i keep them active to store mail so it doesn't clog up my inbox. my W7
ultimate will arrive this week and hope to move to it as soon as possible
but i don't know about WLM at all yet and haven't found any explanations
about how it handles mail. i do have an id for years but didn't even know i
had it until yesterday... lots of learning to do for an old system
engineer... charlie

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:59:03 -0600, charles kuchar wrote:

> i keep them active to store mail so it doesn't clog up my inbox. my W7
> ultimate will arrive this week and hope to move to it as soon as possible
> but i don't know about WLM at all yet and haven't found any explanations
> about how it handles mail. i do have an id for years but didn't even know i
> had it until yesterday... lots of learning to do for an old system
> engineer... charlie

If you have .pst files, you have MS Outlook, yes? Is it a later version
which will run under Windows 7? If so, why not just install it?

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

To access Outlook pst files on Windows 7 you'll need to install Outlook on Windows 7.

Microsoft Office *retail* version licensing permits installation on a device and another copy on one of your own portable device.
E.g. Office 2007
2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that license to one device. That
device is the “licensed device.” A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate device.
a. Licensed Device. You may install and use one copy of the software on the licensed device.
b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for use by the single primary user of the licensed device.

Note: OEM versions(those pre installed by your pc maker or third party purchased OEM versions) do not provide the above
flexibility.

Separately, all Hotmail accounts(Hotmail.com, Live.com and Msn.com) are Live ID's. A Live ID is not required to use WLM for mail or
news. It is required if you wish to sync Contacts and Calendars with the web interface. If the Live ID is older and unused for
more than a year, it may not be active or permanently deleted(to determine account status.... attempt to sign on at
account.live.com)

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"charles kuchar" <chaskuchar@newsgroup> wrote in message news:OGDelMvWKHA.4588@newsgroup

> i keep them active to store mail so it doesn't clog up my inbox. my W7 ultimate will arrive this week and hope to move to it as
> soon as possible but i don't know about WLM at all yet and haven't found any explanations about how it handles mail. i do have
> an id for years but didn't even know i had it until yesterday... lots of learning to do for an old system engineer... charlie
>

I was directed here with another question on another newsgroup that has been
discontinued. i like the pst files because i label them in years. some of
them have a thousand old messages or so. i really don't know why i have
done that. probably because if the file for various items gets too large it
slows down my computer. Steve said to go to the live.com site for
information on wlm but i couldn't figure out how to get information on live
mail there. like the doc files that microsoft used when i loaded a new
program which explained the operation and function of the program. i didn't
want to download the live mail because my present computer doesn't meet the
specs of the system needed. (i meet all the specs except my computer is
running 607 mhz on a d815 intel board). and it doesn't need more slowing
down at all. the new system comes in this week and it is an e8400 processor
with 8g of ram. i guess i could put wlm on the new computer and still run
outlook on this one? and transfer over? and convert the pst files to
whatever wlm has for storage? those were some of the questions i wanted to
research with knowledge of how windows live mail works... hope you
understand my dilemma. charlie
"N. Miller" <anonymous@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:1oggvm6a8q7fe.dlg@newsgroup

> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:59:03 -0600, charles kuchar wrote:
>

>> i keep them active to store mail so it doesn't clog up my inbox. my W7
>> ultimate will arrive this week and hope to move to it as soon as possible
>> but i don't know about WLM at all yet and haven't found any explanations
>> about how it handles mail. i do have an id for years but didn't even
>> know i
>> had it until yesterday... lots of learning to do for an old system
>> engineer... charlie

>
> If you have .pst files, you have MS Outlook, yes? Is it a later version
> which will run under Windows 7? If so, why not just install it?
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

if i understand correctly, then i can reinstall office 2003 on my new
computer and reinstall the outlook connector on the new computer. then move
all the pst files from old to new and reinitiate my rules to direct the mail
to the specific pst files... and i did not know that i could put it on
another computer such as a laptop...
and i don't even need to use WLM? i guess i am still confused as i thought
WLM was replacing outlook. thanks for your reply. charlie

"...winston" <winstonmvp@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:ul1ns01WKHA.3428@newsgroup

