attachments from Windows Mail
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published September 7, 2007
- Windows Mail , Error messages
When you attempt to open a .DOC file that came as a mail attachment in Windows Mail, the following error may occur:
Windows Mail missing from the default programs listing
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published June 17, 2007
- Windows Mail
When you open Default Programs applet, and click Set your default programs link, Windows Mail entry may be missing from the list of programs.
Language drop-down box under the Spelling tab in Windows Mail is empty
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published May 1, 2007
- Windows Mail
Regarding article 175, some users have reported that there were no languages listed under the Language drop-down box in the Spelling tab, as in the figure below.
How to remove misspelled words from the custom dictionary in Windows Mail
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published April 11, 2007
- Customize , Windows Mail
This article describes how to remove misspelled words from the custom dictionary in the event that you've added them accidentally, while using the Spell checker in Windows Mail in Windows Vista.
Hide file extension for "Contact" file type in Windows Vista
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published April 3, 2007
- Customize , Windows Mail
When you open the Windows Contacts folder from Windows Mail, or by typing shell:contacts in Start Orb, the list of Contacts show up with the trailing file extension. This article describes how to hide the file extension for Contact file type in Windows Vista.
Error "This language is no longer available for spell checking" when using the Spell Checker in Windows Mail
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published March 24, 2007
- Windows Mail , Error messages
When you use the Spell check feature when composing a new mail message in Windows Mail, the following error message may be displayed:
This language is no longer available for spell checking. Please select another in the spelling options dialog.
Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published February 25, 2007
- Error messages , Windows Mail
When you open a .PPS file that came as a mail attachment in Windows Mail, you may see the Open / Cancel dialog box. When you select Open, the following error may be displayed:

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