Vista - How do I dump Windows Mail Altogether?

I'm running Vista on a high end workstation with 2 Gig of ram, a quad core
processor. and 10000 Rpm hard drives. Windows Mail is so slow to launch and
retrieve that I feel like I'm running it on a 286. I'm using Avast anti virus
and it doesn't seem to make a difference whether Email scanning is on or off
.... this program just plain blows. Can I dump this crap and install Outlook
Express in Vista or do I need to go to a third party mail program like
Thunderbird or Eudora?

"avrie00" <avrie00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7171E777-B3AE-4544-BA6E-307617CD3E5E@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista on a high end workstation with 2 Gig of ram, a quad core
> processor. and 10000 Rpm hard drives. Windows Mail is so slow to launch
> and
> retrieve that I feel like I'm running it on a 286. I'm using Avast anti
> virus
> and it doesn't seem to make a difference whether Email scanning is on or
> off
> ... this program just plain blows. Can I dump this crap and install
> Outlook
> Express in Vista or do I need to go to a third party mail program like
> Thunderbird or Eudora?

OE doesn't install on Vista but you could try Windows Live Mail
which some people, me for instance, prefer to Windows Mail.

http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

Thanks ... I'm already running live mail for my hotmail account. I'm looking
to sort my other mail accounts. (notably the ones I receive downloaded files
on) I'll probably just go to thunderbird and be done with it. I appreciate
the reply.

"Julian" wrote:

>
>
> "avrie00" <avrie00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7171E777-B3AE-4544-BA6E-307617CD3E5E@microsoft.com...
> > I'm running Vista on a high end workstation with 2 Gig of ram, a quad core
> > processor. and 10000 Rpm hard drives. Windows Mail is so slow to launch
> > and
> > retrieve that I feel like I'm running it on a 286. I'm using Avast anti
> > virus
> > and it doesn't seem to make a difference whether Email scanning is on or
> > off
> > ... this program just plain blows. Can I dump this crap and install
> > Outlook
> > Express in Vista or do I need to go to a third party mail program like
> > Thunderbird or Eudora?
>
> OE doesn't install on Vista but you could try Windows Live Mail
> which some people, me for instance, prefer to Windows Mail.
>
> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>

"avrie00" wrote:

> I'm running Vista on a high end workstation with 2 Gig of ram, a quad core
> processor. and 10000 Rpm hard drives. Windows Mail is so slow to launch and
> retrieve that I feel like I'm running it on a 286. I'm using Avast anti virus
> and it doesn't seem to make a difference whether Email scanning is on or off
> ... this program just plain blows. Can I dump this crap and install Outlook
> Express in Vista or do I need to go to a third party mail program like
> Thunderbird or Eudora?

I just installed Thunderbird ... much better than windows mail and very
fast. My test message included multiple JPGs and an AVI file and the system
didn't even blink. Well My problems solved. Now I just have to figure out how
import my contacts and saved folders ... should be fun. Thanks all

"avrie00" <avrie00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:17C46CD6-1845-4B8C-AB3F-789C8B644D16@microsoft.com...
> Thanks ... I'm already running live mail for my hotmail account. I'm
> looking
> to sort my other mail accounts. (notably the ones I receive downloaded
> files
> on) I'll probably just go to thunderbird and be done with it. I appreciate
> the reply.

Delete your WLM shortcuts, make sure it's not in the Startup folder
and just forget about it.

>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "avrie00" <avrie00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7171E777-B3AE-4544-BA6E-307617CD3E5E@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm running Vista on a high end workstation with 2 Gig of ram, a quad
>> > core
>> > processor. and 10000 Rpm hard drives. Windows Mail is so slow to launch
>> > and
>> > retrieve that I feel like I'm running it on a 286. I'm using Avast anti
>> > virus
>> > and it doesn't seem to make a difference whether Email scanning is on
>> > or
>> > off
>> > ... this program just plain blows. Can I dump this crap and install
>> > Outlook
>> > Express in Vista or do I need to go to a third party mail program like
>> > Thunderbird or Eudora?
>>
>> OE doesn't install on Vista but you could try Windows Live Mail
>> which some people, me for instance, prefer to Windows Mail.
>>
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>

Avrie00....

Read this for a solution to your email delays....

Eddie Miller
eddie@SPUBOL.com
netorator.com

On Aug 7, 6:50 pm, avrie00 <avri...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> "avrie00" wrote:
> > I'm running Vista on a high end workstation with 2 Gig of ram, a quad core
> > processor. and 10000 Rpm hard drives. Windows Mail is so slow to launch and
> > retrieve that I feel like I'm running it on a 286. I'm using Avast anti virus
> > and it doesn't seem to make a difference whether Email scanning is on or off
> > ... this program just plain blows. Can I dump this crap and install Outlook
> > Express in Vista or do I need to go to a third party mail program like
> > Thunderbird or Eudora?
>
> I just installed Thunderbird ... much better than windows mail and very
> fast. My test message included multiple JPGs and an AVI file and the system
> didn't even blink. Well My problems solved. Now I just have to figure out how
> import my contacts and saved folders ... should be fun. Thanks all



Just seen that Thunderbird does not import Settings from Windows
Mail ?