Resolved email in windows 7

okay this is the first time ive noticed that win7 does not have an email client software. that sorta blew me away seeing some email client has been part of windows for one heck of a long time.

doesnt bother me cuz i use eudora but need to know the best way or if there is one to bring outlook express emails and address book over to windows7 ??? dont know much about windows live but is this the only solution except for say incredimail, eudora or web based programs ??? i read a bunch of things online on how to bring vista mail over to win7 but if i have a xp system using express what are my options for these clients ???

thanks.

 

my post here has had a lot of views but so far no one has replied with possible answers. hope someone does i need options for xp outlook express to win7. the majority of my clients use express with their internet provider. if theres an easy way to get windows mail to win7 i would love to hear about it.

 

As you have discovered, previously included programs like Photo Gallery, Mail, Movie Maker and Messenger are not present in Windows 7, they have to be downloaded separately. The one you need to download is Windows Live Mail (WLM). Go here to download Live Setup and then download WLM.

Here is the transfer procedure from OE to WLM:
CONTACTS
OE
Go to File > Export > Address Book and select Comma Separated Values (CSV) > Export, select the fields you want or, for more safety, select all the fields and save the file to your external device.
WLM
Click Contacts in the bottom left corner > Menus top right (or Alt+M) > Import > CSV (Comma Separated Values) and browse to the file on your external device.

ACCOUNTS
OE
Go to Tools > Accounts > Mail Tab and select the first one you want to export. Click on it and then press Export. Save the file to your external device. Repeat this procedure for any other e-mail accounts you want to export.
WLM
Go to Tools (press Alt if the Toolbar is not showing) > Accounts > Import > Browse to the file on your external device.

MESSAGES
OE
Create folders on your external device and name them OEInbox and OESent. Open Outlook Express, go to the Inbox, click on a message line, then press Ctrl+A to Select All and drag the highlighted items into OEInbox. Repeat it for Sent Items and any other mail boxes that you have.
WLM
Open WLM, display the Inbox and open the OEInbox folder on external device, Select All (Ctrl+A) the items from the OEInbox folder and drag them to the WLM Inbox. Repeat this for any other mail boxes.

 

thanks for the info. am i the only one that thinks leaving out windows mail was a mistake in win7 ??? i do understand the security risk of mail programs and pop3 but to me this is a drastic change for people that have used express forever.

like i said i dont know much about windows live so im asking here. i would have to setup a windows live id - right ??? after that is done will i be able to setup in my case and my clients use for the most part centurytel.net as their email address so will i be able to setup the variables for centurytel.net to be able to download those emails from the isp ??? like i said i have no idea how windows live works but my guess its about the same as a yahoo or hotmail account but those do not let me download from another isp.

 

All you need is a Hotmail-type account to download any of the ‘live’ programs.

Briefly, Outlook Express’s successor in Vista is Windows Mail. In Windows 7, its successor is Windows Live Mail. Note that they are different programs. You can incorporate a Hotmail or Gmail account into WLM, alongside a POP3 account.

 

thanks BurrWalnut. i have a win7 test machine so i guess i will have to setup a live account and then setup my centurytel isp and see how it works. thanks again.

 

tonyt

okay i know of eudora but they have stopped doing anything more with it and that is bad cuz now im stuck using it because nothing can import my huge address book or emails and folders. incredimail is okay am not a fan of mozillas email client so what others are out there for pop3 that are good ?

i definitely am going to have to bring my xp clients over to something that will import all there email info. so give me some examples that you like so i can play with them.

thanks tony

 

Agree with WLM. Installed it on 2 PC's that have Win 7. Kind of a mixture of OE and Outlook together. Had no problems importing addresses etc.

 

thanks for the list of free email programs i will look at them and see what might work best for my client base. personally i love eudora but wouldnt put anyone on it now seeing as qualcomm is not supporting it any longer. pegasus looks interesting. i would put outlook on put thats not a free program and most of my clients dont buy the office suite to get it.

thanks again.

 

okay ive tested about 6 of these other free email programs and honestly i am not impressed at all. right now installing thunderbird and if it can import all my eudora email folders and address book then i will be impressed.

okay thunderbird failed on importing my express and eudora so this is not an option.

outlook would be the best option if it was free.

so im asking is there a way to bring over windows mail to windows 7. its the best thing closest to express ??? i have a windows mail vista system so if i can somehow move windows mail to a win7 machine that would be the best option for my existing xp clients.

hopefully this can be done.

 

Go to TonyT's Post #8. He has a link to WLM. Download it and import you stuff. That is designed for Win7 and looks like OE and Outlook put together.