BillD

Windows Mail is part of Vista and by default is located at "C:\Program
Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe". You could create a new shortcut on the
desktop with this as the properties. The quotation marks are required.
Select your mail icon from the list under 'change icon'. Hope this helps.

WEDJR

"magic" <magic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F4521EA-EB35-4795-8FB9-B3879D803FD4@microsoft.com...
>I used Windows Mail on my new computer for 3 days and then decided I
> preferred Thunderbird for my e-mail. I set up Thunderbird to be the
> default
> e-mail program.
>
> Later I had a problem with Thunderbird and decided to change back to
> Windows
> Mail. However, when I attempted to locate the winmail.exe file I could
> not.
> I have my search preferences set to search system and hidden files as well
> as
> other files. I can click on a mailbox, however, and winmail starts. I
> would
> prefer to go in the "front" door with a winmail icon on the desktop and
> not
> enter by way of a mail box.
>
> I could not find a download on the microsoft.com site for windows mail.
>
> Can anyone help me locate the file on my computer or a download?
>
> Many thanks.