BIG PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS MAIL

I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big problems
with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are all
in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not always
send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program.

I don't expect the issues to be rapidly resolved.

steve

"Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
>I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big
>problems
> with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
> address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
> opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
> able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
> importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are
> all
> in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
> contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not
> always
> send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
> these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program.

Do you have a recommendation on an alternative program?

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> I don't expect the issues to be rapidly resolved.
>
> steve
>
> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
> >I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big
> >problems
> > with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
> > address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
> > opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
> > able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
> > importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are
> > all
> > in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
> > contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not
> > always
> > send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
> > these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program.
>

As mentioned here many times, good alternates are
Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007, Thunderbird (which is free),
and some people like Eudora or Pegasus. I've tried the latter two
but did not like them.

Gary VanderMolen

"Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BD7FABC6-4145-45ED-84DF-16FC7B2CCCAE@microsoft.com...
> Do you have a recommendation on an alternative program?
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> I don't expect the issues to be rapidly resolved.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
>> >I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big
>> >problems
>> > with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
>> > address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
>> > opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
>> > able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
>> > importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are
>> > all
>> > in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
>> > contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not
>> > always
>> > send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
>> > these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program.
>>

Have you tried Thunderbird? I will research it on the internet. Thanks for
your response.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> As mentioned here many times, good alternates are
> Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007, Thunderbird (which is free),
> and some people like Eudora or Pegasus. I've tried the latter two
> but did not like them.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BD7FABC6-4145-45ED-84DF-16FC7B2CCCAE@microsoft.com...
> > Do you have a recommendation on an alternative program?
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >
> >> I don't expect the issues to be rapidly resolved.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
> >> >I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big
> >> >problems
> >> > with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
> >> > address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
> >> > opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
> >> > able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
> >> > importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are
> >> > all
> >> > in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
> >> > contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not
> >> > always
> >> > send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
> >> > these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program.
> >>
>

no. I use WinMail.

steve

"Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD7FABC6-4145-45ED-84DF-16FC7B2CCCAE@microsoft.com...
> Do you have a recommendation on an alternative program?
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> I don't expect the issues to be rapidly resolved.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
>> >I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big
>> >problems
>> > with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
>> > address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows
>> > Mail
>> > opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not
>> > being
>> > able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders
>> > after
>> > importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are
>> > all
>> > in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all
>> > my
>> > contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not
>> > always
>> > send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not
>> > fix
>> > these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail
>> > program.
>>

as klunky as it seems this has worked for me.
I simply create multiple groups with slightly different names to indicate who is not included.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big problems
with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are all
in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not always
send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program.

"Klunky" isn't the word for it! I can't believe Microsoft has replaced a
wonderful little program like Outlook Express with such an archaic
un-user-friendly one as Windows Mail is. I for one can't handle it, I'm
looking elsewhere for a mail program.

"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> as klunky as it seems this has worked for me.
> I simply create multiple groups with slightly different names to indicate who is not included.
>
>
>
> mikeyhsd@comcast.net
>
>
>
> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news9843940-23F5-4CCB-88D2-E5FCED83249E@microsoft.com...
> I see from reading other posts that I am not the only one having big problems
> with Windows Mail. Can anyone tell me if Microsoft is working hard to
> address these problems and I just need to be patient? First, Windows Mail
> opens terribly slow. The really frustrating problem, for me, is not being
> able to access my contacts by folder. I resorted them into folders after
> importing from Outlook Express, but when I open to To: window, they are all
> in one list again. It is very, very frustrating to have to go thru all my
> contacts to pick out a few. Using groups won't work because I do not always
> send to everyone in a specific group each time. If Microsoft does not fix
> these problems very quickly I will have to look for another mail program