Windows Mail

SonicBoom · 24 Mar 2010

YES! Oh yes, yes, oh yes!!

You people have made this gal one very happy lady! It's a grand day when I learn how to keep the beloved and unsurpassed OE-gone-WinMail.

I just migrated to a new Win7 machine from Vista and did not like what I saw of WLM on another Win7 machine I set up for someone else... and I particularly did not like the option of migrating to another email client (I've tried... just can't do it).

Thank you one and all for the skill and knowledge you have put into a marvelous tutorial.

You make us intermediate users feel like pros for a few minutes!

Love it!
Anne

PS - I could not get the WinMail.exe file to show either. Showing hidden files, file extensions, and protected OS files in Folder Options worked for me.

Tocapet · 24 Mar 2010

The way I did it was to boot Ubuntu Linux from a CD and then go to
the program files and delete everything in the Windows Mail directory. Then I copied the entire directory contents from my other computer running Vista to a thumb drive and used Linux to copy that back to the Win 7 machine. Seems like it's going to work.

poppa bear · 24 Mar 2010

Tocapet said:

The way I did it was to boot Ubuntu Linux from a CD and then go to

the program files and delete everything in the Windows Mail directory. Then I copied the entire directory contents from my other computer running Vista to a thumb drive and used Linux to copy that back to the Win 7 machine. Seems like it's going to work.

If it works that's great. That was the method used in the original tutorial here. However, it was shown to have inherent problems. These included:

Conflicts between some of the Vista files and Windows 7.
When sysem file check was run in the Run command box with the code sfc /scannow the system became inoperable because some of the Vista files were modified or replaced.
When Microsoft updates were run it created similar conflicts which borked the system.
Email .eml type files could not be opened on the desktop or in storage fodlers

In addition the modified method:

Auto prompts to set Windows Mail as default on first start up of WinMail.exe
Removes the WinMail.exe splash screen on start up.

By only replacing the msoe.dll file, you only have to deal with conflicts between this file and Windows 7, which has all been done in the reg edits contained in the tutorial.

However, like I say, if it works for you, that's great. It didn't for me and many, many other users.

Cheers PB

unoromanista194 · 26 Mar 2010

hi poppa bear
Thank you very much for the help.
That worked just fine.
I now have winmail.
Again thank you

poppa bear · 27 Mar 2010

unoromanista194 said:

hi poppa bear
Thank you very much for the help.
That worked just fine.
I now have winmail.
Again thank you

You're most welcome. That's great it finally worked. I know how glad I was when I got WinMail back again. So it gives me satisfaction to help someone else get it back.

Cheers PB

Eyas · 28 Mar 2010

I had Vista before and are now running Windows 7 64bit.
I have tried again and again to make the things work. I have looked through all the posts. Getting really frustrated.
What happens is that when trying to open the Winmail.exe, it just opens multiple instances in task manager.
I copied the 64bit dll file into the folder and did everything as descriped. Yet nothing happens else than in taskmanager opens multipele Winmail.exe *32 proccesses.
I have been searching and searching in order to find the solution, and can see others have had the same problem. But the answer how to resolve that seem to be missing.

Please help.!!!

Ok, seem I find the problem.?!?!!?
Before I had Vista 32 bit version. So copied the Windows Mail folder over to Windows 7 64bit.
So I am actually missing the Vista 64 bit version of Windows Mail.....Right...??
Where can I get those files....???

Still need help as Windows Live Mail sux, and I really got happy with the Windows Mail.

poppa bear · 28 Mar 2010

Eyas said:

I had Vista before and are now running Windows 7 64bit.
I have tried again and again to make the things work. I have looked through all the posts. Getting really frustrated.
What happens is that when trying to open the Winmail.exe, it just opens multiple instances in task manager.
I copied the 64bit dll file into the folder and did everything as descriped. Yet nothing happens else than in taskmanager opens multipele Winmail.exe *32 proccesses.
I have been searching and searching in order to find the solution, and can see others have had the same problem. But the answer how to resolve that seem to be missing.

Please help.!!!

Ok, seem I find the problem.?!?!!?
Before I had Vista 32 bit version. So copied the Windows Mail folder over to Windows 7 64bit.
So I am actually missing the Vista 64 bit version of Windows Mail.....Right...??
Where can I get those files....???

