Windows Mail

The main reason why I like Windows Mail is because it's lightweight and easy to use and as I used Windows XP before updating to Windows 7, Windows Mail feels and functions much like outlook express that I used on XP.

Please help me, I didn't find any solution yet.

I want to install SP1 and I use WinMail on Win7.
I don't know exactly which patch I applied, I remember copying the msoe.dll from an archive I extracted, later I applied some registry file to be able to open eml files

now I can't install SP1 because of an 80004005 error, it has to do with the winmail (mail_core_something)

3 things I tried: deleted the registry entry that has to do with mail_core in the sidebyside/winners part of the registry
I replaced all winmail files by files from another "unpatched" win7 PC
I ran the /scanmfc command, which found errors that couldn't be fixed

how do I install SP1 now?

Thanks for any help!

poppa bear said:

TheEagle54 said:

Do I have to move the windows mail folder from vista 64 bit or can I use the vista 32 bit.

In the program files>windows mail I notice there is not the file for start up to sent a short cut to desk top.

1. You should NOT move either the 32 or 64 bit Vista Windows Mail folder into your Windows 7 operating system. Doing so will cause problems further down the track and stop WinMail from working.

2. The only Vista file needed is the msoe.dll and a download button will provide you with the 64bit version of this file in Step 4, Page 1 of this tutorial.

3. Re creating a shortcut to the desktop to run WinMail,exe ... if you have done the first 3 Steps of the tutorial correctly, the latter part of Step 4 tells you how to send the WinMail.exe file, (from the Windows Mail folder in the 64bit Program Files), to the desktop as a shortcut.

Normally the WinMail.exe file is invisible, but executing Step 2 in the tutorial makes it visible. It Step 2 fails to make it visible, then use Footnote 4 to make it visible.

Update: Ooopps! Sorry. The edit in your last post just above this one was not visible when I posted this reply. PB

Hi PB,
Do you have a download link for Service Pack 1, x86? It's listed in my auto updates but will not install from there. The first time I tried, it downloaded to 31 percent, stayed there for about two hours with TrustedInstaller choking down system the whole time. I tried again for five hours with no joy. I hate to download the entire package considering the auto update listed it for me as only being 61mb but I thought I'd give it a try

AWESOME FIX!!!! Thank You Thank You Thank YOU!!!!! Prior to finding this post with instructions, I have literally been beating my head against the wall!! WHOA....NO more headaches!!

wing23 said:

Please help me, I didn't find any solution yet.

I want to install SP1 and I use WinMail on Win7.
I don't know exactly which patch I applied, I remember copying the msoe.dll from an archive I extracted, later I applied some registry file to be able to open eml files

now I can't install SP1 because of an 80004005 error, it has to do with the winmail (mail_core_something)

3 things I tried: deleted the registry entry that has to do with mail_core in the sidebyside/winners part of the registry
I replaced all winmail files by files from another "unpatched" win7 PC
I ran the /scanmfc command, which found errors that couldn't be fixed

how do I install SP1 now?

Thanks for any help!

I`m afraid your only option is to do a fresh install of Windows 7 and them install SP1 and then put in Windows Mail.

I did it this way and Windows Mail works perfectly.

twistedpair said:

The problem is a little more complicated, in that the Windows Update was primarily to address some vulnerabilities within Windows Mail. Specifically, the MSOE.DLL.

Simply reinstating the old version of the MSOE.DLL will restore Windows Mail operation, however will also leave it open to exploit. This may not have been a problem until now, as there was little awareness of the vulnerability.

Unless someone can provide a link to the new version of the DLL , it will be necessary to obtain the latest Microsoft Update "MSU" file, then manually extract the latest version of the MSOE.DLL, in order to restore "safe" operation of Windows Mail within Windows7

Look here to find the relevent version of the "Vista" DLL that you will require to copy over to Win7 MS10-030: Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail could allow remote code execution

Download the MSU from here
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-030 - Critical: Vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978542)

For information on extracting MSU files, look here...
How to extract msu/msp/msi/exe files on the command line WindowsWiki

Sorry but that stuff about extracting the file using the command line is a bit beyond me.
I've downloaded the file and looked at the contents using winrar. There are several winmail .dll files but I'm not sure which one I need. Please see screenshot attachment. Or have I even got right files?
Thanks.

Sylver123 said:

wing23 said:

Please help me, I didn't find any solution yet.

I want to install SP1 and I use WinMail on Win7.
I don't know exactly which patch I applied, I remember copying the msoe.dll from an archive I extracted, later I applied some registry file to be able to open eml files

now I can't install SP1 because of an 80004005 error, it has to do with the winmail (mail_core_something)

3 things I tried: deleted the registry entry that has to do with mail_core in the sidebyside/winners part of the registry
I replaced all winmail files by files from another "unpatched" win7 PC
I ran the /scanmfc command, which found errors that couldn't be fixed

how do I install SP1 now?

Thanks for any help!

I`m afraid your only option is to do a fresh install of Windows 7 and them install SP1 and then put in Windows Mail.

I did it this way and Windows Mail works perfectly.

Surely there's a better way than this. I have two PCs with this same problem, and honestly, if I have to reinstall Windows to get SP1 working, I'm not going to perform this hack again...

Has ANYONE found a fix for the 80004005 SP1 error??