Kevin Purcell

"Mary" <Mary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:707F4DBD-5746-4D4F-A1AE-A4EC9EDDE4C6@microsoft.com...
> 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.
> "smtjs" wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>


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.


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