Win7 SP1 may not install if you did the Windows Mail hack

[Gary VanderMolen]

Has anyone else run into this?
Windows 7 SP1 fails to install on an X64 OS version if the Windows Mail hack has been employed.
I had no trouble installing SP1 on an X86 (32-bit) OS version which also had the Windows Mail hack.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
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[Bruce Hagen]

SP1 installed for me fine on 64-bit, but I had to replace the msoe.dll
file to get WinMail working again. I did download SP1 from the Website,
saved it and then installed it, but I doubt that would matter.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I tried it both with a downloaded copy of SP1 and via Windows Update,
but it keeps failing with the error 0x80004005.

More on the problem here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...in-7-sp1/3f7e9818-3445-e011-9bac-78e7d160ad4e


Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
SP1 installed for me fine on 64-bit, but I had to replace the msoe.dll
file to get WinMail working again. I did download SP1 from the Website,
saved it and then installed it, but I doubt that would matter.

 

[Kelly Greene]

Has anyone else run into this?
Windows 7 SP1 fails to install on an X64 OS version if the Windows Mail
hack has been employed.
I had no trouble installing SP1 on an X86 (32-bit) OS version which also
had the Windows Mail hack.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP

Please explain the Windows Mail hack. I can't stand the email program on W7.

 

[Kelly Greene]

SP1 installed for me fine on 64-bit, but I had to replace the msoe.dll
file to get WinMail working again. I did download SP1 from the Website,
saved it and then installed it, but I doubt that would matter.

Where did you get the replacement msoe.dll from?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Please explain the Windows Mail hack. I can't stand the email program on
W7.

See your other post.

 

[Kelly Greene]

See your other post.

This (below) is my other post. So I have to download SP1 for 64 bit........
I don't understand what you mean. What are you saying? I already put WM on
my W7 machine in both folders under programs. ????????

SP1 installed for me fine on 64-bit, but I had to replace the msoe.dll
file to get WinMail working again. I did download SP1 from the Website,
saved it and then installed it, but I doubt that would matter.

Where did you get the replacement msoe.dll from?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

This (below) is my other post. So I have to download SP1 for 64
bit........ I don't understand what you mean. What are you saying? I
already put WM on my W7 machine in both folders under programs.
????????

I meant your other post in the "I Like Vista.....Not" thread with the
exact same question. Here is my reply.

First, you need access to a Vista machine.

On the Win7 machine, find the "Windows Mail" folder in Program Files.
Rename it to "OldWindows Mail" as a precaution.

Using a Flash or CD, copy the "Windows Mail" folder in its entirety from
the Vista machine.

Go back to the Win7 machine and copy the "Windows Mail" from the Flash or
CD to a location in Program Files.

Open it and right click on the WinMail.exe file and send a shortcut to the
Desktop. Done.


An alternative.

How to Reinstate Windows Mail in Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I don't recommend it. Most likely due to that hack, I wound up
having to do a two hour repair/reinstall of Windows 7, before
I could install SP1.

You are likely to run into some odd incompatibilities, if
not now, then certainly in the future.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP

 

[Kelly Greene]

I meant your other post in the "I Like Vista.....Not" thread with the
exact same question. Here is my reply.

First, you need access to a Vista machine.

On the Win7 machine, find the "Windows Mail" folder in Program Files.
Rename it to "OldWindows Mail" as a precaution.

Using a Flash or CD, copy the "Windows Mail" folder in its entirety from
the Vista machine.

Go back to the Win7 machine and copy the "Windows Mail" from the Flash or
CD to a location in Program Files.

Open it and right click on the WinMail.exe file and send a shortcut to the
Desktop. Done.

I did that but it wont open. Task manager says it's running but it doesn't
open so can't be used. How do I get it to appear since it runs but cannot
be seen anywhere?

 

[Kelly Greene]

I don't recommend it. Most likely due to that hack, I wound up
having to do a two hour repair/reinstall of Windows 7, before
I could install SP1.

I don't know if it already has SP1 or not. I don't know where to look. It
updates automatically. We haven't been able to find an email program we
like better than WM. We've tried several and didn't like any of them.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Control Panel > System
That screen will tell you the version of Windows you have
including the Service Pack level.

I also liked Windows Mail, but reluctantly gave it up when
I realized that over time it will become less and less compatible
with Windows 7 and newer versions of IE. Sometimes you just
have to bite the bullet.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
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"Kelly Greene" wrote in message

I don't recommend it. Most likely due to that hack, I wound up
having to do a two hour repair/reinstall of Windows 7, before
I could install SP1.

I don't know if it already has SP1 or not. I don't know where to look. It
updates automatically. We haven't been able to find an email program we
like better than WM. We've tried several and didn't like any of them.

 

[Kelly Greene]

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Since there's no mention it updated to SP1, apparently it hasn't. It's set
to auto-update.


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