Where can I access Windows Mail emails?

[Sharon]

I use Windows Mail for my business emails and can access the emails on my
home PC and also my laptop (both have Windows Vista and came pre-loaded with
Windows Mail).
How can I access my work emails on other computers? With MSN, I can log on
anywhere in the world, but I have had problems getting Windows Mail on any
computer that does not use Vista.
Thank you
Sharon

 

[DL]

Mail is for Vista, it is the new incarnation of Outlook Express, which is
instaled as part of the o/s in pre Vista o/s

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You can't install Windows Mail on a Windows XP computer, but you can
install Windows Live Mail or use Outlook Express. All three of those
programs perform fairly similar basic email functions.

So, it would simply be a matter of adding your work email account to
whatever email program the other computers have.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I use Windows Mail for my business emails and can access the emails on my
home PC and also my laptop (both have Windows Vista and came pre-loaded
with
Windows Mail).
How can I access my work emails on other computers? With MSN, I can log
on
anywhere in the world, but I have had problems getting Windows Mail on any
computer that does not use Vista.
Thank you
Sharon

Set it up in Outlook Express just like you did in Vista. They are exactly
the same in this are (Accounts).

 

[Sharon]

Hello Gary
Thank you for your reply. Sorry, but I am still not sure what I need to do.
I downloaded Windows Live Mail as you suggested but this came up with the
screen that I use to view my MSN emails (which I use for personal emails). I
currently use Windows Mail for my business emails and want to be able to view
my business emails from any PC and not just on PCs loaded with Windows Vista.
How can I use Windows Live Mail to view my Windows Mail emails? I'm not
allowed to use an email address ending in "@msn.com" for my business emails.
Thank you
Sharon

 

[Sharon]

Fantastic!! I've just created my business accounts on Outlook Express and my
business emails were automatically loaded onto Outlook Express. I just have
a couple of questions now:
1) Can I access Outlook Express on most computers (it's not like Windows
Mail which is only on PCs with Vista?)
2) Outlook Express now holds 66 of my business emails going back to
15/7/2008 but I have 207 emails in my inbox on Windows Mail going back to Jan
2008. Where are the rest of my emails?
3) Outlook Express has only downloaded the latest 66 emails from my inbox
but has not loaded any sent emails or emails filed in folders. Can I only
view these items through Windows Mail?
Thank you very much for your help
Sharon

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Actually, I did not specifically recommend that you download
Windows Live Mail, although I offered it as a possibility. My suggestion
was basically for you to simply add your work email account to
whatever email program the other computers already have.

It sounds like you may have downloaded Windows Live Hotmail instead
of Windows Live Mail. You can uninstall that Hotmail program if you
don't need it.

Why can't you simply add your business email account to any existing
email program on all of your computers?
Most email accounts are not tied to a specific email program.
Whatever business email your Windows Mail program downloads
can also be downloaded with any other email program.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Comments inline.

Fantastic!! I've just created my business accounts on Outlook Express and my
business emails were automatically loaded onto Outlook Express. I just have
a couple of questions now:
1) Can I access Outlook Express on most computers (it's not like Windows
Mail which is only on PCs with Vista?)

Yes, Outlook Express is most likely installed on all Windows computers
except for Vista.

2) Outlook Express now holds 66 of my business emails going back to
15/7/2008 but I have 207 emails in my inbox on Windows Mail going back to Jan
2008. Where are the rest of my emails?

By default, POP email programs like Windows Mail will delete messages
from the server after downloading them.

3) Outlook Express has only downloaded the latest 66 emails from my inbox
but has not loaded any sent emails or emails filed in folders. Can I only
view these items through Windows Mail?

That would require a full synchronization capability. IMAP and HTTP email
accounts can do it, but POP email accounts cannot. With POP accounts,
sent emails and folder emails can only be viewed on the one computer
that was directly involved in creating or filing that email.

Hope that helps.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

See Gary's commints.
WinMail = OE for Vista
You can drag WinMail's EML files into a folder in OE and it will accept them
(and show the subject).