[accesscomp] Re: windows 7 and Outlook Express
- From: Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:55:16 -0500
Hello,
Raul from GW has done some very good tutorials on using thunderbird.
You can find them at
http://www.gwmicro.com/
They are in the audio vidio archive.
Hth.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx>
To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, Mar 13, 2011 11:40:35
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: windows 7 and Outlook Express
>
>
> Outlook is a program you have to pay for and it has lots of features that
> are not necessary in an e-mail program. It is an e-mail and business
> program. I'm not familiar with the new layout for Windows Live Mail.
> It's a release that doesn't run in XP so I can't try it. But it is at
> least somewhat different than older versions, at least in part because it
> uses ribbons. Ribbons are not difficult to learn, but I don't know what
> tutorials may be available to teach the newer version of Windows Live
> Mail. Another alternative is Thunderbird. It isn't that much different
> from Outlook Express if you know how to work with it and get to the places
> where you want to work.
>
> Causing Windows Mail, not Windows Live Mail, to run on a Windows 7
> computer requires a change to the registry and may require other changes I
> am not aware of. Also, according to what I've seen on another list and in
> Internet discussion forums, the changes appear to result in Windows 7
> Service Pack 1 not being able to be installed. I don't know whether the
> changes can be undone and whether you can then install the servoice pack
> or if Windows needs to be completely reinstalled. I believe I've seen
> contradictory information on that question. And what about in the future?
> Will this have to be done for all new service packs? I am not saying that
> Windows Mail should not be used. I am saying that the implications should
> be known.
>
> The one thing I don't like about Thunderbird is the order in which it
> displays headers. It displays the subject line before other information
> such as the sender. There is a way to change the order but it is not
> accessible. It requires using the drag and drop functions of the
> Window-eyes mouse pointer. I'm not sure if this can be done using JAWS.
> I've tried making the change with JAWS, using it's drag and drop functions
> but was unsuccessful. Or a sighted person can easily change the order in
> which columns are presented. I haven't used Thunderbird enough to be sure
> if changing the order causes information to be read as conveniently as in
> Outlook Express. But, thunderbird is certainly worth trying.
>
> I did a presentation for Accessible World, in which the first part
> describes the older version of Windows Live Mail. There was no new
> version when I did the presentation. The second part describes
> Thunderbird and demonstrates its main functions including setting up
> accounts, selecting multiple addresses for messages, and a more minor
> function, using autocomplete.
> You can download the presentation at:
> http://tinyurl.com/ykozu73
> Look for the download link at the bottom of the page.
>
> Gene
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 2:00 AM
> > I have a friend who is trying to get her Windows 7 computer to work with
> > Outlook Express. Is OE compatible with Windows 7? If not, then what
> > program
> > would you suggest? She hates webmail. So do I by the way. Thanks much!
> >
> > Sherri
> >
> >
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> >
> > "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John
> > Lennon
> >
> >
>
>
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