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Windows Mail
How to Reinstate Windows Mail in Windows 7
Published by endeavor
17 Mar 2009
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How to Reinstate Windows Mail in Windows 7
 Warning
Microsoft no longer supports Windows Mail, aka WinMail. It's recommended you use what is supported by Microsoft, or another well known supported email client. This Tutorial is for Advanced users who importantly have the Technical Ability to make the changes, have backups of everything including your OS, and to be your own tech support for WinMail going forward. If you decide to complete this tutorial you accept the fact that you are using WinMail as-is. It might be necessary to uninstall other email clients to resolve any WinMail conflicts in some environments. Understand it's likely that new OS updates from Microsoft will break WinMail's operation, and to fix make it necessary to rerun the tutorial again to reinstate it. With those things in mind, this tutorial was written so that you can rerun it without affecting WinMail user data.
Please see this Errata post before you install, to be aware of the current information about known issues using WinMail within Windows 7, these issues are programmatic and in most cases cannot be resolved by this tutorial, and will never be fixed.
Having said all of that disclaimer, if you have the technical ability, and can put up with the annoying minor byproduct bugs, then like so many of us still enjoy using vista WinMail on Windows 7 ..ymmv!
 Tip
As of Jan 2019 the instructions given here supersede all other instructions given in forthcoming older posts. Realize some of the posts that follow are nearly 10 years old, and many of the link pointers within have become mislinked over time, many of the files or information within them is outdated, incomplete, or superseded with more accurate information - and so be careful. However you can always be sure that the latest info from all research is incorporated into this tutorial post, and its downloads are the latest available. This post is continuously kept up-to-date, and so..
...Always refer to this Tutorial post for the very latest updated information
This is the 4th iteration of the Windows 7, WinMail tutorial.
The process of this tutorial Will Not work to reinstate WinMail on Windows 8/10 !
Windows 8/10 users please go Here
Start here
- Download tutorial package TutReWinMail.zip
- Extract the TutReWinMail.zip into your user Downloads folder
- Note: Be sure once extracted this is the address of the ''TutReWinMail'' folder:
- C:\Users\username\Downloads\TutReWinMail... ... (if it's not there please put it there)
- Navigate to your user Downloads\TutReWinMail folder to be sure the above is correct.
- (..if you need more verbose install instructions to follow, download this WinMail Local Tutorial.zip)
- Advanced Users can proceed below:
(Internet surfers who use this tutorial and download its files, please consider to log-in to the SevenForums - it's free)
Advanced Users: ..use this easy excellent overview of the steps in the local tutorial:- Open an Administrator Command Prompt. (screenshot showing in Administrator mode)
- copy/paste this line into the command prompt: cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\TutReWinMail\
- Your command prompt must now be showing you are at That Same Folder Address ..which contains the tutorial files that the batch file in the next step executes programs and copies files specifically from that folder address - if it's not there the batch file will fail since it cannot find what it needs!
- Next type in either winmail32 or win64mail <matching OS bit, to interactively process These Next Steps
- If you've finished to the bottom as shown in last screenshot, restart your machine (sets registry)
- Create a shortcut from WinMail.exe to your Desktop
- Open WinMail - it may prompt you one (or both) of These Two Notices ..click yes, and okay.
- They now should be already set, but you can manually check/set at any time These Default Settings
- That's pretty much all there is to it, and from here you setup the rest of the Vista Windows Mail client (aka: WinMail) as normal within its various tab menus for Accounts, Options, Layout, etc, etc, to suit your individual needs.
- Lastly, but should be First, is to Create A Backup: Go to this link and when you get there scroll down to the heading Backup/Restore Process for further instructions.
 Information
See How to open an elevated Administrator Command Prompt
Important: The exact text provided by the tutorial must be entered into the Administrator Command Prompt.
Hint: to avoid typos, copy/paste the entire line containing the command into the Command Prompt window.
Also see: How to Enable Copy to Clipboard from the Windows 7 Command Prompt
Every effort has been made to make this a step-by-step process, however, it is beyond the scope of a single tutorial to provide information on every command or concept. Search the Main Tutorial Section if you need greater detail on a concept or command presented in this tutorial.
Good luck, thank you, and long live WinMail 
 Note
Made possible by members:
Mark (aka Mr GRiM) - provided the original tutorial
Poppa Bear - updated Mark's work; and provided the previous tutorial
endeavor - provided continuous feedback, changes, invaluable testing instrumental to tutorial operations
EKManitis - provided the batch files that make life easier
Slartybart - updated, tested, and consolidated all of the above into the 3rd version
endeavor - reviewed, updated, tested, and incorporated all of the above into this 4th version
...and also a special thanks to All the other members who presented discovery for this project
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17 Mar 2009
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Thank you I could not live without my Windows Mail.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Self build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Phenom II x4
Motherboard Gigabyte 880
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce HD
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU Thermalake 550w
Case XCase
Hard Drives 2 x 1TB
Internet Speed 8MB
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20 Mar 2009
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The method I used here was a bit more complicated. Glad to see that simplified considerably as well as seeing the TakeOwnership available there since that is also good for both XP and Vista as well as 7.
