"Connie " <kahola@fairpoint.net> wrote in message
news:e%23Lodz8rHHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> APPARENTLY VISTA windows mail was not and is not ready for operation ...I
> had windows 98 of all things and I use 2000 as well as XP I loved,
> loved my outlook express why oh why cannot Vista windows mail operate as
> it should.....
> My teen grandson said I was in for more problems than I would ever hope to
> have and he is correct....
> I did not want Vista the Dell was loaded with it...
> At any rate my send will not send says there is an error in receiving mail
> at that address but it applies to any address I use...and they have given
> me permission to send in their address book my provider says they do not
> know how to use vista....HELP HELP. KAHOLA

What is the exact error message?

Email scanning should be turned off in any anti-virus. It provides no
protection not provided by the regular resident program.
Beside that, McAfee and Norton are not compatible with Windows Mail.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.