You might want to send me a screenshot of Outlook - when I look at my Contacts folder it doesn't say anything about read/unread - it just says the number of items. Be sure to include the entire window in the screenshot. Thanks!
BTW - here's how to set read status in MFCMAPI:
Right click/Advanced/Set read flag
BTW - here's how to set read status in MFCMAPI:
Right click/Advanced/Set read flag