Could you explain a bit more? In OE there are Accounts, which refers to your news and mail accounts. Then there are Identities, which is the name of the person who owns the accounts. To switch identities, you go to file>Identities and chose switch Identities or mange Identities if you want to create or remove one. You can have many identities in OE, and you can also have several different mail and news accounts. Are you changing Identities and finding no mail or news settings for the other identity? Could you be more specific as to just how you are reaching the empty window? pat Langston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Saul" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:17 AM Subject: [PCSOFT] contacts list > hi list,i have two outlook express accounts on my computer. > for my account it shows all my contacts on the right side of the screen,when i switch to the other account,there are no contacts,not even the contacts area where they should be.? > cant figure out why,,,any help would be appreciated. > Hans Saul > Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml