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  1. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #310

    Poppa Bear, you & Greg S should be awarded the Nobel Prize for Workarounds....LOL!

    It just occurred to me as I've had WM working for ages in Win 7 x64...it doesn't appear in my Start/All Programs list, is there a way? (Likewise for Windows Calendar I guess although I haven't done that yet). I mean the regular Programs list not necessarily the Startup items.

    Meanwhile I'll do some more research on the matter.

    Edit: Please ignore....it was there, I just wasn't looking hard enough...it's the age you know...groan.
    Last edited by Ex_Brit; 20 Feb 2010 at 07:55.
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  2. Posts : 320
    Win7 Ultimate 64bit Retail
       #311

    Hi Ex_Brit, re:
    Ex_Brit said:
    Poppa Bear, you & Greg S should be awarded the Nobel Prize for Workarounds....LOL!

    It just occurred to me as I've had WM working for ages in Win 7 x64...it doesn't appear in my Start/All Programs list, is there a way? (Likewise for Windows Calendar I guess although I haven't done that yet). I mean the regular Programs list not necessarily the Startup items.

    Meanwhile I'll do some more research on the matter.
    Hell, with compliments like that my ego's likely to go up like a hot air baloon... double LOL! Truth is Greg S is really the driving force behind the research & development side of it. As he rightly said I'm just the tester outer.

    Windows Calendar - Import into Windows 7


    Anyway, your post made me realise I haven't got it in my Start Menu regular programs as opposed to pinning to Start Menu. However, it's fairly simple to do.
    • In Windows 7 Program Files open: Windows Mail --> Tools --> Folder Options --> View Tab:

    -Dot: "Show Hidden Files"
    -Untick: "Hide protected operating files" & "Hide extensions for known file types"
    -Click: Apply --> OK
    • Still in program files open: Windows Mail folder --> Right click: WinMail.exe --> Send to desktop as shortcut.
    • Right click: WinMail.exe shortcut on desktop --> Copy
    • Open: Computer --> C: Drive --> Program Data --> Microsoft --> Windows --> Start Menu --> Programs.
    • Paste copy of WinMail.exe desktop shortcut into Start Menu Programs & re-name to: Windows Mail.
    Hope this is what you were after? Cheers Poppa
    Last edited by Brink; 20 Feb 2010 at 14:18. Reason: added Windows Calendar tutorial link
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  3. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #312

    Yep, that's it, thanks. Now I'm just doing the Windows Calendar. So easy. Maybe you should do a cross ref to a new thread in Tutorials in case someone is just looking for Windows Calendar as distinct from Windows Mail?
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  4. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #313

    P.S. What happened to "WinCalEdit.zip attached" ?

    Edit (again): Found it, sorry so ignore. I'm forced to use my old glasses until my new ones are repaired and I am slightly blind as a result.
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  5. Posts : 320
    Win7 Ultimate 64bit Retail
       #314

    To Ex_Brit re:
    Maybe you should do a cross ref to a new thread in Tutorials in case someone is just looking for Windows Calendar as distinct from Windows Mail?
    Glad you got Start Menu sorted. After you've done it once, not really hard, and works the same for all programs. Sart menu was easy in XP becos wasn't hidden folder. Bit harder in Vista & Win7.

    Would be happy for post to be used as a reference just for importing Windows Calendar but not sure how to go about doing that? Can you tell me how?

    Update re:
    P.S. What happened to "WinCalEdit.zip attached" ?
    Phew!!! Thanks for putting that in.

    The attachment file WinCalEdit.zip in Step 6 of Post 375 was an error.

    It had been inadvertently opened with NotePad as default, and hence when opened would only show a text file. Have since fixed it.

    Cheers PB
    Last edited by poppa bear; 20 Feb 2010 at 09:59.
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  6. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #315

    You'd have to ask Brink or someone to cross-ref it I guess. I only suggested that so that people looking for Windows Calendar specifically would find it easier.

    I found WinCalEdit.zip using a search and for some reason I can't duplicate that now, but I did find the right one as it worked. Somehow I managed to get a search result only for attachments...don't ask.

    I remember there were three references to it and 2 appeared to be quite small so I ignored those.
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  7. Posts : 320
    Win7 Ultimate 64bit Retail
       #316

    Ex_Brit said:
    You'd have to ask Brink or someone to cross-ref it I guess. I only suggested that so that people looking for Windows Calendar specifically would find it easier.

    I found WinCalEdit.zip using a search and for some reason I can't duplicate that now, but I did find the right one as it worked. Somehow I managed to get a search result only for attachments...don't ask.

    I remember there were three references to it and 2 appeared to be quite small so I ignored those.
    The attachment WinCalEdit.zip was included in Step 5 of Post 317: How to Enable WinMail. And that works fine, so I assume your search must have found that one. Anyway, the one in Post 375 also now works, thanks to you alerting me to it.

    Cheers PB
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  8. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #317

    You're welcome. Not getting email notifications of posts from here all of a sudden so I have to keep monitoring.

    Wish I could remember how I got up a search for attachments only as it was useful.
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  9. Posts : 320
    Win7 Ultimate 64bit Retail
       #318

    Ex_Brit said:
    You're welcome. Not getting email notifications of posts from here all of a sudden so I have to keep monitoring.

    Wish I could remember how I got up a search for attachments only as it was useful.
    Unfortunately can't help on that one as too new to forum, but let me know if you find a way. Would be useful info to have.

    Cheers PB
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  10. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #319

    I haven't yet managed to repeat it.
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