Windows Mail & Microsoft Outlook

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I am running Vista Ultimate. I wanted a word processor so I installed
Microsoft Office 2007. This updated the Windows Mail to Microsoft Outlook. I
have been very comfortable using Windows Mail which was just like Outlook
Express. Is there any way I can configure Microsoft Outlook to look like
Microsoft Mail? I liked the 2 columns in OE where the messages are above the
opened displayed message. In Microsoft Outlook the messages are in a
separate column.
 
You did not upgrade windows mail. It can't be done. These are 2 diff email
programs and they can exist together. Just start Windows Mail and make it the
default email program in Internet Options, Programs, Set Programs. Don't use
Outlook if you don't want to.
 
Mary said:
You did not upgrade windows mail. It can't be done. These are 2 diff email
programs and they can exist together. Just start Windows Mail and make it
the
default email program in Internet Options, Programs, Set Programs. Don't
use
Outlook if you don't want to.
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what the person is talking about is likely the fact that Outlook does
replace the icons for mail on top of the Windows Start menu. You have to
change back to Mail as your default. One way to do that is to hit the
windows button in the bottom left corner and in the start search box type
default. Default Programs should pop up at the top of the menu. Click it
and you will see Set your default programs as one of the links. It will
open with Windows Mail as one of the options on the left. Click it and
choose Set this program as default. Now Mail is your default. Do the same
for calendar and contacts and you now have outlook put to bed nicely. Wake
it up anytime you choose or uninstall it if you like.
 
What Kevin said. Go to Control Panel | Default Programs and you can set
WinMail as default and never use Outlook, or even uninstall it.

steve
 
If a user has access to Outlook, he/she is probably better off using it
instead of Windows Mail, given all the problems Windows Mail users
are experiencing. I'm ready to switch myself, but I need to know the
ins and outs of WinMail so I can support other users.

Gary VanderMolen
 
My deepest thanks to everyone who replied. It's so easy, if you just know
how to do it. It is also nice to know that the programs are separate and I
can change from one to the other. Thank you all again.


I am running Vista Ultimate. I wanted a word processor so I installed
Microsoft Office 2007. This updated the Windows Mail to Microsoft Outlook. I
have been very comfortable using Windows Mail which was just like Outlook
Express. Is there any way I can configure Microsoft Outlook to look like
Microsoft Mail? I liked the 2 columns in OE where the messages are above the
opened displayed message. In Microsoft Outlook the messages are in a
separate column.
 
Just FYI, when you install Office and any with Outlook available, Outlook
will become the default e-mail client whether you want it that way or not.
This is by design from the Office Team and has been that way for quite some
time. It's also something we've complained about and was ignored.
 
Not only that, but each time you do an Office update, or
Windows Update applies an Office patch, it resets Outlook
as the default email program. Very user unfriendly!

Gary VanderMolen
 
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