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Old 06-28-2009   #5 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: WLM and Windows 7

I'm also running Vista and Windows 7 RC on the same laptop,
and Windows Live Mail looks the same on those two OS platforms.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uKbJWpm9JHA.200@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi, AF.
>
> Since Windows Live Mail is a separately-installed application, and not an
> integral part of any operating system, its appearance in Win7 RC is
> identical to what I see in Vista. Some parts of the GUI do depend on
> settings in Internet Explorer, just as they did in Outlook Express and
> Windows Mail. And many appearance features are set in Display Options and
> Personalization and other overall settings for the operating system. But
> they also depend on hardware (graphics boards, monitors, etc.) and on user
> preferences, so it's impossible to give a generic, fits-all answer.
> Possible variations are endless.
>
> Generally speaking, though, to me on my only computer, WLM looks exactly the
> same in Win7 as in Vista.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
>
> "Furry Atlas" <furtrash@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C889C916-E513-4D9E-8C9C-1FEE331E2B76@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Hi
>>
>> can someone tell me - or even better supply a screen shot - if WLM looks
>> any better in Windows 7? Particularly legibility of fonts and colours.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> AF
>
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