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Old 02-20-2009   #1 (permalink)
robert0917


 
 

uninstall windows (vista original) mail after installing win live mail?

How does one doe this? Is it possible? Why, when installing windows live
mail, doesn't windows live mail auto-uninstall the original windows mail?
Any ideas or pointers toward a solution would be appreciated

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Old 02-20-2009   #2 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: uninstall windows (vista original) mail after installing win live mail?

Hello Robert,

Windows Mail is considered a part of the Vista OS, so it cannot be removed. Instead you can just make Windows Live Mail (WLM) the default program instead. In WLM, click on Tools, Options, and both "Make Default" buttons at the bottom.

Afterwards, you can just let Windows Mail sit unused or use both. It will not use anything but a few MB of hard drive space by just sitting there though.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by robert0917 View Post
How does one doe this? Is it possible? Why, when installing windows live
mail, doesn't windows live mail auto-uninstall the original windows mail?
Any ideas or pointers toward a solution would be appreciated
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-20-2009   #3 (permalink)
...winston


 
 

Re: uninstall windows (vista original) mail after installing win live mail?

One does not do this..Windows Mail is part of Vista

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> How does one doe this? Is it possible? Why, when installing windows live
> mail, doesn't windows live mail auto-uninstall the original windows mail?
> Any ideas or pointers toward a solution would be appreciated
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