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Hi David,
I'm not quite sure exactly what you've done so far, apart from enable Windows Mail to operate. However, this is a post here I've done showing the easy way to import all emails, accounts, and folders, (including any customised folders you've created), from Windows Mail Vista in one fell swoop.
Once you've done that, to be absolutely safe, before deleting anything in Vista, you might want to drag/drop all your emails from Local Folders in WinMail to desktop, USB or storage partition. For example, highlight the entire contents of "Sent Mail" sub-folder of Local Folders. Then just left click/hold and drag to where you want.
You can also directly copy your accounts from Local Folders in Vista by opening: Start orb --> User Name --> AppData --> Local --> Microsoft --> Windows Mail --> Local Folders. Then paste them straight into the equivalent folder in Windows 7. When you next start WinMail.exe on desktop, it will prompt you to enter your user name/password for your ISP.
Off Topic: In your earlier post you said:I have WinXP Pro, Vista Ult, Win7 Ult & a storage partiton all on the one HD. Not always, but often when I boot into Vista I get exactly what you're describing. However, if I reboot to Vista again, it usually loads the 2nd time. Then if I continue to open Vista on start-up it's usually OK.The one issue I didn't discuss above, is that after partioning & installing Windows 7 for a dual boot, I ended up with some strange issues where when I boot into Vista, I end up at a black screen after the welcome screen is displayed. I can ctrl-alt-del and ultimately pull up the task manager, but that's about it.
You could try booting off your Vista installation disk. Once it comes up with the screen to Install Windows, choose --> Next --> Repair your computer. It then searches for installations. Once finsished searching --> Highlight Vista, not Win7 --> Next --> Click: Startup Repair --> Restart when it finishes repairing, and remove installation CD.
I also often get a similar problem booting XP, if I haven't run it for awhile. On boot up it will show the desktop background but no icons. As in Vista, Task Manager still operates, but no applications. Then after about 2 -3 minutes it comes good. And like Vista, if I now continue to use it, it opens normally.
Hope this helps. Cheers PB
I have installed Windows Mail into Win 7 as above. But I cannot open any .eml files saved in my windows explorer. Each time I click on the .eml file, the inbox opened up instead.
I have already set windows mail as my default program. Only by selecting windows live mail at the "open with" options, could I read the email. How can I open my .eml file without using windows live mail?
Can someone copy an .eml file to the desktop, take and post a screenshot of how it appears here? I think that I have something fishy going on with my default icons, not just .eml but others as well. For some reason, I don't remember icons having a white sheet of paper as a background to the default icon on the desktop or in explorer. Also it's now showing up in the bottom status preview in Explorer for folders as well. It may have always been like this but I don't remember it. I have a notion as to what it is and just for the record it is unrelated to WinMail hackery.
Thanks
I have windows 7 64 version 6.1 build 7600 on a new pc and win vista 32 bit on a laptop. I tried to follow the tutorial and take ownership worked fine. I copied my winmail from my 32 bit laptop to the win 7 machine. I got a bit confused about what folder to paste the 32 bit win mail into so I tried both
But when I click on the shortcut on the desktop it does not open.
What happens is that I get multi copies of winmail.exe*32 in task manager. I have to log off to get rid of them. When I click on the mailto link in IE8 I get a message "could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed."
I was not able to download the 64 files referred to as they had been removed. Found them now I think. I put the 64 bit msoe.dll in the ordinary program files but still it will not open. Just get multi copies of winmail.exe*32 in task manager
Thanks
I found post 317 at Windows Mail which says
1. Download and run the attachment: WinMailEdit.zip.
*Warning: It is critical to do this before carrying out steps (4) & (5). This auto exe file edits the registry to allow .eml files to be opened on the desktop; removes the WinMail splash screen at start-up; and resolves various conflicts.
But I have already done 4 and 5?
Last edited by primal; 07 Mar 2010 at 18:37.
Windows Live Mail can cause conflicts with Windows Mail. I would suggest saving all your email files from WinLive then uninstall it using the Control Panel/Programs & Features option.
Then open the post found here. Save and run the attachment in step one named WinMailEdit. This regedit file will allow emails to open on desktop, remove the WinMail splash screen and resolve various conflicts. Also do step two re removing WinMail attributes.
If this doesn't fix it, I'd suggest deleting all files in Windows Mail and restoring the original Windows 7 Windows Mail files. Then enable Windows Mail applying all the steps in the post mentioned above in the order as shown. Read the post fully before starting.
Hope this helps. Cheers PB
Hi Greg,
Seems like old times again. Here's an attachment showing a Winodws Mail .eml email file saved to Desktop.
For some reason I've also suddenly had a few files showing up as a white sheet with top left corner turned down. In particular, saved pages of Web sites, which normally present as a picture icon. The web site still opened when the icon was clicked. Another one was the address book from XP which I saved to desktop to import contacts as a test. It also saved as a white sheet, but wouldn't open to import the contacts as it normally does.
If you find out what's going on, can you let me know. I also wondered if maybe the original method for importing WinMail in this tutorial should be omitted or at least modified to the post version No 317 that you researched and developed? The same problems keep recurring when the original tutorial method is used, such as .eml files not opening, or original Windows 7 files being corrupted/replaced and causing conflicts. Would appreciate your thoughts in a PM.
Cheers buddy, Bernie.
Unfortunately since you have imported a 32bit Vista copy of Windows Mail into the normal 64bit Windows Mail folder of Windows 7, WinMail.exe will not work, and essential 64bit Windows Mail files will have been deleted/corrupted.
As you discovered, there are two Windows Mail folders in Windows 7. What you will need to do is completely delete the contents of both and restore the original Windows 7 files into these folders. Then carefully read and carry out the steps in Post No 317 found here.
It said at the beginning of this tutorial to backup your existing files in Windows Mail folder, so I hope you have done this, as they must be restored. The Vista 32bit Windows Mail files are not used at all, as all the changes are made in 64bit Windows Mail in the normal Windows 7 64bit program files... See Step 4 and Footnote 3 of the post.
Hope this helps. PB
Unfortunately, the above didn't work for me, even though I printed out the instructions, but with 'Take Ownership' and a copy of a Vista64 'Windows Mail' folder on a flash drive, everything worked fine.
I've now burnt the two items to CD.
I wonder if Microsoft will listen to those who want OE, and reinstate it in a service patch.
I made the same mistake as the last contributor, trying to load a 32bit version of 'Windows Mail' on to 64bit W7 Pro, and I got the same result when trying to initialise the mail programme.
As soon as I copied a 64bit 'Windows Mail' folder, everything worked as it should.
Many thanks to the OP.
Last edited by Neil Rutherford; 09 Mar 2010 at 16:08.