You might consider upgrading to the newer Windows Live Mail.
It is less buggy than Windows Mail:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
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Gary VanderMolen (MS-MVP WLM)
"Bose" <Bose DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D087FAD7-514F-4DA0-BCCD-12793650196F@microsoft.com...
> Using Vista Home Premium. When I click on "Contact" inside "Windows Mail", a
> folder named "Contact" opens. There when I click on "Add contact", a window
> briefly flashes and goes away...can't even read what it says. When I click on
> File/Import/Windows Contacts... I get an "OK" box with a red "X" in it...no
> message text indicating what the problem is.
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.