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| Thread ID: 107680 | 2010-02-25 23:06:00 | Outlook Express and Windows 7 | Finackles (15646) | Press F1 |
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| 861572 | 2010-02-25 23:06:00 | I have done a couple of really stupid things: 1 - I volunteered to set up a new PC for my mother 2 - I let her choose one with Windows 7, which I have avoided until today. I have looked on the Microsoft site and I can't see anything obvious about it's availability, it's retirement, or what the heck I can do. I can't get away with using Outlook non-express, that won't fly. QUESTIONS: A) Where the heck is Outlook express? B) Does it not come with Windows 7? C) If not, can I download it from somewhere? D) What is the latest version? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Using some other email client just isn't an option at this stage. Cheers Finackles |
Finackles (15646) | ||
| 861573 | 2010-02-25 23:20:00 | OE doesnt come with Windows 7. You cant download it from anywhere. You'll have to install something else like Outlook,or Thunderbird, or another email client. Only way youre going to get it, is if you reinstall XP | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 861574 | 2010-02-25 23:22:00 | Welcome to PressF1. :) OE went out the window with Vista, Vista came with Windows Live Mail 7 (the successor to Outlook Express 6). You can't 'download' OE. Windows 7 (as you've obviously figured already) doesn't come with an email client, you have to install one. There are a few options, including getting the Windows Live Essentials which includes windows live mail, or getting Thunderbird (www.mozillamessaging.com) which is the option I would recommend. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 861575 | 2010-02-26 00:15:00 | I really appreciate the credible and prompt responses. I knew I could get a sensible answer here. Just a shame it isn't the answer I hoped for.... And thanks for the welcome. I am not really that new. I was a regular in a previous life but it appears my user id has been retired. In fact, not long ago, I googled a problem I had with Visio and it came up with a thread about it I posted here, which I posted my own solution for back in 2003 and I used it to solve the same problem again six years later. Nice to see PressF1 is still going strong. Mr X |
Finackles (15646) | ||
| 861576 | 2010-02-26 00:31:00 | I have just done a new machine conversion such as you are attempting. I used Thunderbird as the client on the win 7 machine and used its import feature to load the OE dbx files. Worked no problem. The wab (contacts) I converted to ldif format which is importable into TB. Look here:- www.infopackets.com o_thunderbird.htm |
linw (53) | ||
| 861577 | 2010-02-26 01:26:00 | I really appreciate the credible and prompt responses. I knew I could get a sensible answer here. Just a shame it isn't the answer I hoped for.... ?? Live mail is the updated Outlook Express download.live.com |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 861578 | 2010-02-26 01:41:00 | I use Windows Live Mail. It works the same as OE. The layout is a bit different, but you will get to know were everything is. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 861579 | 2010-02-26 02:39:00 | Windows Live mail is a bit like a combination of OE and Outlook. You can customize the layout to how you like it. Screen Shots (www.softpedia.com) One thing that gets a few people, is send and receive is now called Sync |
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