Missing buttons from the Windows Contacts toolbar?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 16:21 — Ciprian
Many of our readers reported having problems with their Windows Contacts application. It seems that depending on how you configure Windows Explorer, it might happen that the traditional Windows Contacts buttons disappear. If you notice that you no longer have any of the following buttons: New Contact, New Contact Group, Import and Export, continue reading this tutorial and learn how to put them back on your toolbar.
First, launch Windows Contacts. Then, click on Organize and select Properties.
In the Contacts Properties window, go to the Customize tab. Here you can choose the folder type to be used for Windows Contacts. Most probably this is now changed to All Items, Documents or Music.
Beneath the text area that says 'Use this folder as a template', there is a selection box with items. Click on it, select Contacts and then click OK.
Your Windows Contacts toolbar will now return to normal.
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Comments
Group Contacts Icon Missing
Thanks!!! Problem solved. Your site is more straight forward then Microsofts.
What the heck.
Well, this is a real damn gotcha! I wouldn't have been able to fix this were it not for this article. Why oh why, Vista, would you ever allow this to happen. And why did it happen in the first place? Very frustrating.
Missing buttons from the Windows Contacts toolbar?
I bookmarked this site the first time I found it (no thanks to Microsoft because apparently they're not concerned tho they MUST know!) and I'm SOOO glad I did. The Contacts buttons keep reverting to the Burn CD buttons and I have to refer to this website over and over to reset it--at least 10 times so far. Anybody know how to put the fix in and keep it in? Or what I could be doing that's making it revert?
Missing tool bar elements in Windows Contacts
Have had to do this each time I get a windows update. Thanks for having it here.
Windows mail missing toolbar buttons
Your information about how to restore 'New Contact Group' and 'New Contact' buttons was very good.
Pehaps you should emphasise that you do not press 'Apply', but you press 'OK'.
My system now works thanks to the Microsoft bug that deleted my buttons!
Thanks, Roy
Contacts buttons
Yep, worked for me too. Thanks a bunch.
Note that I had to right click on the Contacts directory and choose Properties, otherwise if I was in Contacts, it gave a Properties page for a particular contact and then only give 3 tabs and I couldn't follow the instructions.
New Group Contact
Your solution was right on - thanks big time!!!!!!!
Windows Mail help was no help
Windows Mail help was no help at all in fixing this problem; following your directions I quickly had my contacts folders toolbar displaying properly. Thank you for your help; it saved me a lot of time and frustration.
No Contact Buttons
Thanks !! Another fixed
thank you windows contacts - a case of the missing byttons..
Thank you, thank you and thank you.. I couldn't find anything via Google, Microsoft, Windows or anywhere seeking the "missing button" problem until I found you.. Thank you Bill Gates..
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