Windows Mail

Han Solo said:

I have copy and pasted the correct command in run but I still can't see WinMail.exe in the Windows Mail folder. I took ownersip using the Take Ownershiip reg and then used Footnote 1 to take ownership. After all this I still can't see WinMail.exe.

The problem wasn't in the Take Ownership, as all this does is allow you to delete or copy over a file that is protected.

The problem was in Step 2 which showed an incorrect command. And as Brink pointed out in the post above, this has now been corrected.

WinMail.exe is made visible by typing, (or copying and pasting), the command shown below, exactly as is, into the Run command box.

attrib -s -h "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe"

It shows you in Step 2 how to open the Run command box.


So what you need to do is:

• Go the main tutorial at the very beginning of this post

• Continue the import process starting with Step 2 onwards.

Cheers PB

poppa bear said:

Hi Primal, re:

Thanks PB Yes I used the 64 bit msoe.dll OK I understand the files can be hidden again. I did not click on WinMAil.exe before doing all steps

I'm assuming that after doing everything suggested, it is still not working?

OK it seems fairly certain that the problem is corrupted files. I assume you have still got copies of the original Windows 7 folders for Windows Mail 32 & 64 bit, as comes with a clean instal of Windoows 7? If this is the case, delete all Windows Mail folders totally, not just the files inside the folders, from both sets of program files. Click the attached pic to enlarge to show location.

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Now open: Start Orb --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Run

In the Run box type: sfc /scannow --> Click: OK. Let the scan complete.

This should replace any corrupted or missing original system files.

Once the scan is finished, check your program files to see if there are any Windows Mail folders. If they are present and complete, (compare them to your saved original Windows Mail folders that came installed in Windows 7), do the steps in Post 317.

If they are not present, open:

Start Orb --> Computer --> C Drive --> Program Files --> Copy the original 64bit Wndows Mail folder into normal Program Files. This folder must be named as it originally appeared, that is: Windows Mail.

Now open: Start Orb --> Computer --> C Drive --> Program Files --> Copy the original 32bit Wndows Mail folder into Program Files(x86), and make sure name is also Windows Mail.

Now open: Start Orb --> Computer --> Right click: C Drive --> In drop down menu choose: Properties --> Tools Tab --> Click: Check Now --> Start --> Schedule Disk Check --> Re-boot PC.

On re-start it will do a quick system scan. Once re-booted, now apply the steps in Post 317.

Good luck. PB

Poppa Bear

I got it. Thanks for your patience.One thing I messed was attrib -s -h "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" For some reason I missed the attrib -s-h but as everything else worked I just made the exe visible by tools/folder options/view etc and then made it invisible again. Is that OK? I ask because I want to make the 7 the computer i get my mail on and want to copy all the previous mail from vista. Do you think my system is stable as I did not do exactly as you said.

Also, though it is not really relevant here, can you tell me where the sfc /scannow restores all the folders from. Is it from the back up Recover section of the hard drive. I was trying to extract the winmail folders from the recover section and from the DVD but could not find them. someone told me they are compressed?

Thanks again PB you are a star. So good to see window mail on my new PC

Han Solo said:

I have copy and pasted the correct command in run but I still can't see WinMail.exe in the Windows Mail folder. I took ownership using the Take Ownership reg and then used Footnote 1 to take ownership. After all this I still can't see WinMail.exe.


It's ok now. Windows Mail is back for business. Apparently I wasn't seeing WinMail.exe because the attrib -s -h "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe"
didn't work until I used an elevated cmd prompt instead. And I only did that at the end. I hope that doesn't give me any problems in the future.

Hey Han Solo that's great you got it working.

It wasn't really your mistake, the command syntax was wrong in Step 2 of the tutorial. Using the elevated command should not give you any problems in the future. Removing the attributes simply makes the file visible, but doesn't affect it's functionality.

Cheers PB

Cheers PB much appreciated:)
2 things

1 When I booted my PC today the windows mail was still there but the account I had created was gone and I had to recreate. Later I rebooted and the account was there but it had been off overnight in the first instance.

2 I was able to copy all my message from win mail on vista by importing. But, a folder I had created especially for read receipts will not copy. I can copy it and I can create a READ folder in win 7 but copy to folder is greyed out. It is a small thing but would like to get it right if possible. Have noted your further comments