Still need help as Windows Live Mail sux, and I really got happy with the Windows Mail.

There are two sets of program files in 64bit Windows 7. One is for 64bit Program files, and the other is for 32bit Program files. Each program files contains a Windows Mail folder, so there are two Windows Mail folders.

In Footnote 3 of the tutorial at the beginning of this thread it shows a diagram of where the two sets of program files are found.

The 64bit program files is labelled: Program Files
The 32bit program files is labelled: Program Files(x86)

I'm not sure exactly what you've done, but if I'm reading you right, you've imported the full 32bit Windows Mail folder from Vista and pasted it into the 64bit Windows Mail folder in Windows 7 in the normal 64bit program files.

If this is correct, you are now missing the original 64bit Windows Mail folder that was installed in Windows 7 from the installation disk.

Therefore, it will be necessary to restore the original Windows Mail folder in the 64bit Program files. Then proceed with the tutorial exactly as shown at the beginning of this thread.

Private message me if you're having problems with this, by left clicking my name at the left top of this post under the bear picture.

Cheers PB

Eyas · 28 Mar 2010

poppa bear said:

Eyas said:

I had Vista before and are now running Windows 7 64bit.
I have tried again and again to make the things work. I have looked through all the posts. Getting really frustrated.
What happens is that when trying to open the Winmail.exe, it just opens multiple instances in task manager.
I copied the 64bit dll file into the folder and did everything as descriped. Yet nothing happens else than in taskmanager opens multipele Winmail.exe *32 proccesses.
I have been searching and searching in order to find the solution, and can see others have had the same problem. But the answer how to resolve that seem to be missing.

Please help.!!!

Ok, seem I find the problem.?!?!!?
Before I had Vista 32 bit version. So copied the Windows Mail folder over to Windows 7 64bit.
So I am actually missing the Vista 64 bit version of Windows Mail.....Right...??
Where can I get those files....???

Still need help as Windows Live Mail sux, and I really got happy with the Windows Mail.

There are two sets of program files in 64bit Windows 7. One is for 64bit Program files, and the other is for 32bit Program files. Each program files contains a Windows Mail folder, so there are two Windows Mail folders.

In Footnote 3 of the tutorial at the beginning of this thread it shows a diagram of where the two sets of program files are found.

The 64bit program files is labelled: Program Files
The 32bit program files is labelled: Program Files(x86)

To be safe, it will be necessary to restore the original Windows Mail folders in each of the program files that came with the Windows 7 installation disk. Then proceed with the tutorial exactly as shown at the beginning of this thread.

Private message me if you're having problems with this, by left clicking my name at the left top of this post under the bear picture.

Cheers PB

It seem I would have to totally reinstall windows 7 x64 in order to restore those folders with Windows Mail, as I obviously have altered them without doing the backup, even I thought I did.
Tried to start from scratch and doing it all over again. Yet the same problem occur.
Have been looking through Microsofts website to find the files, but no luck at all.
I would choose not to reinstall the whole thing again. Way to much work for that.

Tried to PM you, but I simply don't have that option when I left click your name.

poppa bear · 28 Mar 2010

It seem I would have to totally reinstall windows 7 x64 in order to restore those folders with Windows Mail, as I obviously have altered them without doing the backup, even I thought I did.
Tried to start from scratch and doing it all over again. Yet the same problem occur.
Have been looking through Microsofts website to find the files, but no luck at all.
I would choose not to reinstall the whole thing again. Way to much work for that.

Tried to PM you, but I simply don't have that option when I left click your name.

Put your mouse pointer on your name and left click and go to "View public profile" and check visitor message.

As a workaround you could try installing just the mail component of Windows Live Mail, because WinLiveMail relies on having the original Windows Mail Folders intact in their original form in order for it to work. When loading it should auto detect if there are any corrupt files and replace them.

Also after loading WinLiveMail run system file check by opening: Start Orb/All Programs/Accessories/Run

In the Run command box type in: sfc /scannow
Then click: OK

Now try running the tutorial from the top.

Cheers PB

Eyas · 28 Mar 2010

Put your mouse pointer on your name and left click and go to "View public profile" and check visitor message.

I am over-thrilled.

Everything working just perfectly now.

Thanks a lot for your help.!!!!!!!!!

Windows Mail

VERY happy reader sends THANKS!!

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