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Ken Blake
Flightless Bird
On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:48:24 -0400, "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy"
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Ken Blake wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:17:12 +0100, Gordon <gordonbparker@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 19/09/2010 02:54, Fred Manitoba wrote:
> >>> Don't listen to Alias - a registered LIAR.
> >> Where is this "register" of liars?
> >>
> >>> Windows7 is using newer mail clinet called "Live Mail".
> >> Wrong. Windows 7 comes with NO EMAIL CLIENT at all. Some OEM vendors
> >> bundle WLM with their install - along with all the other crap like trial
> >> versions of Office.
> >
> >
> >
> > And "Live Mail" is not its correct name. It's *Windows* Live Mail.
> >
> > A minor point? Perhaps. But using the wrong name for something--even
> > just a slightly wrong name--can get you into trouble.
> >
> >
> >>> There's a way to force old WinMail (you wanted it?) to run under
> >>> Windows7 but it's probably too complex for you to bother with.
> >
> > "Force" is far too strong a word. It's not complex at all. All you
> > need to do is copy it from a Vista machine,
>
> Some of us may not have a spare computer with Vista on it. I know I don't.
Then use a two-step copy process. Find a friend who has Vista and copy
it from his machine to a thumb drive, CD, etc. Then copy from that
media to your computer.
> I only have one computer, and it has 64 bit Windows 7 on it. How would I
> go about installing Windows Mail, were I so inclined?
I've never tried it myself, but here are instructions:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/06/05/download-windows-mail-from-vista-for-use-in-windows-7/
or http://tinyurl.com/o276tv
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Ken Blake wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:17:12 +0100, Gordon <gordonbparker@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 19/09/2010 02:54, Fred Manitoba wrote:
> >>> Don't listen to Alias - a registered LIAR.
> >> Where is this "register" of liars?
> >>
> >>> Windows7 is using newer mail clinet called "Live Mail".
> >> Wrong. Windows 7 comes with NO EMAIL CLIENT at all. Some OEM vendors
> >> bundle WLM with their install - along with all the other crap like trial
> >> versions of Office.
> >
> >
> >
> > And "Live Mail" is not its correct name. It's *Windows* Live Mail.
> >
> > A minor point? Perhaps. But using the wrong name for something--even
> > just a slightly wrong name--can get you into trouble.
> >
> >
> >>> There's a way to force old WinMail (you wanted it?) to run under
> >>> Windows7 but it's probably too complex for you to bother with.
> >
> > "Force" is far too strong a word. It's not complex at all. All you
> > need to do is copy it from a Vista machine,
>
> Some of us may not have a spare computer with Vista on it. I know I don't.
Then use a two-step copy process. Find a friend who has Vista and copy
it from his machine to a thumb drive, CD, etc. Then copy from that
media to your computer.
> I only have one computer, and it has 64 bit Windows 7 on it. How would I
> go about installing Windows Mail, were I so inclined?
I've never tried it myself, but here are instructions:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/06/05/download-windows-mail-from-vista-for-use-in-windows-7/
or http://tinyurl.com/o276tv