No Outlook Express?

Lucky I'm already bald. Windows Mail has me tearing hair out. An e-mail
arrived with a theatre invite with a link to click to raise a return e-mail.
I've received many such before in OE and never a problem. In Windows Mail
nothing happens. A line in the status bar indicates mailto:email address etc
& but the WM e-mail composition screen doesn't launch.

Tried Outlook and it goes looking for a program to link to but not much luck
there. (Outlook has always been and still is a heavy cumbersum thing). I
downloaded Thunderbird and the links worked so I've lined up the tickets.

Went back to Windows Mail and trawled through the Options to see if there
was a setting. No luck. Tried the link again in Windows Mail and blimey, it
launched the Thunderbird composition window!

"Scott" wrote:

> Rick spake thusly on 1/18/2007 8:37 PM:
> > Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> > there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>
> How about one BETTER than OE.
>
> http://getthunderbird.com
>
>
>
> --
> Scott http://angrykeyboartder.com
>
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>

Wow -- I found the solution - after hours of looking where to look and then
working out the right question! Had to go into this new thing in Vista
called Default Programs (which I don't fully understand yet). Burried deep
in there is the Mailto: option and this is not linked to any program. I
attached it to Windows mail -- and it worked!

"Edwin" wrote:

> Lucky I'm already bald. Windows Mail has me tearing hair out. An e-mail
> arrived with a theatre invite with a link to click to raise a return e-mail.
> I've received many such before in OE and never a problem. In Windows Mail
> nothing happens. A line in the status bar indicates mailto:email address etc
> & but the WM e-mail composition screen doesn't launch.
>
> Tried Outlook and it goes looking for a program to link to but not much luck
> there. (Outlook has always been and still is a heavy cumbersum thing). I
> downloaded Thunderbird and the links worked so I've lined up the tickets.
>
> Went back to Windows Mail and trawled through the Options to see if there
> was a setting. No luck. Tried the link again in Windows Mail and blimey, it
> launched the Thunderbird composition window!
>
> "Scott" wrote:
>
> > Rick spake thusly on 1/18/2007 8:37 PM:
> > > Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> > > there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
> >
> > How about one BETTER than OE.
> >
> > http://getthunderbird.com
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott http://angrykeyboartder.com
> >
> > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> >

Sorry not to get back to you. There is a newsgroup for vista mail issues.

steve

"Edwin" <Edwin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2951173D-0342-449F-AC8F-AAA1D1221A39@microsoft.com...
> Wow -- I found the solution - after hours of looking where to look and
> then
> working out the right question! Had to go into this new thing in Vista
> called Default Programs (which I don't fully understand yet). Burried
> deep
> in there is the Mailto: option and this is not linked to any program. I
> attached it to Windows mail -- and it worked!
>
> "Edwin" wrote:
>
>> Lucky I'm already bald. Windows Mail has me tearing hair out. An e-mail
>> arrived with a theatre invite with a link to click to raise a return
>> e-mail.
>> I've received many such before in OE and never a problem. In Windows
>> Mail
>> nothing happens. A line in the status bar indicates mailto:email address
>> etc
>> & but the WM e-mail composition screen doesn't launch.
>>
>> Tried Outlook and it goes looking for a program to link to but not much
>> luck
>> there. (Outlook has always been and still is a heavy cumbersum thing). I
>> downloaded Thunderbird and the links worked so I've lined up the tickets.
>>
>> Went back to Windows Mail and trawled through the Options to see if there
>> was a setting. No luck. Tried the link again in Windows Mail and
>> blimey, it
>> launched the Thunderbird composition window!
>>
>> "Scott" wrote:
>>
>> > Rick spake thusly on 1/18/2007 8:37 PM:
>> > > Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me.
>> > > Are
>> > > there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>> >
>> > How about one BETTER than OE.
>> >
>> > http://getthunderbird.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Scott http://angrykeyboartder.com
>> >
>> > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>> >

Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
there any free newsreaders similar to OE?

Outlook Express has been replaced by Windows Mail which is very similar and
can be used as a NNTP client.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Rick" <rick@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Oq2des3OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>
>

Rick:
Windows Mail is the replacement for OE in Vista.

--
Dennis Pack
XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
Office2007
"Rick" <rick@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Oq2des3OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>
>

Windows mail not similar enough?

Ken


"Rick" <rick@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Oq2des3OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>
>

If irritated by WinMail, you could try XanaNews
news://forums.talkto.net/xananews.support
Paul-B and Jeff Gaines posted here today that they like it with Vista.

"Rick" <rick@nospam.com> wrote in message news:Oq2des3OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> there any free newsreaders similar to OE?

"Rick" <rick@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Oq2des3OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me. Are
> there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>


Windows Mail is basically Outlook Express 7. It introduces several new bugs
and no Hotmail support!

ss.

In message eM1VIX6OHHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
Synapse Syndrome <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> Proclaimed from the
tallest tower:

> "Rick" <rick@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq2des3OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Do we get Outlook Express with Vista? It doesn't look like it to me.
>> Are there any free newsreaders similar to OE?
>>
>
>
> Windows Mail is basically Outlook Express 7. It introduces several
> new bugs and no Hotmail support!
>
> ss.

You really don't like M$ do you...

;-)


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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)