Will They Go Back?

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Does anyone know if Microsoft will ever go back to Outlook Express?
Hopefully, something will be better than the present mail configuration.
 
It's doubtful.
Windows Mail seems to have been a temporary product, rushed to meet the
release of Vista.
It was soon replaced with Windows Live Mail, which seems to be the heir
apparent to OE.
 
No, Microsoft will not go back to Outlook Express. Windows Mail
has also been abandoned in favor of Windows Live Mail.
 
popcorn said:
Does anyone know if Microsoft will ever go back to Outlook Express?
Hopefully, something will be better than the present mail configuration.
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Too add to the other comments, the next MS Operating System, Windows7, does
NOT even have a mail client built in to it.
(On general Availability from October 22).
 
mac/steve, if I understand you correctly, then when Win 7 does hit the
market, we will have to to a outside mail client? I don't really mind
because back in the early days I used a outside client with no problems at
all. Maybe that's what I should think about now. I haven't looked at it in
a long time, but Eudora wasn't so bad.
 
You're not limited to an "outside client".
Windows 7 has a prominent link to downloading "Microsoft Essentials"
which includes Windows Live Mail.
 
Hi, Popcorn.
when Win 7 does hit the market, we will have to to a outside mail client?
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Correct. But you can include Microsoft's Windows Live Mail - and Outlook,
of course - in your list of "outside" options.

WLM looks and acts a lot like OE/WM - although there are significant
differences "under the hood".

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64
 
That is correct.

steve

popcorn said:
mac/steve, if I understand you correctly, then when Win 7 does hit the
market, we will have to to a outside mail client? I don't really mind
because back in the early days I used a outside client with no problems at
all. Maybe that's what I should think about now. I haven't looked at it
in a long time, but Eudora wasn't so bad.
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