Vista - Windows Mail Slow

Thanks Shawn but I didn't like Outlook before and I expect I would be equally unimpressed noe. Besides I do not use Windows Office any more. I have gone to Open Office and find it quite adequate. I just hope that Thunderbird's development comes along so that I can switch over completely to Open software and get away from Microsoft's dominance and smugness. Rather than making their software more user friendly they are doing just the opposite.

Thanks for your help.

Your welcome Ben. I hope you find a email program that will work for you like you want.

Shawn

I tried the fix WINDOWS MAIL SLOW and it still has not resolved my problem. While using Windows Mail if we click on Create New Email/Forward Email/Reply All takes a lot of time to 'Open', when option is ticked to automatically complete email addresses, BUT when the option is unticked to automatically complete email addresses, the email opens immediately however then it takes a lot of time to complete the send process, while searching for the email id from the address book

Hi Sharon,

What antivirus program do you have? Some of these have a email scanning option that cause problems with Windows Mail like this.

What is the size of the email you are sending? If the email file size is to large, it can take a while to send it.

You might also check to see if you have any other messages stuck in the Outbox that may be causing a delay.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I am using Mcafee virus guard and have disconnected the option of scanning emails while sending/receiving.

When I try to create a new email or forward an email it takes a lot of time to open the page but if I am replying to an email the page opens immediately.

Sharon

Sharon,

You might consider trying the free Windows Live Mail (WLM) to see how you like it instead. It is a lot more stable program. Your contacts will have to be manually imported from within WLM though. (Tools, Contacts, File, Import, Address book for current Windows User.)

Windows Live Suite Downloads

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I still don't think WM is as good or as fast as OE but deleting the Contacts & the restricted sites fix does help. But surely MS can work out a fix for this?

Hi Rooney, and welcome to Vista Forums.

In a way MS did with Windows Live Mail.

Windows Live Suite Downloads

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thanks for that Shawn..I never heard of windows live mail before....do you think its worth upgrading? I use 32 bit vista?

Best, Rooney

I believe it would be worth the upgrade. It's what I use, and I like it better.