There's no Windows Mail

Dogberry

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Hi
I upgraded from XP to Vista Ultimate 32 SP1 yesterday and I'm gradually getting used to everything and adapting all to my needs. I want to install Windows mail, but don't know where to find it. It's not in the startup menu.

Can someone help? Or is there a place where I can download it?
 

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Hello Dogberry, and welcome to Vista Forums.

It should also be located at C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe. You can alos create a shortcut from the .exe file to place where you like for easy use (ex: Start Menu)

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
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    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hi Shaun
There's no winmail.exe. there is a windowsmailgadget.exe, a wab.exe and a wabmig.exe.

In the us-eng sub folder there is a winmail.exe.mui
Colin
 

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Colin,

You might see if running a sfc /scannow command can fix this for you after a restarting the computer when finished.
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Typing that in run with the space opens something briefly, but it disappears. Without the space windows can't find it.

I don't know how to open an elevated command prompt.
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Ahh.. Basic. All programs is so small there at the bottom. I didn't even think of an XP similarity. At any rate it says I must be an administrator running a console session. I am an administrator but how do I get to run a console session?
 

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Typing that in run with the space opens something briefly, but it disappears. Without the space windows can't find it.

I don't know how to open an elevated command prompt.

G'Day Dogberry,

Like you, until acouple of days ago, I didn't for the life of me understand what an 'elevated command prompt' meant, let alone figure out how to open it. So briefly, here we go;

An Elevated Command Prompt is a Command Prompt opened using Administrator permissions and User Account Control.

  • Command Prompt opens up as; C:\Users\<system user name>>

  • Elevated Command Prompt or Administrator: Command Prompt, opens up as; C:\Windows\system32>
Here's how to open the Elevated Command Prompt;

Left Click on the Start Orb or button, and in the 'Start Search' clear white space, type in cmd.exe

Under the Programs List, Right Click on the cmd.exe icon. From the drop-down
menu, Left Click Run as Administrator, under User Account Control [UAC] Left Click Continue...... Administrator: Command Prompt window should now show on your desktop.

I hope that this makes thing clearer for you.:huh:
 

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    Down 20000kb/sec / Up 1000kb/sec [Bigpond-Aus]
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
It is all like a new game. Many thanks.

I did the scan and it came with the message: Window resource protect did not find any integrety violations.
 

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You're welcome Colin. :)
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Well, I still haven't solved my problem, though. One is a bit nervous to play around too much with the new stuff.

I started using Outlook and on sending a "Test" at Microsoft's request :) as a reply I got a message about e-mail. There was a section about newsgroups with a link. It took me to a "Communities Windows mail" but the Microsoft newsgroup requires me to logon with a password. That seems to cause a problem.

Is this "the "windows mail"? Are the Newsgroups not download to my computer? How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop? I still can't find Windows mail anywhere on my computer.
 

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A little bit more:

Although there is no winmail.exe in the windows mail folder, and it isn't a file that can be displayed as a shown "hidden file". I decided to see if it was actually there and made a desktop shortcut using what Shawn gave and it worked!

C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe

I still have a problem with the password, though. It might have something to do with my server provider. I will check.

Colin
 

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Ok. It's all resolved (for now at least). I've managed to transfer all my mail and I have my newsgroups running. Many thanks to all who helped.
Colin
 

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