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom builds = 2
OS W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Keyboard AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - MS Comfort 3000 2nd build
Mouse MSI DS200 Programmable
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Pending WD Heavy Duty PC/Mac/NAS/CCTVDVR = 2 to replace WD 1tb Black Edition Sata 3.0 = 2
WD 1tb Green Power HD In external enclosure temp internal install until new drives go in.
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
Antivirus GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
Browser Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
Other Info Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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10 Apr 2009
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Thanks a lot for the Take Ownership script. I don't use Windows Mail as I've got Outlook in Microsoft Office -- but your tutorial should be great for people without an email client.
Cheers
jimbo
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built, several laptops HP/ASUS
OS Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
CPU Intel i7 Intel i5
Memory 8GB, 16GB
Graphics Card On Motherboard
Sound Card Realtek HD audio
Monitor(s) Displays Apple Cinema display, Samsung LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Mouse Toshiba wireless laser
Hard Drives 4 X 1TB SATA
Internet Speed > 20MB up
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10 Apr 2009
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The TakeOwnership sounds all too familiar for some reason. Add "Take Ownership" to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Vista :: the How-To Geek That also works in XP as well as Vista and 7!
Getting the WM going however is a great thing for many. Until lately when swapping ISPs OE on XP or WM on Vista and 7 plus Incredimail a 3rd party like Mozilla's Thunderbird would be your options for seeing the main come in off of the server.
The flaw seen with the Incredimail is automatically deleting mail on the server when downloading and no option to see mail left there as seen with OE, WM! Thunderbird while certainly being a far better option won't be needed with this!
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom builds = 2
OS W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Keyboard AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - MS Comfort 3000 2nd build
Mouse MSI DS200 Programmable
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Pending WD Heavy Duty PC/Mac/NAS/CCTVDVR = 2 to replace WD 1tb Black Edition Sata 3.0 = 2
WD 1tb Green Power HD In external enclosure temp internal install until new drives go in.
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
Antivirus GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
Browser Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
Other Info Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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29 Apr 2009
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Your tutorial worked great for me. I still have one problem with Windows Mail though. I cannot make it the Default Mail Program. Clicking on links still opens Outlook. Even if if I open Windows Mail and change the setting in Tools > Options > General Clicking the button won't change the default settings.
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Brew
OS Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
CPU Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard eVGA 750i FTW
Memory 2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL
Graphics Card Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
PSU HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp
Case Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)
Cooling Liquid Cooling System
Hard Drives SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
USB IDE 750GB Ext.
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29 Apr 2009
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The copy over from the Vista installation here worked great for the 32bit 7 when tried before you wrote this one Mr GRIM! With the 64bit 7 now running I now have to grab the x64 zip here to give it a whirl while the ISP however may present another problem unless importing the mail from Lve Hotmail.
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom builds = 2
OS W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Keyboard AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - MS Comfort 3000 2nd build
Mouse MSI DS200 Programmable
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Pending WD Heavy Duty PC/Mac/NAS/CCTVDVR = 2 to replace WD 1tb Black Edition Sata 3.0 = 2
WD 1tb Green Power HD In external enclosure temp internal install until new drives go in.
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
Antivirus GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
Browser Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
Other Info Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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19 May 2009
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Hi,
Thank you guys, it's cool to have Windows Mail in Win7.
But there is one problem: if I change the location of the storage folder (because I don't like keeping this huge 18 GB/ 200 000 files monster on the C:\ drive) - Windows Mail won't open any more (error message saying something about problems with some .dll). When I manually deleted the new storage folder, Window Mail went back to life (surprisingly - all the mail was still there, meaning that it was never "moved" it was copied - strange).
Thank you,
latet
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23 May 2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by latet
Hi,
Thank you guys, it's cool to have Windows Mail in Win7.
But there is one problem: if I change the location of the storage folder (because I don't like keeping this huge 18 GB/ 200 000 files monster on the C:\ drive) - Windows Mail won't open any more (error message saying something about problems with some .dll). When I manually deleted the new storage folder, Window Mail went back to life (surprisingly - all the mail was still there, meaning that it was never "moved" it was copied - strange).
Thank you,
latet
And another problem - the native antyspam filter won't work at all.
latet
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