Fix for New Contact Group Button Not Displaying in Vista
Reader Jeffrey wrote in with a problem - The New Contact Group button wasn't showing up when he went into his Vista Contacts folder. After checking, I noticed I had the same exact problem.
Turns out the problem is that Vista thought my Contacts folder was a picture folder for some unknown reason.
Notice how the button is completely missing from the toolbar.
To change the folder so that Vista realizes it's a contacts folder, right-click anywhere in the folder, and then choose Customize This Folder from the menu.
Now from the Customize tab, change the "Use this folder type as a template" to Contacts instead of Pictures, or whatever it was set to.
Now when you look at your Contacts folder, you'll see the New Contact Group button as well as the other relevant buttons.
There should really be some better logic to determine the folder type.
It worked like a charm! Thanks! (And shame on Vista!!)
Many thanks. That is the answer I needed.
Once again you solved another Vista mystery! Thanks!!!!
Thank you so much! How silly was that? I used vista help but…
Thanks again!
So easy, so simple… Shame on Microsoft and their Helps.
Thank you so much!!
thanks so much. so many bugs so little experience!!
Thanks for the simple solution and easy to follow instructions to fix
thanks, what a cool experience
now new contact group button show, very easy solution
thanks again
ram
A Fantastic Resolution. I would never have found it. Many Thanks. Pat
That was it!
I hate vista.
Thanks, for the help!
thank you so much. I have been looking everywhere for how to do this and you solved it very easily.
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suzanne
Worked perfectly! Unfortunately, Vista Help didn't help. Thanks.
Great job done the answer I needed
I found it almost by accident…one more warped thought process in the design of Vista…
I found your excellent solution and description after I'd stumbled on the answer.
Thanks for helping folks to stop pulling out their hair.
You ARE the man! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you for knowing more about Windows Vista than every single person who currently works for Microsoft.
Thanks for all the compliments =)
I'm glad I could help!
Thank you for posting this fix!
Thanks for this help. This was really frustrating me
The Geek, you're not so geeky. You rock! Thank you for telling us what Microsoft doesn't!
Thank you. I hate vista.
Hey, you just saved me hours of trying to work it out, Many, many thanks!
Is there a reason that Microsoft doesn't bother to put this information on THEIR support site??!