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03-23-2008
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| | Re: Turn Off Windows Mail What program are you in when you are writing the email? If we knew exactly what you were doing to cause Windows Mail to pop up, we might be able to devise a workaround. I would fire an Internet service provider who says they can't help me, especially when MSN and Windows Mail are from the same company! If you do not want to lose your @msn.com email address, one alternative is to set it up in Windows Live Mail. -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) "Patton Puppy" <PattonPuppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:877B7B1C-BA30-445B-99C3-1F9A70986F64@xxxxxx Quote: > Because ever time I go to write an email - the Window Mail comes up - I > compose an email - I enter my email address and then Window Mail give me a > message stating that Windows mail does not support my internet provider's > (MSN) protocols so it cannot send an email - I called MSN but they have been > unable to help. Since I cannot use my email address with Windows Mail - it's > useless. All I want to do is to disable this program. Can anyone help. > Thanks - Patton Puppy > > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: > Quote: >> I don't understand your statement "I cannot send email as Windows Mail >> does not support MSN." I thought you only used MSN Mail. Why don't you >> simply not use Windows Mail, and only use MSN Mail? >> >> If you want to use your MSN email address with a desktop email program, >> use Windows Live Mail: >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >> >> -- >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) >> >> >> "Patton Puppy" <Patton Puppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:20EC00BE-9621-48C4-9CEC-284F5BCCBD87@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I have been trying for three days to disable Windows Mail - I use MSN as my >> > dial-up & they say that Windows Mail cannot be turned off - I have tried >> > "Default setting" to change - I have no "mailto" listed in the protocols to >> > change, and I even reset the properties on the Start Button to use MSN - >> > Nothing - I cannot send email as Windows Mail does not support MSN - Any help? >> >> |
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03-23-2008
| #12 (permalink) |
| | Re: Turn Off Windows Mail 1. If you use Windows Live Mail it does not force you to use a different email account. You can continue to use your existing @msn.com email address. 2. You haven't really defined HOW you currently write emails and with what program. -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) "Patton Puppy" <PattonPuppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:665D9742-5D0F-4BD2-861C-3FBFE76EE4B7@xxxxxx Quote: > Thank you for your time but I do not want another email account - I do lab > rescue work & cannot change my email account - I want to be able to use my > internet provider - I have never used Outlook or this new Windows Mail - I do > not understand why I cannot use my computer the way I want to with the > programs that I want to use. > Patton Puppy > > "robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote: > Quote: >> Windows Mail is very hard to disable without choosing another program >> instead as your default mail program. I think Windows Live Mail is >> one of the programs that can connect to MSN, in addition to taking >> over any other accounts Windows Mail can handle: >> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >> >> Also, Windows Mail is a part of Vista and very hard to uninstall without >> doing the same to the rest of Vista. The closest you can come without >> problems is to remove all the accounts under Windows Mail to keep it >> from doing much if you start it, then deleting all shortcuts that lead to it >> to make it hard to start. >> >> "Patton Puppy" <PattonPuppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:877B7B1C-BA30-445B-99C3-1F9A70986F64@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Because ever time I go to write an email - the Window Mail comes up - I >> > compose an email - I enter my email address and then Window Mail give me a >> > message stating that Windows mail does not support my internet provider's >> > (MSN) protocols so it cannot send an email - I called MSN but they have >> > been >> > unable to help. Since I cannot use my email address with Windows Mail - >> > it's >> > useless. All I want to do is to disable this program. Can anyone help. >> > Thanks - Patton Puppy >> > >> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: >> > >> >> I don't understand your statement "I cannot send email as Windows Mail >> >> does not support MSN." I thought you only used MSN Mail. Why don't you >> >> simply not use Windows Mail, and only use MSN Mail? >> >> >> >> If you want to use your MSN email address with a desktop email program, >> >> use Windows Live Mail: >> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) >> >> >> >> >> >> "Patton Puppy" <Patton Puppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:20EC00BE-9621-48C4-9CEC-284F5BCCBD87@xxxxxx >> >> >I have been trying for three days to disable Windows Mail - I use MSN as >> >> >my >> >> > dial-up & they say that Windows Mail cannot be turned off - I have >> >> > tried >> >> > "Default setting" to change - I have no "mailto" listed in the >> >> > protocols to >> >> > change, and I even reset the properties on the Start Button to use >> >> > MSN - >> >> > Nothing - I cannot send email as Windows Mail does not support MSN - >> >> > Any help? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> |
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