Couple of Niggles - Help Please

Since changing from Outlook Express (Windows XP) to Windows Mail (Vista) I have a couple of little niggles and wonder if anyone can help me please.1 On Outlook Express I used to be able to click on my Newsgroup folder and then check if there were any new messages in ANY of the newsgroups that I had in Outlook Express. Now on Windows Mail, it appears that the only way I can do this is clicking on each individual newsgroup. Is this correct or is there an easier way?2 On Outlook Express, I had my contact names (address book) down the bottom left half (under folders); it appears in Windows Mail that you cannot do this :( Is this correct?Thanks in advanceMandy