Script Error-How to Repair Windows Mail

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Karen

I am getting 'Internet Explorer Script Error' messages when I view certain
posts in IMAP newsgroups in Windows Mail.

I have enabled 'Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer)' and 'Disable
script debugging (Other)' and disabled 'Display a notification about every
script error' in Internet Explorer but the errors in Windows Mail continue.

I would like to 'repair' Windows Mail, have it reinstall itself to see if I
can get it to pay attention to the settings I've made in Internet Explorer.

There is no entry in the Control Panel to 'repair'. What can I do to force
a reinstall of Windows Mail?
 
Karen said:
I am getting 'Internet Explorer Script Error' messages when I view certain
posts in IMAP newsgroups in Windows Mail.

I have enabled 'Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer)' and 'Disable
script debugging (Other)' and disabled 'Display a notification about every
script error' in Internet Explorer but the errors in Windows Mail
continue.

I would like to 'repair' Windows Mail, have it reinstall itself to see if
I can get it to pay attention to the settings I've made in Internet
Explorer.

There is no entry in the Control Panel to 'repair'. What can I do to
force a reinstall of Windows Mail?
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Tools>Options>Security.
Put WinMail into the Internet Zone.
 
Thanks, it already is. Windows Mail is just being funky, for instance, I
have it set to apply a signature to all outgoing mail and replies but it
will only apply signatures to original posts or emails
so..................really feel I need to 'repair' by reinstalling somehow
:)

Karen

Tools>Options>Security.
Put WinMail into the Internet Zone.
 
Karen said:
Thanks, it already is. Windows Mail is just being funky, for instance, I
have it set to apply a signature to all outgoing mail and replies but it
will only apply signatures to original posts or emails
so..................really feel I need to 'repair' by reinstalling somehow
:)
Click to expand...

I should have said put it into the Restricted Zone.

You can't reinstall WM on its own, it is part of the OS.
 
Thanks very much, that did it; didn't fix the signature problem but the
script error was more irritating.

Put me on the list of folks who would like to have a 'repair' feature for
Windows Mail in Vista :)

Karen


Karen said:
Thanks, it already is. Windows Mail is just being funky, for instance, I
have it set to apply a signature to all outgoing mail and replies but it
will only apply signatures to original posts or emails
so..................really feel I need to 'repair' by reinstalling somehow
:)
Click to expand...

I should have said put it into the Restricted Zone.

You can't reinstall WM on its own, it is part of the OS.
 
Karen said:
Thanks very much, that did it; didn't fix the signature problem but the
script error was more irritating.

Put me on the list of folks who would like to have a 'repair' feature for
Windows Mail in Vista :)
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Karen, just to be sure that you have the Sig setting correct, only the top 1
of the 2 include options should be selected, the 2nd one says 'Don't?

If you are set correctly, change them around and try to give the registry
entry a kick in the pants, even resort to a reboot between changes in the
options?

It works OK here :-))
 
Only the top is checked, I've checked and rechecked, rebooted, etc.--with no
change.

Just looked in the registry and didn't see anything that appeared to apply
to signature in Windows Mail. Can you give a hint as to the appropriate key
and the value that would be set?

Karen


Karen said:
Thanks very much, that did it; didn't fix the signature problem but the
script error was more irritating.

Put me on the list of folks who would like to have a 'repair' feature for
Windows Mail in Vista :)
Click to expand...

Karen, just to be sure that you have the Sig setting correct, only the top 1
of the 2 include options should be selected, the 2nd one says 'Don't?

If you are set correctly, change them around and try to give the registry
entry a kick in the pants, even resort to a reboot between changes in the
options?

It works OK here :-))
 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail
Signature Flags in the right pane, give it a value of 3.
 
Oh well, it was set, I'll just live with it, I'll have to do a clean install
some day with Vista and all will be well again :)

Karen

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail
Signature Flags in the right pane, give it a value of 3.
 
OK, so tried that and whatever came up sure didn't look good to me.
Preparing for a trip and don't have time to learn a new mail program so that
will just have to wait. Besides it killed Windows Mail and I'm really not a
fan of web-only interfaces...........

Karen

The best 'repair' for WM is an upgrade to WLM:

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
 
Karen said:
Oh well, it was set, I'll just live with it, I'll have to do a clean
install some day with Vista and all will be well again :)

Karen
Click to expand...

Karen, setting the value to 2, results in the top option, setting it to 0
results in both unchecked, setting it to 1 only adds your default Sig to
outgoing.

So give it a go on any of them, remember that you must close WM and or
Regedit for the change to take effect.

Anything bar going to WLM !!
 
I'll read up on Windows Live Mail, we'll see :)

Karen


Karen said:
Oh well, it was set, I'll just live with it, I'll have to do a clean
install some day with Vista and all will be well again :)

Karen
Click to expand...

Karen, setting the value to 2, results in the top option, setting it to 0
results in both unchecked, setting it to 1 only adds your default Sig to
outgoing.

So give it a go on any of them, remember that you must close WM and or
Regedit for the change to take effect.

Anything bar going to WLM !!
 
Windows Live Mail is not web-only interface.
You're confusing it with Windows Live Hotmail.
Windows Live Mail does everything that Windows Mail does,
POP email, IMAP email, newsreader, plus it adds the ability
for handling Hotmail accounts.

Although its installer deletes the Windows Mail shortcuts,
those are easily replaced. I run both programs side-by-side.
 
I'll check it out but not before a trip. I installed it and it immediately
took me to Hotmail, and I used the link you provided. The documentation on
the site is pretty superficial. It may be great but it will just have to
wait until I have time to 'figure' it out :)

Karen
Windows Live Mail is not web-only interface.
You're confusing it with Windows Live Hotmail.
Windows Live Mail does everything that Windows Mail does,
POP email, IMAP email, newsreader, plus it adds the ability
for handling Hotmail accounts.

Although its installer deletes the Windows Mail shortcuts,
those are easily replaced. I run both programs side-by-side.
 
Hey Karen,
Every time I sign into MSN I get the script error message, is this the
same as what you were experiencing. I can't seem to get rid of it and it's a
nuisance. I uninstalled and reinstalled and still have the same errors. If
you can help it would be great. Thanks.
Cindy
 
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