No Outlook Express with Win 7. Help!

[Quacker]

Briefly mentioned on the WIndows 7 thread. This has thrown me a little. I tried briefly using the Windows Live Mail (I think it was called that) and it successfully linked my hotmail, googlemail and ntlworldmail.

 

Seems too slow and just didn't feel right, so have removed it and now just put a link to my ntlworld mailbox of Firefox for now.

 

I suppose one doesn't have to use an email client, but after many years it seems strange not to! What are others doing in this situation? I suppose I could try Thunderbird as I am already using Firefox it is just very strange not having OE after all these years.

[Match]

Personally I'm happy with live mail I know what your saying about not feeling right, but I've been using it for sometime now and don't have any complaints.

 

Other than opening my Google mail account takes forever, but while I'm waiting I get to delete the spam and junk out of the hotmail account, and start on reading the serious stuff on my Sky Account.

[BeeCeeBee]

I loved Outlook Express until I was forced into using Windows Live Mail or Thunderbird. Chose Live Mail and now that I got it organized I think it is great. Thunderbird, not so much! Gmail works just fine with WLM along with my other email, no delay at all.

[RandyL]

I know this isn't an answer to your question but there are a few things you can do to make it a little more like IE. As for being slow I' haven't found that to be an issue. I did find it to be a real pain to set up the address book when migrating my Windows Mail contacts into the Windows Live Mail Contacts since I have them grouped by folders.

 

I tried these others briefly and went back to Live.

 

Pegasus Mail.

 

Thunderbird Mail.

 

Eudora.

[kevh]

Hi

 

Gave WLM a week at work (hated it!! :mad: ) then bought Outlook 2007:D Fantastic program , but i still use WLM at home to check work stuff but am thinking of getting the academic version for home of OL 2007 as it is so easy to use with all the personal organiser stuff too and will check live accounts too with connecter addon.

 

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Win32 English AE CD (Academic use only): Amazon.co.uk: Software

 

OL 2010 is out in a week or 2 but might cost a bit more but for some more gizmos i expect .

 

Cheers Kev :cool:

[Quacker]

I think it is just the shock to the system. Even when I switched from IE to Firefox, I still continued to use OE.

 

I'm not too bothered about the others as googlemail doesn't get used and hotmail is mainly FB updates. At present I just link to Virgin Media and my mailbox via one of the Firefox tabs - I'll see how it all goes and may possibly try VLM and give it more of a chance ;-)

 

I just coudn't get away with MSN being my homepage - it made Firefox look not like Firefox if that makes sense?

 

Is there a way to have a different homepage yet still see a button or create a tab to check for mail? - I like things easy/simple.

[Match]

I just coudn't get away with MSN being my homepage - it made Firefox look not like Firefox if that makes sense?

 

Not really but I hate the MSN Home Page, I much prefer the igoogle page, with all the apps and customisation options ;)

 

Is there a way to have a different homepage yet still see a button or create a tab to check for mail? - I like things easy/simple.

 

If your using firefox you can set that up using the bookmarks tool bar, one click straight there ;)

[Quacker]

Yes, I did that match by having the first tab on the toolbar named MAIL. It takes me straight to the Virgin Media site - so not too bad - it is just not the same.