Contacts from Windows Live Mail to ipad2

[Polo]

I have set up email manually using the iPad and quite happily send and receive email. However when I sync with iTunes on my laptop running Windows 7, the Contacts on Live Mail do not come across. My email provided is Optusnet, an established and well known provider in Oz.

I have tried varying the settings for contacts on iTunes but nothing seems to work. This includes the Advanced option to force a complete replacement of contacts at the next sync.

Any help would be appreciated.

Polo