Email in Windows7
L.A.T.
system and bought a Dell.
It has Windows7 on it and no Email program. Our Windows7 machine is an
upgrade from Vista so anything we learned is useless to him because we are
still using Windows Mail, or whatever it is, from Vista. Can anyone
recommend a suitable Email programme that is as similar to Outlook Express
as possible? He really uses his machine for little more than Email. He feels
a bit lost.
blank
works perfectly well so long as you are expecting nothing more than was
available in OE. Opinions vary, but I find it totally acceptable. It means
signing up to Windows Live, but if you do it carefully, you can download
only the email component--no need to get messenger and all the other
microsoft junk.
"L.A.T." <tt...@ispdr.net.au> wrote in message
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L.A.T.
"blank" <bl...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Windows Live Mail is the Outlook Express lookalike. It is very similar
> and works perfectly well so long as you are expecting nothing more than
> was available in OE. Opinions vary, but I find it totally acceptable. It
> means signing up to Windows Live, but if you do it carefully, you can
> download only the email component--no need to get messenger and all the
> other microsoft junk.
>
There are quite few sites for downloading it, and some of them make no
mention of Windows7, just XP and Vista. I have downloaded a version that
seems to be OK. I am hoping I will be presented with the options you mention
at install time.
blank
"L.A.T." <tt...@ispdr.net.au> wrote in message
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I'm running it in Win7 and its fine. Just be careful you have downloaded
Windows Live Mail, not Windows Live Hotmail--they are different. (Tho my
wife uses the Hotmail version on her Win7 HP computer and says it is fine.)
son of a bitch
Almost right, Windoze Mail is useless and Windoze7 has NO Email.
You are supposed to download Windoze Live Mail, it's only about 50 Meg
and does less Outlook did, but hey that's progress, the main thing is
it's prettier to look at.
The Closest thing to outlook would probably be Thunderbird except if
you using Hotcrap.com then your boned.
son of a bitch
express that is, not that other totally different product from the
same company with the same product name.
SolomonW
Free Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now Available will last him for 12 months
http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/download-office-professional-plus/default.aspx
steam3801
Windows 7 does include Windows Mail.
But, it is hidden and the process to "activate" it is arguably not
worth the trouble.
Basically, what you have to do
- unhide system files
- locate Windows Mail in the program directory
- take ownership of the files in that directory, one by one
- copy Windows Mail program files from an another Vista installation
and rep[lace the W7 ones (for some reason, just copying the files
won't work unless the above steps are followed)
(- some websites also suggest a registry tweak)
- import mail files from the old Windows Mail installation.
--
idgat
Computer-ji, D, lock kiya jaye!
Rob
You made that sound so easy :)
keithr
son of a bitch
That Microshit making life easier and simpler
L.A.T.
"keithr" <ke...@nowhere.com.au> wrote in message
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We downloaded Live Mail and installed it without incident. I was going to
export and import his address book, but he chose to re-key all the active
stuff and there was not all that much of it. As he said, "They've all died".
Another win to aus.computers.
Fred
"Rob" <mesa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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When I did an in place upgrade from Vista to Seven, Windows Live Mail
automatically used those files to import all my mail and newsgroup contacts,
files, settings and data.
Very quick and seamless.