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Warhorse

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Where's Outlook Express?
« on: December 11, 2009, 09:48:18 AM »
Just got an Acer netbook with Windows 7 and it apparently did not come with Outlook Express. I want to use this while on travel. It has Internet Explorer 8 but no mail program at all.

Since I use Outlook Express as my mail program and don't like to go to the web site to get and write mail, how do I get a copy of Outlook Express? I searched on-line and the only thing I found said that it was for Vista and XP only. Am I missing something?

Any suggestions would be appreciated. (Useful ones, that is.) :laugh:

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Re: Where's Outlook Express?
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2009, 09:55:15 AM »
Well... you can use Thunderbird.

Not compatible with Hotmail, if that's your desire, though.

I went through Win7's "Windows Features" page and didn't see a checkbox for Outlook Express.

http://download.live.com/wlmail

MS has replaced it with "Windows Live Mail."  Not sure if it's compatible with anything BUT hotmail, though.
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Re: Where's Outlook Express?
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2009, 10:52:18 AM »
Windows Live Mail is the Win7 Outlook Express equivalent.

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Re: Where's Outlook Express?
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2009, 12:07:56 PM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on December 11, 2009, 10:52:18 AM
Windows Live Mail is the Win7 Outlook Express equivalent.

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Think of all the time you'll save after you finally learn how to use Win7.  ;/

Then you can upgrade to Win8  :laugh:
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Re: Where's Outlook Express?
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2009, 01:44:30 PM »
I bit the bullet and went Outlook.  I'm converting to it for client tracking (and to save a couple hundred a year on my current client tracking software, which seems to get less useful and more expensive every day).

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Re: Where's Outlook Express?
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2009, 07:56:52 PM »
Thanks for the info. I was aware of Windows Live Mail but wasn't sure what it really was nor where to find it.

Appreciate the inputs, including the tongue in cheek one.

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