Windows Mail deactivation?

[Guest]

Can anyone tell me how to deactivate the Windows mail, or do I have to delete
the programme? Delisting it as a default programme does not stop it.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You cannot remove or uninstall Windows Mail since it is part of
the Vista OS.
Tell me what you plan to use for email, and I might be able to
help you set that up as the default, thereby silencing WM.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[ROBERT SHIVELY]

Can anyone tell me how to deactivate the Windows mail, or do I have to
delete
the programme? Delisting it as a default programme does not stop it.

HIT START THEN PROGRAMS THEN AD OR REMOVE PROGRAM THAT WILL WIPE IT FROM
YOUR MACHINE, (e-mail address removed) good luck

 

[Dave]

You can't uninstall it.
Remove all accounts created in it.
Set your other email program as the default for all file types and
protocols.

 

[Guest]

I use Hotmail. The thing is that I do not wish to use any programme to
"organise" my mail as I find them too complicated for my simple needs (Home
User). Windows XP did not force any Mail Programme onto me, and if I had
known Vista did I would not have bought it!! It is a sledgehammer to crack a
nut. I do not want to replace it with some other programme that organises my
mail, I just want to be allowed to use my Hotmail as I have happily done for
years. If such programmes are to be put into operating systems there should
be an option to turn them off. Once upon a time, Windows used to allow the
user to select the features that suited them, nowadays Windows is becoming
dictatorial.

 

[Mitja Harej]

To use Hotmail as default email program in Vista:

1. Right click on Blue Orb button (Start button)
2. Click Customize
3. Under E-Mail link select Windows Live Mail from the drop down menu.
4. Click OK then Apply and finally OK. Now you have a shortcut for Windows
Live Mail directly in Start menu.

Alternatively you can download Windows Live Mail beta.

Hope this helps

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You can make Hotmail your default email:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/224/1/

Gary VanderMolen