I like Vista .... not

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Chuck

Microsoft, in their wisdom, decided at some point in time, to idiot
proof their software. In effect what they've done is made it more difficult
to do things if you're not an idiot. Example, they've removed the file type
tab from the folder options so now you have to go into the registry if you
want to add more parameters rather than just the default exe to the "open
with" settings.
Another example, I've always used Outlook Express rather than MS Outlook
as my email client. I don't like MS Office. I think it's a bloated memory
hog and I don't like the fact that you can't subscribe to newsgroups with MS
Outlook. Now, in Vista, OE is no longer there. You need to use Windows Mail.
Windows mail doesn't allow you to display your contact list in the same
window. You have to open a new window to see your contacts.
The longer I use it the more I realize Vista really blows! I can only
assume that the son of Vista, Windows 7, is even worse. i wish I had stuck
with XP.
 
Chuck said:
Microsoft, in their wisdom, decided at some point in time, to idiot
proof their software. In effect what they've done is made it more
difficult
to do things if you're not an idiot. Example, they've removed the file
type
tab from the folder options so now you have to go into the registry if
you
want to add more parameters rather than just the default exe to the
"open
with" settings.
Another example, I've always used Outlook Express rather than MS
Outlook
as my email client. I don't like MS Office. I think it's a bloated
memory
hog and I don't like the fact that you can't subscribe to newsgroups
with MS
Outlook. Now, in Vista, OE is no longer there. You need to use Windows
Mail.
Windows mail doesn't allow you to display your contact list in the same
window. You have to open a new window to see your contacts.
The longer I use it the more I realize Vista really blows! I can only
assume that the son of Vista, Windows 7, is even worse. i wish I had
stuck
with XP.
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1: All production of OE and Windows Mail ceased in June, 2006. (Yes, while
Vista was still in beta).

2: If you think Windows Mail blows, Windows 7 has no built-in e-mail
client, but offers Windows Live Mail as a replacement for WinMail and runs
in Vista and 7. That blows so bad, I hacked in WinMail on this Win 7
machine and use it for news, and use Thunderbird for mail.
 
2: If you think Windows Mail blows, Windows 7 has no built-in e-mail
client, but offers Windows Live Mail as a replacement for WinMail and
runs in Vista and 7. That blows so bad, I hacked in WinMail on this Win
7 machine and use it for news, and use Thunderbird for mail.
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Why not use Thunderbird for both mail and news?
 
Bruce Hagen said:
1: All production of OE and Windows Mail ceased in June, 2006. (Yes, while
Vista was still in beta).

2: If you think Windows Mail blows, Windows 7 has no built-in e-mail
client, but offers Windows Live Mail as a replacement for WinMail and runs
in Vista and 7. That blows so bad, I hacked in WinMail on this Win 7
machine and use it for news, and use Thunderbird for mail.
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I too am desperate to hack WN onto my W7 computer. I tried but it will not
open. It shows it's running in Task Manager on W7, but it is not visable.
Any help would be so appreciated.
 
Kelly Greene said:
I too am desperate to hack WN onto my W7 computer. I tried but it will
not open. It shows it's running in Task Manager on W7, but it is not
visable. Any help would be so appreciated.
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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
 
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