Windows 7: Windows Mail

THANK YOU Peter (Ex_Brit)!!
Pg 1 link here works, but doesn't have Calx64. I didn't see it in the Calendar Thread - sorry. I won't get to try installing Calendar til probably Fri - Hopefully it'll work!!

Thanks a BUNCH!

Yes install Calendar after Mail. Good luck.

Hi Guys,

Once again, I want to thank you for the newer, simpler way to get Windows Mail back in Windows 7.
However, sometimes some weird things happen, that I can't figure out. I use a window at the top to hold the 4 newest e-mails, so I have about the largest real estate to view the current e-mail. But sometimes the window resets itself to hold 5, or 6, or 7 e-mails. Also, the files column at the left expands to the right by itself, and takes up more of the screen. Then also, sometimes the font size is HUGE on the screen, which means I have to use a horizontal scroll bar to see all the content. Is there something that could be done to fix these problems, or do I have to just live with them? These things happen about half the time. Also, the vertical scroll bar is the only way to scroll down, the scroll wheel doesn't work.

Thanks sincerely for any help,

Barry

Hi Barry,

Could you post a screenshot of what you mean.
I'm trying to understand what 'View' you are using, and picture in my head what you are seeing; I've never had any problems with what you are describing though, and so a screenshot of it would help.
I'm looking through my WinMail Options now to see if there is something you have, like perhaps:
Tools> Options> Read> Automatically Expand Group Messages ..uncheck that, but I'm reaching though here until I can see what you are seeing.
Also in your last sentence, do you mean the scroll wheel on your mouse? ...anyway all scrolling ways work fine on this end and always have.

Hi endeavor & Slartybart. Long time since my last post. I had a moment of panic yesterday when I kinda lost my WM after running sfc scannow. Still had it listed in Start menu but nothing happened when I clicked on it. Then I remembered that sfc was discussed last year when I almost lived here so calmed down & was gonna come back to find that info. But had a couple other small glitches to work on 1st so did System Restore for them & by golly, got my mail back.

grits

Will exported messages from Vista WM import into WM on 7?

thx

bob

Hello Bob,

Yes.

Windows Mail - Messages

Thanks and one more thing: Will WM under 7 now be seen as the default mail client for sending links, etc? I know it would not early on.


bob

Hi grits,

After running the Tutorial, running SFC should not affect WM since that problem was fixed already as you & I spoke of previously in this thread Here

To fix the problem after the fact, you could run the whole Tutorial again to fix it.
or
Just merging the WinMailEdit.reg of the itself from the procedure will fix the problem by also removing the registry entry that's affecting it. I don't think running the complete WinMailEdit.reg will affect any of your personal settings at all.
...or
if you want to be sure it doesn't then if you wanted to create your own reg file to just remove the keys that are responsible for this SFC issue then these are the entries below.
or,
..since it's working after your restore then leave it alone; however, as is, since somehow those registry keys have been re-entered (most likely from some updates you've done) but if you run SFC again it will again break WM again until you remove them, and so if you ever want to run SFC then you will have to do one of the above - any of the above will fix it and they will all accomplish the same thing, choose the ones that's simplest and right for you.

It should if made the default email program, but there's no guarantee since it's no longer support in Windows 7.