Windows 7

alison99_2

Hi,
it's probably staring me in the face, but can anyone tell me if Windows 7 has Windows Mail or such like? Thanks

savemoney

No I use firefox thunderbird its free

I have it on my server using it now and laptop is so much better than Vista cant wait for it to go out

Jakg

alison99 wrote: »

Hi,
it's probably staring me in the face, but can anyone tell me if Windows 7 has Windows Mail or such like? Thanks

Yes it does.

Marty_J

Windows Mail is part of Windows Live Essentials, which must be downloaded separately.

alison99_2

Thanks Jakg and Marty, I'll spend a little more time looking first before I ask a daft question

savemoney

Mine doesn't have it http://download.live.com/

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/64-63-windows-email-program

Solution:

Open the start menu and type 'essentials', click on the first item that comes up -> "go online to get windows live essentials"

From there you can download and install the windows mail program along with some of the other programs that microsoft left out of windows 7 (such as movie maker, messenger, and a photo editor).

el_gringo_3

If you go to windows update, then click on optional updates, it should be on the list there, above all the language packs.

savemoney

Hello I am here

alison99 wrote: »

Thanks Jakg and Marty, I'll spend a little more time looking first before I ask a daft question

savemoney

It doesnt have it on mine

Only

Dell bus controller and ports for 24" monitor
Test update for windows 7 candidate for x64

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el_gringo wrote: »

If you go to windows update, then click on optional updates, it should be on the list there, above all the language packs.

chunter

What happened to outlook express?
What if you want nothing to do with Windows Live?
Microsoft trying to corral people in again?

Another fine example of how to lose friends and antagonise people.
They just don't seem to have a clue.

Thankfully I'm already on Thunderbird (and Linux)
but the differences in setting up OE and TB are day and night.

Hopefully some sensible 3rd party will come up with a free simple OE 'similiar' so everybody is gradually moving away from Microsoft.

Viva the revolution!

alison99_2

I miss OE too, but why Microsoft couldn't incorporate a mail programme into Windows 7 I don't know, possibly they're hoping people will download the other crap on offer when you download it from the web.
So far my opinion of Windows 7 RC is it's a prettied-up version of Vista.