LiveContactsView 1.0

LiveContactsView 1.0 offers you a small utility to see the details of every contact in your Windows Live Messenger. For each contact, LiveContactsView display the following fields: Email address, nickname, quick name, first name, last name, and more. You can easily select one or more contacts and then export them into text/xml/html/csv file, or copy them into the clipboard and then paste them into Excel or to any other spreadsheet application.

Major Features:

1. Using LiveContactsView
   • LiveContactsView doesn't require any installation process. In order to start using it, simply run the executable file - LiveContactsView.exe
   • After you run LiveContactsView, it automatically search for the contacts.edb with the latest modified date/time located under [Profile Folder]Local SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftWindows Live Contacts[Guid]DBStore (in Windows XP) or under [Profile Folder]AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindows Live Contacts[Guid]DBStore (in Windows 7/Vista).
   • If it find your contacts file and this file is not locked by Windows Live Messenger, all your Live Messenger contacts will be displayed in the main window. You can select one or more contacts and then use the 'Save Selected Items' option to export them into text, HTML, xml, or csv file. You can also use the Copy option (Ctrl+C) to copy them to the clipboard, and then paste them into Excel or other spreadsheet application.
2. Translating LiveContactsView to other languages
   • In order to translate LiveContactsView to other language, follow the instructions below:
   • Run LiveContactsView with /savelangfile parameter:
   • LiveContactsView.exe /savelangfile
   • A file named LiveContactsView_lng.ini will be created in the folder of LiveContactsView utility.
   • Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
   • Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
   • After you finish the translation, Run LiveContactsView, and all translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
   • If you want to run LiveContactsView without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.
3. License
   • This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without any modification !