Unable to see contacts when I click on “To”, “Cc” or Bcc” fields to compose email in Outlook.com

Thank you Bernard.  When I have more information to share I'll update the thread and let you know.  I appreciate you getting the Trace!  :-)    Carolyn

06/13/13 Thank you for the reply but this problem has been resolved.

If you recently upgraded to Outlook.com, please wait for 1-48 hrs for the contacts to sync from your old @hotmail.com or @live.com accounts to your @Outlook.com account. Check  if you can view your contacts at contacts.live.com. If the issue exists on a different browser, we would need your assistance investigating it further.

 

We will need a Fiddler Trace to isolate what causes caused this problem of why your contacts do not appear on the TO/CC/BCC lines.  To capture a fiddler trace please follow the instructions below:

1.        To install FiddlerCap, visit http://www.fiddlercap.com/dl/FiddlerCapSetup.exe

 Save the file to your desktop.

2.       When the download is completed, double-click “FiddlerCapSetup.exe” on the desktop.

3.       Read the License Agreement, and then click I Agree.

4.       Click Install.

5.       When the installation is complete, click Close.

Note: FiddlerCap starts automatically.

6.       In the "Capture Options" section, enable "Decrypt HTTPS traffic".  Click OK to accept.

6.1.     If you see any security warnings about certificates, click “Yes” to allow the Fiddler certificate.

6.2.     If you see any messages from your firewall, click the option to allow access.

7.       Click 1. Start Capture.

8.       In the new browser window that opens, browse to www.hotmail.com or www.outlook.com . In this same window, reproduce the issue that you have encountered (for example, reopening a message that generated an error).

9.       After you reproduce the issue, return to the FiddlerCap window, and then click 2. Stop Capture.

10.    Click 3. Save Capture.

11.    On the Save as type menu at the bottom of this window, click Zip file (*.zip).

12.    Click Save to save the capture file to your desktop.

12.1. When exiting the capture tool, if you see a “Root Certificate Store” popup, click “Yes” to confirm deletion of the Fiddler certificate.

13.    If you have an open ticket in Mail Customer Support, reply to the message that you received from Mail Customer Support. Attach the FiddlerCap .zip file to your reply.

 

 

If you already have the copy of your fiddler trace, reply to this thread so we can give you a private message area where you can upload the logs.

 

Also needed:  Your new email sign in name as well as your old one.  Along with  your Operating System version AND which Internet Browser you are using.

 

For additional troubleshooting methods before running a Fiddler Trace you can try the following:

1.  Clear your internet browsers cookies/cache, sign out and sign back in and try to reproduct the issue.

2.  Try using a different browser and let us know if the results change.  Note:  If you're running IE7, there is a known issue where the email addresses won't populate.  If you are on IE, try upgrading to IE8 or higher.

3.  If you're able to try on another computer, does the issue still happen?

 

Please make sure to keep this thread on track with this issue.  Any other issue that does not deal with what the subject is will be removed or deleted.

Thank you

Hi 88MonroeStreet,

It's good to know that you're now able to see your contacts when composing an email.

Regarding your concern about removing people from a list of your frequent contacts, you can remove them by just hovering your mouse pointer to the contact that you want to remove. You'll see an X at the right side of the contact and you just have to click it to remove the contact.

About your concern about calendar reminders, kindly check your Junk Folder and please make sure that the email address of the calendar notification is added to your Safe Senders list. And take note that the best way to make sure that someone gets in your Inbox is to add them to your contact list.

If the issue still persists, let us know so that we can provide further assistance.

Thank you.