Vista - Why Windows Live Mail??

Long-time Outlook Express user.

Got a new Vista laptop on the way. Do I want to use Windows Live Mail or
Windows Mail??

James

Microsoft wants you do use Windows Live Mail (WLM).

Like Outlook Express, Microsoft has dropped development of the Vista
Window Mail (WM) other than security fixes and possibly some minor
updates.

WLM is the only free mail client that Microsoft is moving forward with.

As for some other differences, WLM supports HTTP and WM does not.

On the other hand, if you are big into stationery, WM has better support
than WLM.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"James Ivey" <nope@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, James.

There are those who prefer Windows Mail - which is installed whether you
want it or not. It's a built-in part of Vista, just as Outlook Express is
built into WinXP. OE won't run on Vista; WM won't run on WinXP.

But many of us, including myself, prefer Windows Live Mail, which is a free
download from http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

Installing WLM appears to uninstall WM, but not really. It just deletes the
WM icon and shortcut. You can still navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows
Mail\WinMail.exe and run it; you also can recreate the icon and shortcut if
you choose.

WLM will run side-by-side with either OE or WM. Many of us chose to run
both for a few weeks to see which we like best, being sure to leave both set
to "Leave messages on the server" (the default) for at least a few days to
be sure that both databases get updated.

As with any new app, there will be a learning curve, but you can read all
about that on these two newsgroups where you've cross-posted.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)


"James Ivey" <nope@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Michael. Appreciate your reply.

What do you mean by "supports HTTP"? What does that do for me?

Not big into stationery, but I do use it on occasion and have created a few
for those occasions. Does WLM support stationery at all?

James


"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks R. C. Appreciate your reply.

Is WLM web-based? Or does it actually store the email on your harddrive?

Can you tell me if either one supports newsgroups, like OE?

James


"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"James Ivey" <nope@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ubk4ThMAJHA.4064@xxxxxxThey both support newsgroups.

Too many 'bells & whistles' in WLM for me.


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

HTTP is a generic description for the email protocol used by webmail
services such as Hotmail and its siblings (MSN and Live.com email).
WLM (but not WM) allows you to set up Hotmail accounts in it.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"James Ivey" <nope@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uCH0VeMAJHA.1184@xxxxxx

No, WLM is not web-based. It is a stand-alone desktop email
client like Windows Mail. Yes, it supports newsgroups, just
like OE and WM.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"James Ivey" <nope@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ubk4ThMAJHA.4064@xxxxxx

Hi, James.

While there are some differences (I did mention a learning curve, right?),
overall, my daily use of WLM is very much like my use of several versions of
OE over the past decade. The Tools | Options screens will look very
familiar; the View menu still offers to Group by conversation; you can still
create Message Rules, and so forth. The Storage Folder structure does take
some getting used to, and so do Quick views. Newsgroup support is not
exactly like OE, but it will look very familiar.

A major difference from OE to WLM is in the storage of the messages on our
hard drive. OE created a few "folders" with names like Family.dbx and
stored many messages in each .dbx file. WLM stores each message as an
individual file: an .eml file for each email and a .nws file for each
newsgroup message. With OE, a thousand 1 KB messages from your Mom might
add up to a single 1 MB Mom.dbx file. WLM will create 1,000 .eml files;
because NTFS knows some storage tricks for small files, they might take much
less than 1 MB. But the important point is that a single bad byte in a .dbx
file might cost you the whole 1,000 messages; a bad byte in an .eml file
would cost you only that one message. (As Paul Harvey says, "Don't ask me
for details. I've already told you more than I know." But other experts
here can explain it to both of us if necessary.)

I've never used an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) or IMAP mail account,
so I can't tell you anything about those. I've had several POP3 accounts
over the years and now monitor 3 daily.

Try both WM and WLM for a week or two and see which YOU like better.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"James Ivey" <nope@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Good Post...

Very Candid.

Thanks.

DSH

"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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