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How to install Outlook Express in Windows 7?

Anonymous
2012-06-30T20:51:25+00:00

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on my old computer I had outlook express, how do I get it on my new computer with windows 7?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-30T21:00:44+00:00

    Outlook Express was last used in XP and there was never a standalone version made. You need to choose another e-mail client such as MS Outlook, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, Eudora. There are many out there.

    If you have Pro, Enterprise or Ultimate, you can use Outlook Express in XP Mode.

    How to use Outlook Express in Windows 7   
    http://www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-30T22:38:03+00:00

    On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:51:25 +0000, DalenePE wrote:

    on my old computer I had outlook express, how do I get it on my new computer with windows 7?

    You can't. It's not compatible with Windows 7.

    Outlook Express  has been gone for several years. Windows XP was the
    last version of Windows to include it.

    Windows Vista had Windows Mail as its replacement (it's essentially a
    newer version of Outlook Express), but that is also gone in Windows 7
    (however it can be brought into Windows 7 from a Windows Vista
    machine).

    Windows 7 comes with no e-mail or newsgroup program. Although many
    people object to this, I think it's a step in the right direction,
    since it leaves everyone more free to choose whatever program(s) he
    likes best. There are many choices available, both from Microsoft and
    from third-parties. Some are free and some are for sale. Microsoft has
    Windows Live Mail (which is essentially also a newer version of
    Outlook Express/Windows Mail, with still another new name) available
    for download for free and Outlook (a different program from outlook
    express) available for sale, either alone or as part of Microsoft
    Office.

    If your computer came with Windows 7 preinstalled, it may have also
    come with Windows Live Mail. If so, that's not because Windows 7 came
    with it, it's because your computer's manufacturer bundled it with
    what he sold you.
    Some people will tell you to use Windows Live Mail; others will tell
    you to use Thunderbird; still others may have other recommendations.

    My advice is to ignore all such recommendations. I personally use
    Microsoft Outlook for e-mail and Forté Agent for newsgroups, but you
    should try several and choose what you like best, rather than make
    your decision based on what I, or anyone else, likes best (or even
    what Microsoft suggests).
    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

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