All the mail problems I keep hearing about

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I also kept getting that same nasty message spouting out nonsense about
Windows Mail.EXE Error # 0X800C0155,2... or whatever.
I went to Microsoft's on-line self help. Got nowhere.
Now... VISTA being, well... VISTA, I had gotten Norton 360 with the
thought in mind of replacing certain parts of VISTA's tools with those from
Norton. After Microsoft didn't manage to do anything more than confuse me, I
went to Norton self help, downloaded a recommended update.
No problems sending or receiving since then.
Not sure if the Norton programs pre-installed in some computers might be
causing all sorts of troubles for all sorts of people, but if you do have
Norton, can't hurt to give it a try: download whatever updates and patches
they might have.
 
Harris said:
I also kept getting that same nasty message spouting out nonsense about
Windows Mail.EXE Error # 0X800C0155,2... or whatever.
I went to Microsoft's on-line self help. Got nowhere.
Now... VISTA being, well... VISTA, I had gotten Norton 360 with the
thought in mind of replacing certain parts of VISTA's tools with those
from Norton. After Microsoft didn't manage to do anything more than
confuse me, I went to Norton self help, downloaded a recommended update.
No problems sending or receiving since then.
Not sure if the Norton programs pre-installed in some computers might be
causing all sorts of troubles for all sorts of people, but if you do have
Norton, can't hurt to give it a try: download whatever updates and
patches they might have.
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It's not Windows Mail.exe, it's Winmail.exe

Norton (and McAfee and the newest Trend) are not compatible with Windows
Mail and generally screw up and slow down Windows.
 
Windows Mail.exe or Winmail.exe.
You say toMAYto, I say "Ask me if I care".
Actually, the "Windows Mail.EXE" was cut and pasted from an earlier post, so
now at least there's two of us who stand corrected.
I thought I had been clear that I had figured Norton had gotten in the way.
It's Norton. That's part of what it does. Anticipated at least a bit of that
when I first got it, but picked it up anyway. No particular reason I had
done so, other than having had System Works in the past and liked it.
Nothing high-tech behind it. Just personal preferences.Took my chances with
the sundry non-compatability issues, and obviously Norton figured out a way
to solve my problem.
I'm sure Microsoft's solutions would have worked just as well, but they were
a bit too advanced for a basic typist like me.
And somewhat off the subject:
I would think companies like Symantec or McAfee would want to make sure
their little nickel-ante programs would be compatible with THE pre-emminent
OS in the business, so they would have a major advantage if they assured the
compatability. Microsoft can easily do without the third party hacks
peddling their wares. Wouldn't they have something to gain if they
themselves designed a given version of Windows to be more universally
compatable? Or is there some truth to all the "monopoly" rumors out there?
 
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