Panic

I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email program
"Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?

Gary S. Terhune

Dunno. Doubt it. And why would you want to? It's just OE with a different
skin.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Panic" <smartwit@home.com> wrote in message
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>I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email program
>"Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?
>

Bruce Hagen

"Panic" <smartwit@home.com> wrote in message
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>I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email program
>"Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?

Windows Mail is bundled with Vista and cannot be used with XP. (No lose
there. It is even worse than OE).

Windows "Live" Mail can be used with XP.

Windows Live Mail (Overview & Features):
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

Unknown

Worse than OE?????? What's wrong with OE?
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Panic" <smartwit@home.com> wrote in message
> news:eSRFrHJCJHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email
>>program "Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?
>
> Windows Mail is bundled with Vista and cannot be used with XP. (No lose
> there. It is even worse than OE).
>
> Windows "Live" Mail can be used with XP.
>
> Windows Live Mail (Overview & Features):
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> --
>
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
>
>

Bruce Hagen

"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
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> Worse than OE?????? What's wrong with OE?

Specifically, the fragile dbx file structure is the most important thing
wrong with OE. They fixed that in WinMail, but screwed up a dozen other
things that /did/ work fine. Don't get me wrong. I like OE. But it needs a
lot of TLC thay many people don't do because it isn't in Help.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

Unknown

Never had a problem with it. Why do you say dbx file structure is frail?
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
> news:OtBtk.19432$jI5.5277@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com...
>> Worse than OE?????? What's wrong with OE?
>
> Specifically, the fragile dbx file structure is the most important thing
> wrong with OE. They fixed that in WinMail, but screwed up a dozen other
> things that /did/ work fine. Don't get me wrong. I like OE. But it needs a
> lot of TLC thay many people don't do because it isn't in Help.
> --
>
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>

Alias

Unknown wrote:
> Never had a problem with it. Why do you say dbx file structure is frail?

Want to find out the hard way? Open OE. Start compacting your messages.
Pull the plug to your computer out of the wall while it's in the middle
of compacting. Back up your .dbx files first ;-)

Alias
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eQqnKgTCJHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
>> news:OtBtk.19432$jI5.5277@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com...
>>> Worse than OE?????? What's wrong with OE?
>> Specifically, the fragile dbx file structure is the most important thing
>> wrong with OE. They fixed that in WinMail, but screwed up a dozen other
>> things that /did/ work fine. Don't get me wrong. I like OE. But it needs a
>> lot of TLC thay many people don't do because it isn't in Help.
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>
>

Alias

Panic wrote:
> I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email program
> "Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?
>
>

No, but you can use the lame Windows Live Fail. I would recommend a much
better program called Thunderbird. It's free and can be downloaded from
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird. It has an excellent junk filter and
spell checks as you type a message. Not only that, it has extensions and
add ons including a calendar. Compared to OE, it's a breeze to back up, too.

Alias

Bruce Hagen

It is a known issue for over a decade now.

Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...ion.mspx#EOAAC

And:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
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> Never had a problem with it. Why do you say dbx file structure is frail?
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eQqnKgTCJHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
>> news:OtBtk.19432$jI5.5277@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com...
>>> Worse than OE?????? What's wrong with OE?
>>
>> Specifically, the fragile dbx file structure is the most important thing
>> wrong with OE. They fixed that in WinMail, but screwed up a dozen other
>> things that /did/ work fine. Don't get me wrong. I like OE. But it needs
>> a lot of TLC thay many people don't do because it isn't in Help.
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>
>

DaN

Alias wrote:
> Panic wrote:
>> I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email
>> program "Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?
>>
>
> No, but you can use the lame Windows Live Fail. I would recommend a much
> better program called Thunderbird. It's free and can be downloaded from
> http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird. It has an excellent junk filter and
> spell checks as you type a message. Not only that, it has extensions and
> add ons including a calendar. Compared to OE, it's a breeze to back up,
> too.
>
> Alias

I would cast my vote for Thunderbird as well.
Email has never been so efficient.