Windows Mail in Windows 7

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I've read where Windows Mail can be ported to Windows 7. Has anyone here
been able to do it successfully, and can you give really detailed
instructions on how to do it?
 
That's great news. I wasn't going to install windows 7 because I wanted to
keep using the Vista mail program. I will be getting my windows 7 CD in
October. When I install windows 7, it will override Vista, won't it. If
so, can I still use the "override" thing to import the mail program after
the windows 7 installation?
Thanks,
Dick

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I am glad that there is a way of running Windows Mail with Win 7, as I find
Windows Live Mail disagreeable, and Thunderbird a bit nerdy and
over-complicated - not really a consumer product.

However I am left wondering what the security implications are of running
Windows Mail if (as seems probable) it is no longer to be supported by
Microsoft.

Doug
 
There are a number of issues, since that scenario won't be supported by MS.
One might also consider that future updates to the OS might break that
functionality.

steve
 
There are limitations to this workaround.
For one thing, it doesn't allow Windows Mail to be set as the default
mail client. If you become disenchanted with those limitations later,
I don't know if a Windows Live Mail install at that point will be able
to auto-import everything from the crippled Windows Mail. A much
smoother experience is achieved by upgrading to Windows Live Mail
before upgrading to Windows 7.
 
Except, I don't like Windows Live Mail. It's too Outlookish. Leave it to
MS to discontinue a product that millions have be become accustomed to and
rely on for their communication needs. And before anyone points out that
Windows Mail isn't that product, I was speaking of Outlook Express.


There are limitations to this workaround.
For one thing, it doesn't allow Windows Mail to be set as the default
mail client. If you become disenchanted with those limitations later,
I don't know if a Windows Live Mail install at that point will be able
to auto-import everything from the crippled Windows Mail. A much
smoother experience is achieved by upgrading to Windows Live Mail
before upgrading to Windows 7.
 
Can you explain what you mean by "too Outlookish"?
The web-based extras in Windows Live Mail can mostly be
disabled such that it is functionally similar to WM.
 
It has the look and feel of Outlook, i.e. a navigation pane that includes
Calendar, Contacts, etc. I also want all e-mail accounts to share folders,
one inbox, one drafts, one sent items, etc.

I don't like Outlook.



Can you explain what you mean by "too Outlookish"?
The web-based extras in Windows Live Mail can mostly be
disabled such that it is functionally similar to WM.
 
Gary,
What do you mean "no need to go third party"? I also tried to get Windows
Live Mail to share folders, one inbox, one drafts, one sent items, etc.
Couldn't do it.
Dick

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No need to go "third party". ;-)
 
WLM is designed to have separate folders for each email account you access,
and you can't change that.
However, you can use the Quick Views function to access them in one place.
 
As Dave already said, WLM is designed to provide a
separate set of folders for each account. If you don't like
that, you can use its Quick View folders, or you can set up
a message rule to divert all incoming messages to, say,
the first account folder. That way you can ignore the other
account folders and collapse them to one line each.

My WLM navigation pane has as its bottom line a 'compact'
set of 5 buttons, which access Contacts, Calendar, newsgroups,
etc. I don't see how you can find this objectionable.
 
See my response to Sinner.
Quick Views folders can be used to see All Inbox, All Sent Items,
All unread email, All junk email, All drafts, etc.
 
There are a number of things that suck badly in WLM. I certainly won't be
using it. Those at MS don't appreciate that a user wants to retain the
functionality and interface that they have become used to for over 10 years.

steve
 
The importing should not be a problem since the mail format is the same.
One can certainly drag and drop into folders as in OE and WinMail.

steve

There are limitations to this workaround.
For one thing, it doesn't allow Windows Mail to be set as the default
mail client. If you become disenchanted with those limitations later,
I don't know if a Windows Live Mail install at that point will be able
to auto-import everything from the crippled Windows Mail. A much
smoother experience is achieved by upgrading to Windows Live Mail
before upgrading to Windows 7.
 
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