Like most people, you will probably have multiple e-mail contacts. Windows Vista uses the Contacts folder to help you manage your e-mail contacts. (Windows XP used the Address Book.) The following figure shows the Contacts folder.
Windows Mail only supports POP3 and IMAP (both of which are supported with Exchange Server, provided your Exchange administrator has enabled them), it does not support Exchange Server in native mode; for that, you need Office Outlook.
Keep track of your friends with the Contacts folder.
Follow these tips to efficiently manage your e-mail contacts:
Hello, where can I find Windows Mail as a free download for Vista as mine has got bung and I need to reinstall one.
WINDOWS MAIL, SINCE IT IS PART OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM WILL REBUILD THE FILES NEEDED TO RUN. Open Windows Mail. In Windows Mail, Go to File-Import-Messages Select Microsoft Windows Mail 7, select next. Browse to the location that you save the backup copy of Windows Mail. Then select OK. Your messages will then be imported back into Windows Mail.
Let Windows Mail do it automatically. When you respond to an e-mail, Windows Mail automatically tosses that person’s name and e-mail address into your Contacts folder. If Windows Mail ever stops doing that, fix it: Choose Options from the Tools menu, click the Send tab, and select the Automatically Put People I Reply to in My Contacts List check box.
Import an Old Address Book. To import an Address Book file from another computer, open your Contacts folder and choose Import from the toolbar. (This step assumes that you’ve already used your old Address Book’s Export command to create a file you can import in any of these formats: CSV, LDIF, vCard or, if from Outlook Express, Windows Address Book File.)
Add Contacts Manually. When somebody hands you a business card, you must enter the information by hand. From inside Windows Mail, choose New from the File menu and choose Contact. Simply add the person’s name and e-mail address, or create a detailed dossier by filling out every box on every tab. Click OK when you’re through.
Windows Mail is a program file of Windows 7 but is inoperable. This post shows how to: 1. Make the Win7 Windows Mail program operate by importing Vista Windows Mail program files to Win7. 2. Edit the registry so email .eml type files from Windows Mail can be read after being saved to the desktop or a storage folder. Warning:
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This tutorial is quite old and:
Several of the links have become obsolete, so it is necessary to become member of the forum to use the files attached to this post.
Some Windows 7 updates either stop WinMail working or they won't install.
Being a hybrid app it won't perform all the operations of WinMail in Vista.
Please note:
This procedure should work even with another email client installed. However, in some environments Windows Live Mail has caused conflicts, and had to be uninstalled.
If you're using a 64 bit version of Win7: It will be necessary to import the 64bit Vista Windows Mail file 'msoe.dll'. And it must be pasted into the Windows Mail folder in the normal 64bit Program Files. Do NOT paste it into the 32bit Program Files(x86). Footnote 3 - at bottom of page: Shows a picture of the location of Program Files & Program Files(x86)
How to Import Windows Mail files from Vista to Win7:
1. Download and run: 'WinMailEdit' from attachments.
Warning: It is critical to do this before carrying out step (3).
2. Remove WinMail.exe attributes to show the hidden file 'WinMail' in the Windows Mail folder.
Open: Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Run.
Type in the following command, exactly as shown, in the Run box, or better still, copy/paste it, and then click 'OK': attrib -s -h '%ProgramFiles%Windows MailWinMail.exe'
Note: In some environements this run command will not work, and it will be necessary to manually make hidden files visible. See 'Footnote 1' below.
3. Open the 'Windows Mail' folder in Program files, and take full control of the file 'msoe.dll'.
Windows Vista Install Files
Download and run 'Add Take Ownership' from attachments. It includes a 2nd file, 'Remove Take Ownership', if needed.
In Windows Mail folder > Right click: 'msoe.dll' file > In drop down menu click: Take Ownership. 4. Download and save the appropriate Vista Windows Mail 'msoe.dll' file from the attachments: 32bit msoe.dll file 64bit msoe.dll file
Paste this file into the Windows Mail Folder in Win7 Program files, replacing the existing Win7 'msoe.dll' *Note: If it will not allow the paste, take full control of the Win7 'msoe.dll' manually as per 'Footnote 2' below, and then paste.
Right click: WinMail.exe > Send to desktop as a shortcut. *Note: If email .eml files still cannot be opened on the desktop, it may be necessary to manually edit the registry as per 'Footnote 3'. 5. To enable Windows Calendar in Windows Mail.
Import Windows Calendar as per the following post here.
Download and run 'WinCalEdit.reg' from the attachments below.
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Footnotes.
1. Manually show hidden files and folders.
Open any folder > Top Task > Click: Tools > Folder Option > View.
Note: After finishing the above procedure, restore View options to default.
Right click the file 'msoe.dll' > Properties > Security Tab > Advanced > Owner Tab > Edit > Highlight User Name > Apply > OK > OK
Under 'Security Tab' click: Edit > Under 'Group or user names', the first entry is highlighted. Under 'Permissions for System', tick: 'Full Control' > Apply > Do the same for every entry > OK > Close. Note: If the option to edit the entries under 'Group or user names' is grayed out, take the following steps:
Under 'Security' tab click: 'Advanced' > 'Change Permissions' > Untick: 'Include inheritable permissions from this objects parents' > Click: 'Add' in the pop-up window > Apply > OK. Then return to the security tab and edit to grant full control as shown above. 3. Manually edit the following registry key if it is installed.
Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Run > Type: regedit > OK
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Classes > eml_auto_file > shell > open > command
Double click: Default in right pane > Value Data > Completely replace by copying and pasting the following: 'C:Program FilesWindows Mailwinmail.exe' /eml:%1 4. Picture showing location of Program Files & Program Files(x86).
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General Notes
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In some environments the regedit file 'Add Take Ownership' may cause some programs to stop running properly. In this case, after finishing the above steps, run the regedit file: 'Take Ownership Remove.reg'.
To set Windows Mail as default: If it is needed to do this, go to: Start > All Programs > Default Programs. Then highlight Windows Mail & set as default. If there is no option to do this, click here to download the regedit file 'Windows Mail Reg' which may fix the problem; or refer to the following post here.
To associate .eml email files with Windows Mail: If it is needed to do this, go to: Start > All Programs > Default Programs > Associate a file type or or protocol with a program. Then Highlight the .eml entry and go to the top right and click: Change Program/Search/Select: Windows Mail.