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Hi! I have just install Windows 7 Ultimate build 7232 on my system which a Gateway FX542X 64bit. My problem is, as you probably know, Windows 7 does not come with an email program like Outlook Express ( my all time favorite) or even Windows Mail as I was using with Windows Vista Ultimate before upgrading. I need to know how I can install Windows Mail in Windows 7 step-by-step. I find some sites that indicated I could copy and paste Windows Mail from Vista into Windows 7 "program\windowsmail" using full control. However, I haven't been able to give myself full control to that folder so that I could copy and paste all the files and/or unzip the download Windows Vista Mail to said folder.

Please if anyone know how this can be done successfully, tell me with as much step-by step details as possible.

Bjel78 - Windows Mail is not the same as Windows Live Mail.
Windows Live Mail is a good alternative, but if you want to use Windows Mail and as you say this can be done by copying the program from the program folder you can use free commander to browse to C:\Program Files\Windows Mail and copy that folder to you Windows 7 edition.
Hope it works!
Please post back to let us know;)

Cheers,
Sarah.

Edit: I typed Windows Live where I meant Windos Mail ! Sorry.

You may need to turn UAC off, to change those permissions.

ScottW - there's no problem with Windows Live as fas as I know: the OP doesn't like it much and I agree. I don't like Windows Live Mail one bit.
I find it unacceptable to be forced to keep your data online instead of as a hard fact on your PC, where you can make a copy and safe it for later reference.
And don't tell me it's safe on the internet from crashes of my computer etc. I will make sure my data is safe, don't need to put in the hands of a third party that might just as well have a problem with it's server etc and then all is lost without a backup.

So to answer your question: Windows Mail is ok. I like it better than Outlook Express because it is easier to backup individual emails.
Windows Live Mail looks the same as Windows Mail, but the 'Live' character makes it a definite no go for me.
And if 7 doesn't have Windows Mail I think that is a big downside to it.

Well ScottW, I once gave it a try and didn't like it so I uninstalled it, but I don't remember quite what was what. Ought to give it another try, but it always is messy installing MS live products, because they update all other live apps you have and I don't want my MSN updated and whenever I try to add something from the live group I keep getting those reminders.
Same happens in respect to IE8. I don't want it, because it messes up my mht-files which I had such trouble getting back to working shape. But I get emails and addbanners on almost daily basis urging me to get IE8 which is improved for use with MSN.
Nice MS works on improvements, but they should tell me once or maybe twice and then shut up about it!

Sarah, what do you mean by "MSN"? To add to all this confusion, MSN is also a group of services much like Windows Live is. Whichever MSN service(s) you are referring to, I can understand that you don't want to use Windows Live, sine it has essentially replaced most of the MSN services.

For IE8, if you don't want it, use the IE8 blocker toolkit to stop it from nagging you:
http://www.microsoft.com/downl.....laylang=en

@ LH - I think I will just wait till I have a new PC with Windows 7, because then I have to anyway <LOL>.

Same version as you;)

I get email concerning WLM every once in a while and that pushes IE8. Not so often anymore - I opted out of something a while back and now they come in less often. And no I don't believe MS is monitoring anything, because I got an email like that in the period I had IE8 installed too.

I normally don't visit msn.com - was just for screenshot purposes;)

Edit: btw when I used to use msn.com to login to my hotmail I used to go straight to this screen:

But since IE8 is out I have to pass this screen first:

Sarah, they certainly have you targeted for IE8! I tried logging into WL Mail in IE7 and IE6, but never saw that screen pushing IE8. Maybe it's because you live in a EU member country.

I did notice that when I log out of WL Mail it sends the browser to msn.com. I don't usually see this because I would normally just close the tab rather than log out. One "nag" screen that I did see -- on an XP system with IE7, the home page is set to blank, but when IE is launched it goes to a "Welcome to IE8" page.

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