How to get Windows Mail on Windows 7 operating system. It's not easy but can be done.

Get Windows Mail on Windows 7

Posted on August 20, 2010 under Answers, Windows 7, Windows Mail, Windows Vista  |  Leave a comment

I had hardly used Windows Mail on Vista. The day I learnt that it’s no longer being supported by Microsoft, I downloaded and installed their new email program (Windows Live Mail) and have been quite satisfied. But not many people share my views – to each his own. Windows Live Mail differs markedly from Outlook Express and Windows Mail in both the layout and the way it organizes messages and that has resulted in a lot of irritated users.

Anyway, I thought wrongly that Windows Mail is absent from Windows 7. Actually the program is very much there… though “hidden”. And fortunately the Vista email program can be made to run on the new operating system. People have been kind enough to post step by step instructions on how to get Windows Mail on your new Windows 7 computer.
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Download Live email

I have been using live.com as my email. I want to download my mail to my computer and work with it there … offline … comfortably. I HATE the way Live has their display set up. I find their “features” slow and cumbersome. Even though most of that is probably because I have a slow connection… and I cannot do anything about it. I have been floundering around for 2 months trying to resolve this problem. Can you give me any direction??? Thanks. (I have VISTA … ughhhhh)
Ruby

Downloading messages from an online account and storing them on your computer requires the use of an email program or an email client in geeky language. Does Outlook Express, Outlook, or Windows Mail ring a bell? These are all email programs. So which one should you use to download Live email? More »

Windows Vista email program

Posted on April 2, 2010 under Windows Mail, Windows Vista  |  1 Comment

I have Outlook Express on my old computer and bought a new one with Vista. Can I transfer all my existing email, addresses, etc. to another email program on Windows Vista? If so, please tell me how?
I know very little about this!
Jule

The email program on Windows Vista is Windows Mail – refer that link for tips and support articles. It replaces Outlook Express which was pre-installed on XP and some older versions of Windows. The interface and functionality of these two programs is quite the same and, in my opinion, Microsoft should have continued with the old name – Outlook Express version 7 – instead of giving a new one to the Windows Vista email program.

Anyway, to answer your question – Yes! You can move all your email messages and contact addresses to the new computer. This is a fairly simple process that can be completed in a few minutes.
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Turn on email filter – Windows Live Mail

Posted on November 24, 2009 under Hotmail, Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail  |  Leave a comment

I get a message that my email filter is not turned on. What does this mean? And how do I turn on the email filter in Windows Live Mail?
Annette Hoch

Microsoft introduced the automated junk email filter in Windows Mail, the default email client of the Vista operating system. It was then ported to Windows Live Mail, which, as you would know, comes built-in with Windows 7. The job of this email filter (when turned on) is to identify garbage messages you get and send them automatically to the corresponding default junk email folders. Junk email can include spam, phishing attacks and messages sent out by automated programs. FYI, each email account that you set up in Windows Live Mail gets it’s own set of five default folders.
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Install Windows Mail on Windows 7

Posted on November 16, 2009 under Windows 7, Windows Mail  |  3 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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