I can't find a link to Windows Mail anywhere on my desktop or my programs.
The only way that I am able to open it is by going to the welcome center,
clicking on windows basics, scrolling down to getting started with email, and
clicking on the link to
mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon which has
the text "click to open windows mail"

I must be missing something simple but I've been searching for over an hour
and can't find anything in my new Vista install that allows me to open
Windows Mail or to create a shortcut to it on my desktop.

1. Right-click on the Desktop and select New > Shortcut
2. Type or copy and paste: "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe"
3. Click Next and Finish and a Windows Mail icon will appear on the Desktop.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Lee Beck" wrote:

I can't find a link to Windows Mail anywhere on my desktop or my programs.
The only way that I am able to open it is by going to the welcome center,
clicking on windows basics, scrolling down to getting started with email, and
clicking on the link to
mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon which has
the text "click to open windows mail"

I must be missing something simple but I've been searching for over an hour
and can't find anything in my new Vista install that allows me to open
Windows Mail or to create a shortcut to it on my desktop.

Another option would be to right-click the "Start" button, choose
properties, then choose "customize", and then make Windows Mail the default
mail program using the check mark to add a permanent link on the Start menu
itself. That and Internet Explorer can always be there at the top of the
Start Menu items

Chris


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:enoIf$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 1. Right-click on the Desktop and select New > Shortcut
> 2. Type or copy and paste: "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe"
> 3. Click Next and Finish and a Windows Mail icon will appear on the
> Desktop.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Lee Beck" wrote:
>
> I can't find a link to Windows Mail anywhere on my desktop or my programs.
> The only way that I am able to open it is by going to the welcome center,
> clicking on windows basics, scrolling down to getting started with email,
> and
> clicking on the link to
> mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon which
> has
> the text "click to open windows mail"
>
> I must be missing something simple but I've been searching for over an
> hour
> and can't find anything in my new Vista install that allows me to open
> Windows Mail or to create a shortcut to it on my desktop.

Open IE-7
Click Tools
Click Customize
Highlight 'Read Mail" and click Add
This will place a Mail Icon on your toolbar

"Lee Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:82DA6E06-1129-4C46-BA1F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I can't find a link to Windows Mail anywhere on my desktop or my programs.
> The only way that I am able to open it is by going to the welcome center,
> clicking on windows basics, scrolling down to getting started with email,
> and
> clicking on the link to
> mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon which
> has
> the text "click to open windows mail"
>
> I must be missing something simple but I've been searching for over an
> hour
> and can't find anything in my new Vista install that allows me to open
> Windows Mail or to create a shortcut to it on my desktop.

Thanks to all of you. I tried Carey's approach first and it worked great.

"Lee Beck" wrote:

> I can't find a link to Windows Mail anywhere on my desktop or my programs.
> The only way that I am able to open it is by going to the welcome center,
> clicking on windows basics, scrolling down to getting started with email, and
> clicking on the link to
> mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon which has
> the text "click to open windows mail"
>
> I must be missing something simple but I've been searching for over an hour
> and can't find anything in my new Vista install that allows me to open
> Windows Mail or to create a shortcut to it on my desktop.