Re: Using Windows Mail In Windows 7
- From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:35:24 -0700
I thought I answered this one, well if not here it is.
on my grab bag site:
http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
there is a zipped up package which has an explanation of the needed steps, and
a file or two that reinstalls the registry entries that makes windows mail
active again on a windows 7 machine.
the program is actually installed with the operating system, but was
deactivated since MS decided to push there new windows live mail.
from what I have been told it's fairly simple to follow the reactivation
sequence.
take care,
inthane
----- Original Message -----
From: Karen Hughes
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: Using Windows Mail In Windows 7
I don't know how or were but the two tecks I deal with both have helped
myself and others put it on there computers. I am in Canada and the tecks are
from the Halifax c n i b office if that helps. Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: Faith Elizabeth Cummings
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Using Windows Mail In Windows 7
Hi Karen, Where did your tech get a version for windows 7? Take care. Faith
From: Karen Hughes
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:00 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Using Windows Mail In Windows 7
windows mail is so much easier on windows seven. my teck helped me load
this it is like x p. karen
----- Original Message -----
From: Faith Elizabeth Cummings
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Using Windows Mail In Windows 7
Gary, where did you get windows mail for windows 7? I have home premium
too, and am using jaws 12. But I got windows live mail and don’t really like
it. I used windows mail with vista though, and liked it a lot. Thanks. Faith
From: Gary King
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:09 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Using Windows Mail In Windows 7
I finally got Windows Mail going in Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. It
does work well with JFW 12 and is quite similar to Outlook Express. It does
have a few quirks that I don't like though. Moving through the list of folders
is a little tricky since the focus changes rather quickly to the list of
messages in each folder as you focus on it. I have found that Control+U
doesn't always work reliably to go to unread messages. To work around this, I
hide read messages in the Current View and press Home in the message list to go
to the first unread message.
Instead of an Address Book like in Outlook Express, Windows Mail uses
Windows Contacts, which gave me a little trouble at first. I finally got my
imported Outlook Express contacts working with Windows Mail, but I liked the
old Outlook Express Address Book better.
What I really do like about Windows Mail is that it allows me to read
email in the same way I did with Outlook Express, starting with the first
unread message in a folder and, and reading each succeeding message in turn,
keeping or deleting as I go without ever going back to the message list. Since
messages from each email list are filtered into a designated folder, it makes
going through a large amount of email pretty fast. It was reported that
message filtering doesn't work in Windows Mail on a 64-bit system, but this is
not true. It's just that JFW doesn't speak the checked and unchecked status of
the options in the Rules Creation dialog. Since all options are unchecked when
you begin creating a rule, pressing Spacebar will check them. Where the
instructions say to click the underlined value, you can select the option and
press Enter instead.
In summary, getting Windows Mail working in Windows 7 was well worth the
trouble for me. It does require care in following the instructions in Ryan's
Windows Mail Tutorial, creating a Restore Point and backing up the Registry to
be safe, but if you really like Outlook Express and don't like the email
alternatives for Windows 7, it might be worth it to you also.
Gary King
w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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