> To access Outlook pst files on Windows 7 you'll need to install Outlook on
> Windows 7.
>
> Microsoft Office *retail* version licensing permits installation on a
> device and another copy on one of your own portable device.
> E.g. Office 2007
> 2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. Before you use the software under a
> license, you must assign that license to one device. That device is the
> “licensed device.” A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a
> separate device.
> a. Licensed Device. You may install and use one copy of the software on
> the licensed device.
> b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for
> use by the single primary user of the licensed device.
>
> Note: OEM versions(those pre installed by your pc maker or third party
> purchased OEM versions) do not provide the above flexibility.
>
> Separately, all Hotmail accounts(Hotmail.com, Live.com and Msn.com) are
> Live ID's. A Live ID is not required to use WLM for mail or news. It is
> required if you wish to sync Contacts and Calendars with the web
> interface. If the Live ID is older and unused for more than a year, it
> may not be active or permanently deleted(to determine account status....
> attempt to sign on at account.live.com)
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
> "charles kuchar" <chaskuchar@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:OGDelMvWKHA.4588@newsgroup

>> i keep them active to store mail so it doesn't clog up my inbox. my W7
>> ultimate will arrive this week and hope to move to it as soon as possible
>> but i don't know about WLM at all yet and haven't found any explanations
>> about how it handles mail. i do have an id for years but didn't even
>> know i had it until yesterday... lots of learning to do for an old
>> system engineer... charlie
>>

On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:51:10 -0600, charles kuchar wrote:

> and i don't even need to use WLM?

No.

> i guess i am still confused as i thought
> WLM was replacing outlook.

You are probably confusing "Outlook Express" with "Outlook". Two completely
different email applications. Windows Live Mail is replacing MS Outlook
Express. MS Outlook is not affected.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Windows 7 will support Office 2003.
Office 2003 in Windows 7 will support installation of the Outlook Connector.
Installing Windows 7 on an XP computer(full/upgrade version) is a clean install(wipes the drive/partition)
- thus copy the pst file to a different location prior to installing Windows 7, setup OL03(open once to create the profile and
default pst file, close OL03, then copy the saved pst file to the Outlook 03 store folder replacing the default pst file with your
saved copy.

Rules.. Export the rules on your current OL03 then import on the Win7/OL03
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...704951033.aspx

The Office Retail version EULA permits an additional copy on a laptop(your laptop), The OEM version does not.

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"charles kuchar" <chaskuchar@newsgroup> wrote in message news:OC02FL7WKHA.2008@newsgroup

> if i understand correctly, then i can reinstall office 2003 on my new computer and reinstall the outlook connector on the new
> computer. then move all the pst files from old to new and reinitiate my rules to direct the mail to the specific pst files...
> and i did not know that i could put it on another computer such as a laptop...
> and i don't even need to use WLM? i guess i am still confused as i thought WLM was replacing outlook. thanks for your reply.
> charlie
>
> "...winston" <winstonmvp@newsgroup> wrote in message news:ul1ns01WKHA.3428@newsgroup

>> To access Outlook pst files on Windows 7 you'll need to install Outlook on Windows 7.
>>
>> Microsoft Office *retail* version licensing permits installation on a device and another copy on one of your own portable
>> device.
>> E.g. Office 2007
>> 2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that license to one device. That
>> device is the “licensed device.” A hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate device.
>> a. Licensed Device. You may install and use one copy of the software on the licensed device.
>> b. Portable Device. You may install another copy on a portable device for use by the single primary user of the licensed device.
>>
>> Note: OEM versions(those pre installed by your pc maker or third party purchased OEM versions) do not provide the above
>> flexibility.
>>
>> Separately, all Hotmail accounts(Hotmail.com, Live.com and Msn.com) are Live ID's. A Live ID is not required to use WLM for mail
>> or news. It is required if you wish to sync Contacts and Calendars with the web interface. If the Live ID is older and unused
>> for more than a year, it may not be active or permanently deleted(to determine account status.... attempt to sign on at
>> account.live.com)
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
>>
>> "charles kuchar" <chaskuchar@newsgroup> wrote in message news:OGDelMvWKHA.4588@newsgroup

>>> i keep them active to store mail so it doesn't clog up my inbox. my W7 ultimate will arrive this week and hope to move to it
>>> as soon as possible but i don't know about WLM at all yet and haven't found any explanations about how it handles mail. i do
>>> have an id for years but didn't even know i had it until yesterday... lots of learning to do for an old system engineer...
>>> charlie
>>>

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