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01-20-2009
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| | Bring back Windows Mail from Vista Consider it DONE! If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, say by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from the same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create a shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. You won't lose anything! I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? Richard Urban wrote: Quote: > Consider it DONE! > > If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, > say > by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from > the > same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create a > shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. > > If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another > partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. > You > won't lose anything! > > I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista Wow, Richard Urban's fix works! Now I have my favorite newsgroup client in Win7. -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#41ech1eJHA.552@xxxxxx Quote: > Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? > > Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >> Consider it DONE! >> >> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, say >> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from the >> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create a >> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >> >> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. You >> won't lose anything! >> >> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista Glad you like the fix! (-: -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OCLIzh2eJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: > Wow, Richard Urban's fix works! > Now I have my favorite newsgroup client in Win7. > > -- > Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#41ech1eJHA.552@xxxxxx Quote: >> Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? >> >> Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >>> Consider it DONE! >>> >>> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, >>> say >>> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from >>> the >>> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create >>> a >>> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >>> >>> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >>> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. >>> You >>> won't lose anything! >>> >>> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista You betcha! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#41ech1eJHA.552@xxxxxx Quote: > Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? > > Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >> Consider it DONE! >> >> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, >> say >> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from >> the >> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create a >> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >> >> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. >> You >> won't lose anything! >> >> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista BTW; using mostly the same technique I am using Windows Calendar and Movie Maker from Vista within Window 7. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OCLIzh2eJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: > Wow, Richard Urban's fix works! > Now I have my favorite newsgroup client in Win7. > > -- > Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#41ech1eJHA.552@xxxxxx Quote: >> Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? >> >> Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >>> Consider it DONE! >>> >>> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, >>> say >>> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from >>> the >>> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create >>> a >>> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >>> >>> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >>> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. >>> You >>> won't lose anything! >>> >>> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring Back Windows Mail From Vista People are running away from Windows Live Mail like rats abandoning a sinking ship. Not that anyone here is a rat... -- DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas Vires et Honor "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ui5ssz2eJHA.3776@xxxxxx Quote: > BTW; using mostly the same technique I am using Windows Calendar and Movie > Maker from Vista within Window 7. > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OCLIzh2eJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: >> Wow, Richard Urban's fix works! >> Now I have my favorite newsgroup client in Win7. >> >> -- >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) >> >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:#41ech1eJHA.552@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? >>> >>> Richard Urban wrote: >>>> Consider it DONE! >>>> >>>> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, >>>> say >>>> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from >>>> the >>>> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create >>>> a >>>> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >>>> >>>> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >>>> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows >>>> 7. You >>>> won't lose anything! >>>> >>>> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista Thanks. I was wondering, seeing as you posted in WLMail newsgroup, Richard. /Verrry/ interesting, to say the least! Richard Urban wrote: Quote: > You betcha! > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Quote: >> Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? >> >> Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >>> Consider it DONE! >>> >>> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, >>> say >>> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from >>> the >>> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create >>> a >>> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >>> >>> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >>> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows 7. >>> You >>> won't lose anything! >>> >>> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-20-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista The only problem is that I can find no way to set Windows Mail as my default Email and Newsgroup client. Have YOU got any ideas? -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:em4zx62eJHA.5496@xxxxxx Quote: > Thanks. I was wondering, seeing as you posted in WLMail newsgroup, > Richard. > > /Verrry/ interesting, to say the least! > > Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >> You betcha! >> >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: Quote: >>> Windows Mail, in Windows 7 Beta? >>> >>> Richard Urban wrote: >>>> Consider it DONE! >>>> >>>> If you rename the Windows Mail folder In C:\Program Files\Windows Mail, >>>> say >>>> by placing an ! after the folder name, you can import Windows Mail from >>>> the >>>> same location in Vista. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files, and create >>>> a >>>> shortcut on the desktop. You can then drag it to the System Taskbar. >>>> >>>> If, like me, you have used an alternate mail store in Vista (on another >>>> partition/drive) you can again use the same Mail Store within Windows >>>> 7. >>>> You >>>> won't lose anything! >>>> >>>> I have done this and Windows Mail works fine. |
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01-21-2009
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| | Re: Bring back Windows Mail from Vista "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23HkDq%232eJHA.1184@xxxxxx Quote: > The only problem is that I can find no way to set Windows Mail as my > default Email and Newsgroup client. Have YOU got any ideas? I don't have Win7, so you'll have to test this yourself. Press Windows-key and R to open a Run dialogue. Type this command line, with quotes probably: "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail /reg" The /reg switch makes WinMail write the registry keys needed to set it as default client. After running that command, see if WinMail appears in the list of possible default clients. -- Tom Koch Awareness is free. http://tomsterdam.com http://insideoe.com |
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