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If you have old programs that are incompatible with Win7, it's worth having. I have it on disk just because I can. :)
Here's the download link:
Download Windows XP Mode
James
Newbie here and just general question
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New #12
Virtually anything you ran on XP can run on Windows Seven if you install a virtual machine. This forum has excellent tutorials available, try following this link to the one on creating a "virtual XP machine" :- "https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8247-windows-xp-mode-install-setup.html" Copy and paste it into a new tab on your browser otherwise if you click on it you will be taken to the indexpage for all tutorials ( which is the best source of info for a lot of "How to's" in Windows Seven)
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New #13
Well, I have to say, Windows 7 is working out okay on my new notebook. But I hate the window live email program. Is there any email program out there that is almost like outlook express? I could move around the program like there was no tomorrow.
Thanks.
Timlab
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There really isn't all that much difference between Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail. I hear alot of complaints about how the WLM layout is so completely different from OE, that it's unusable. I don't see the difference:
And it's just as easy to get WLM mail to place the Reading Pane below the list of messages. Just click "View" then "Layout". Other than that, the two of them are virtually identical...
But if you REALLY must use Outlook Express, then why not use Windows XP Mode? The above screenshot shows Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express running in a Virtual XP Desktop.
The following two screenshots shows me starting only Outlook Express in Virtual XP mode, and Outlook Express running in Virtual XP Mode:
If you want instructions on how to get this done, start a new post, let me know which on it is, and we'll take it from there. Although I'd rather you get used to Windows Live Mail, or use the full Outlook program from Microsoft Office. Far fmore secure than Outlook Express can ever hope to be.
The choice is yours.
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New #15
When you add in the fact that you can tie your info to a Live account in WLM and have your contacts backed up...it should be a no brainer which one to use.
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Regarding Office 97, in my mind the biggest issue would be that Microsoft is no longer supporting it with security updates. You'd be vulnerable to an on-going slew of exploits.Last edited by Vincenzo; 28 Nov 2010 at 14:15.
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I had Office 2000 on my Windows 7 notebook before upgrading to 2010 and it ran fine. You probably won't have a problem.
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Actually, Thunderbird is a slightly different kind of mail program. I also know that if the user is planning on using an IMAP server, Thunderbird sometimes quirks.
Thunderbird also saves archived mail a bit differently than Outlook and Outlook Express. MS Outlook uses PST files which are Personal Storage Files. Thunderbird saves mail a bit differently and can only be opened properly with Thunderbird or a third party conversion program.
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