Hamid, At some point, I will probably try the Windows Mail configuration on my Windows 7 system. I hope you find a way to solve the focus change problem. Have you found any other problems with Windows Mail on your Windows 7 system? It has been stated on this list that message rules creation can't be done because of problems with the check boxes in the rules creation dialog. Have you tried to create message rules in Windows Mail? Gary King w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Hamid Hamraz To: Jaws for windows Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 2:56 PM Subject: Windows mail: automated switch to the message list! Hi all, I have windows 7 installed on my computer and managed to configure windows mail as the default email client using the tutorial here as provided by David: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14125880/Ryan%27s%20Windows%20Mail%20Tweak%20tutorial.zip So far so good! This might be useful for folks avoiding upgrade to 7 because of the email client issue. One difference to OE: when navigating in the folder view pane, for each folder that receives focus, if that contains any message, the focus switches automatically to the message list of the folder. Any suggestions on how to disable this feature or maybe tame it down for better utilization? Cheers Hamid