Using Windows Mail for e-mail and Outlook for Calendar

[Guest]

In reading all of the posts, I don't see an answer to this, nor do I see that
it is possible. I just got Windows Vista and would like to use Windows Mail
for my e-mail and Outlook for my appointments, tasks, reminders, etc. I have
always used Outlook Express for e-mail in the past along with Outlook for all
my appointments without a problem, but I can't seem to do the same with the
new version. I don't like the e-mail view in Outlook, and want to have it
running in the back with Windows mail as my default e-mail. Does anyone have
an answer? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I also just had to upgrade and now use windows mail. I like outlook better.
In windows mail on the tol bar there is a button fror calendar and contacts.
It is simular to outlook. I just could not see spending the money to buy
another outlook version. I hate it when they come out with an OS tjhat is not
backwards compatible.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

What exactly is it doing or not doing that you don't like?
There should be no barrier to using Windows Mail for email,
and Outlook for appointments, etc.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Guest]

I went to MS and downloaded a patch. It was a hot fix. I just restarted and
checked it. The one message that could not be deletes was now alowed to be
deleted.

 

[Guest]

I have set Windows Mail as my default mail program, yet my e-mails keep going
back into Outlook after I shut down my computer and start up again, i.e.,
this morning I started up and all my e-mails were in Outlook. I set the
defaults Friday, and it was working fine. I wondered over the weekend why I
wasn't getting any e-mail (Windows Mail). I opened Outlook today, and they
were all in there. I re-set the defaults this morning and am getting the
e-mail in Windows Mail currently, but have not restarted to see if these
settings will hold. I'll do that now. Thanks for your reply.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

OK, but I don't see what that has to do with the post you quoted.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Setting a default does not prevent any other email program from
fetching the mail. There should be a setting in Outlook to tell it *not*
to fetch mail, or you can disable or remove that account from
Outlook.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Guest]

Gary sorry for the mis post. I had 2 issues going on.

The new vista mail will do most of what outlook did. It does does contacts
appointments and reminders as well as mail.
I personally would rather have outlook but am not willing to spend the $$
for another outlook just for vista.
If you want you can email me direct at (e-mail address removed) or
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

OK. Just wanted to make sure you were squared away.

Gary VanderMolen [MS MVP-WLM]

 

[Guest]

Sorry I'm just now replying. That did work. Thanks for your help. I just
had to remove my e-mail account from Outlook so that it would quit grabbing
the e-mail as well as Outlook Express. Thanks again.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Good to hear. Thanks for the feedback.