Get file extension in Windows 7
Posted on March 12, 2010 under Windows 7 | Leave a comment
Most of you know that files names in Windows consist of two parts: the file name proper and the file extension. These are separated by the period (dot) and that’s why it’s not a good idea to use this character in the file name itself. File extensions in Windows 7, and a few earlier versions of the operating system, are generally 3 to 4 characters in length and are used to specify the file type.
Anyway, by default Windows Explorer in the Windows 7 operating system does not show the file extension. You cannot get the file extension even when you choose the “Details” option from the “View” menu. The icon of the file identifies it and lets you know which program the file is associated with. Thus, Microsoft Excel documents carry the Excel icon.
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Go to desktop or Show desktop icon on Windows 7 64-bit?
Posted on February 16, 2010 under Windows 7 | Leave a comment
Your instructions were great for Vista, but is there a way to create a ‘Go to desktop’ icon for Windows 7 64 bit.
Judy Faulkner
Judy, there is no need to create a ‘Show desktop‘ icon (or a ‘Go to desktop‘ icon as you call it) in Windows 7 64-bit because it’s already there! Unfortunately, it’s kind of inconspicuous on the Taskbar. But the good news is that it works better than what we have been used to in Windows XP or Vista.
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Make default email address
Posted on February 16, 2010 under Email, Windows 7 | Leave a comment
I just bought a new computer and am beginning to regret the decision. I cannot send an email because it keeps saying ‘default email not installed’. I can’t figure out how to do this. I have this problem only on the new Windows computer and not the old one. What is the solution?
Jacqueline Martin
Generally, the ‘default email not installed’ pops up on new computers because an email account hasn’t been set up. The requirement for having a default email account comes when you click an email link on a web page and are displayed this message. (For those who want to know more, a link to an email address can be created from a web page with the HTML mailto attribute). The question most people should ask is whether they can make default email from their existing accounts. This is what will be dealt with on this page.
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Transfer emails from Windows Vista to Windows 7
Posted on January 16, 2010 under Email, Windows 7, Windows Vista | 3 Comments
I have recently purchased a laptop that has Windows 7. Can you tell me how to use email on this computer and how to transfer emails from my old Windows Vista machine to the Windows 7 laptop.
Anne Venters
Congratulations on the new purchase; I too bought a Windows 7 Sony VAIO laptop a month back. Unfortunately because of an important change made by Microsoft, users find themselves quite at sea trying to figure out how to use email on the new operating system. It all started with Windows Vista in which the popular and much-loved Outlook Express was missing and replaced by Windows Mail. Similarly, on Windows 7, Windows Mail was phased out and a new email program was introduced. It was (confusingly) called Windows Live Mail. In this post, I will first brief you on the Windows 7 email program and then tell you how to move and transfer email from Windows Vista to Windows 7.
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Email program on Windows 7
Posted on January 16, 2010 under Email, Windows 7 | 8 Comments
I am thoroughly confused with the computer I bought and am thinking of returning it. I can’t seem to find the email program on Windows 7. Please let me know how to use email on this operating system. [Expletives against Microsoft removed]
Johann Berry
Johann, no need to fret. Microsoft hasn’t left you or others users in the lurch. Yes, there is no Outlook Express or Windows Mail on the new operating system; the default email program on Windows 7 is Windows Live Mail. And like other email clients, Windows Live Mail lets you receive, store and send messages from your computer once it has been set up.
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Outlook Express on Windows 7 system
Posted on November 20, 2009 under Outlook Express, Windows 7 | 8 Comments
I seem to be getting a lot of email on, this issue since the day Windows 7 was officially launched. All those who had been using a Windows XP computer now want their favorite email client, Outlook Express, on Windows 7. Here is some of the feedback:
Install Windows Mail on Windows 7
Posted on November 16, 2009 under Windows 7, Windows Mail | 5 Comments
I had a Windows Vista computer and used Windows Mail for checking emails. I bought a new computer for my home-office but I don’t find the email program on it. Can I install Windows Mail on Windows 7? If so from where can I download it?
James Hall
Windows Mail which replaced the popular Outlook Express was the default email program on Windows Vista operating system. However, Microsoft stopped development and support and launched a newer email client – Windows Live Mail; note the similar names. Windows Mail was quite like Outlook Express – email organization and interface were comparable. However, Windows Live Mail is markedly different from its predecessors.
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No email program for new computer
Posted on November 16, 2009 under Email, Windows 7 | 3 Comments
Just bought a desktop yesterday and it has no email program. I am still on a dial-up internet connection and dreading the download time. Would be grateful if you can advise me.
Ellie
I am doubtful of Ellie’s complaint. All Windows based computers come with a default email client, whether it was Outlook Express on Windows XP (and before), Windows Mail on Vista or Windows Live Mail on Windows 7. There is bound to be an in-built email program on Ellie’s new computer too; however, she would find herself quite at sea because of the changes to nomenclature by Microsoft – and that is why I am there to help.
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Email on Windows 7 laptop
Posted on November 16, 2009 under Email, Outlook Express, Windows 7, Windows Live Mail | Leave a comment
I am sure you already know, Outlook Express is not on Windows 7. In fact, it was ‘missing’ from Vista too – replaced with Windows Mail.
So can you use email on the Windows 7 laptop?
Yes, there is an alternative to the popular Outlook Express – Microsoft hasn’t left its users in the lurch. This new program is called Windows Live Mail; it’s actually not new since I have been using it for over an a year now (on Windows Vista). By the way, I bought a new VAIO laptop with Windows 7 and it came with this email client. If yours didn’t, download Windows Live Mail for free from the Microsoft web site.
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Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail: Windows 7
Posted on November 10, 2009 under Email, Outlook Express, Windows 7, Windows Live Mail | 16 Comments
If I upgrade to Windows 7 from XP I lose Outlook Express and have to use Windows Live Mail. Will everything I have in my Outlook accounts be transferred over to Live Mail or will I lose what I have saved? I have many, many emails and information I have saved that I want to retain.
Barbara Graae
The excitement of purchasing and using a new computer is generally dampened by a flood of questions that come to mind when the package finally is opened and the system is set up. The most troubling issue is often related to email, especially how to transfer email from the older computer to the new one. And Microsoft hasn’t been of much help because they have been changing default email clients faster than releasing new versions of their Windows operating system.
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