Windows 7: Windows Mail

R Kelly: Yes, thank you for posting the info re: the dll file msidcrl30 (sure this is Windows 7 and you're post is Win8 related, but no one seems to want to take ownership of the tutorial on Win8 - for good reason - it's basically an orphaned product)

Regarding the invalid account issue, I'll take a guess that there are registry changes required to make the connection between calendar and WM. My Vista machine bit the dust a few months ago, so I don't have a reference to use for investigation (even I won't take ownership of WM on Win8).

I searched for non-MS alternatives. Seems as thogh Mozilla Thunderbird w/ Lightning add-on for Cal takes top honors. The only other decent option was Outlook and that is said with caveats - not useful on Win8 RT.

If you're looking for just calendering, Rainlendar, is well regarded, although I'm not familiar with it. I you couple that with Live Essentials mail - you might have a workable messaging platform.

Note that I'm not using Win8. I haven't used calendering since Outlook 98 and use Live Essentials Mail client.

If you find the "missing link" that ties WM and Cal on Win8, please do post what you find.

Yes, it is a "risk" to use Windows Mail like we do, but it sure is fun, too. YEA for us! That's a good thing to know about the battery file. If I ever do run across the link between WM and CAL in 8 I'll be glad to post it.
Thanks all,
Ron

I want to thank you for the new way to get Windows Mail back.
It is so easy compared to the other way. I tried about 10 times
to get it the other way before I finally got it. Then after about a
week, Windows updates sent a file that made me lose it. Very
frustrating. I have now turned off Windows updates to stop the
problem.

You're welcome.

I do not recommend turning off Windows Update, though. The the current tut should prevent the issue through a registry key mod.

Besides, I don't think MS is doing any maint on WM - they might have sent some files through WU back then, but I'm fairly sure that the people who built the original caught that. I'd be interested to know if there is something else that you experienced using the modified tutorial.

   Quote: Originally Posted by alientrader1

I want to thank you for the new way to get Windows Mail back.
It is so easy compared to the other way. I tried about 10 times to get it the other way before I finally got it. Then after about a week, Windows updates sent a file that made me lose it. Very frustrating.

I have now turned off Windows updates to stop the problem.

The recent comments were prompted by these posts:
1) Windows Mail
2) Windows Mail

1) Has the missing dll issue for Windows 8 been corrected or mentioned in the tutorial?
2) Does WM in Windows 7 or 8 still work after doing a system file check (sfc /scannow)? (I'm not sure how a registry key mod can affect the sfc test.)

1) Have you run the tutorial Ron?
2) Did SFC break WM on Windows 7?

I spent a good deal of time writing and testing the tut. Endeavor tested it. About 5 other people have tested it and no one has reported issues. On the contrary, the two most recent posts stated the tut worked!

With regards to Win8 - it doesn't apply to this tutorial. RKelly needed somplece to write about his Win8 / WM experience and that's great, it will help others.

If you have issues that need to be addressed specific to Windows 7 and this tutorial, I've always said I will update the tut. It is not within the scope of this tut or this forum to answer all questions about all platforms (i.e. Win8) or about all related aplets (i.e. Calendar).

If you tried the tut or took the time to look at the files in the download, the questions you ask would be moot.

You might want to post this on the Calendar tutorial. Someone over there might have a better idea of the internals.

   Quote: Originally Posted by RKelly5327

..... After I did this WIndows Mail launched right off the bat.

However I cannot get Calendar to work in 8. I followed the tute for Calendar, right to a T. Alll went well up to where I was to select the Reminders file. That part seemed to work okay, but when I tried to select the configuration OS at the bottom, I got an error message saying "the specified account name is not valid."

I tried it for all of the options, but none worked. I have no idea what the error message is talking about, nor where to even find the name of the mystery accout so I can remedy it.

Ron K.

SlartyBart- the tut worked great. I didn't have any problems at all with it. I was just trying to do the same thing with 8 to see how it would work. That's when I ran across the info about the missing dll file. So far I haven't been able to get Calendar to work in 8, but that's really no big deal. It all works fine in 7 and that's the main thing.
RK

RKelly: Thanks again, it helps everyone understand. Have you tried asking a question in the Calendar tutorial? You might get better feedback there.

   Quote: Originally Posted by RKelly5327

SlartyBart- the tut worked great. I didn't have any problems at all with it. I was just trying to do the same thing with 8 to see how it would work. That's when I ran across the info about the missing dll file. So far I haven't been able to get Calendar to work in 8, but that's really no big deal. It all works fine in 7 and that's the main thing.
RK

Many of us have it installed on Win8 already.
All the information that you posted was covered a few pages back on post 1328
and before that on post 1247 with the links where to go to get the information to do it.