OE/Windows Live Mail

15 years ago

This is a whopper!

As you all know, Windows 7 does not come with Outlook Express.

My server changed to using Gmail but I have been receiving the mail in OE because I have problems loading Gmail because of SLOW connection.

I have no problem with getting it through using OE what so ever. Love it!

My question (may be next to impossible to answer unless you have tried and are doing it) is: If I DL Windows Live Mail to my laptop that is suppose to be for W7, will that screw up my being able to use OE like always on my desktop?

In my mind it has to do with giving all my server info to WinLiveMail to where it would be "erased" from OE? Is it such a thing?

I don't want to run into what I did when I made the mistake of giving Hot Mail Live my server info while on my laptop and it took it away from receiving in OE on my desktop until I deleted my accounts from HotMail not knowing it took over as default without my knowing or saying to. Phew! Glad I could rectify it back.

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DA_Mccoy
15 years ago
Interesting. I did a cursory search on Google, always a good place to start, using the keywords "windows mail overwrite outlook express" (sans quotes). In what time I spent I didn't find an answer to your concern, but I was left with the first impression WM and OE don't play well together. Perhaps if more time was devoted to the search responses a definite conclusion or remedy could be obtained.

DA
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
I do not know the answer because I have not used OE in ages. Hopefully someone that has had the same issue will have some ideas.
I think the key would be to be able to leave the mail on the original server and only allow access to it from other email programs but not fully remove it from there.

I know I have my gmx email client fetch my mail from one of my old msn email accounts and all it does is grab the list and show it in the gmx mail list but it still leaves the full list on the original msn email client also.

Here is a link that might be useful: gmx free web based email
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grandms
15 years ago
Urlee, I have a desktop with XP and my G-mail downloads to OE. My laptop has Windows 7 Home Premium, and, after trying Thunderbird with some problems, I decided to bit the bullet and use Windows Live Mail. My G-mail downloads to it just fine and has no effect on my OE. But keep in mind that the e-mails that you get on Windows Live Mail will not download to OE also. The reverse is also true: the mail that you get in OE will not be downloaded to Live Mail. But you can continue to use OE on your XP computer and Live Mail on your new laptop with no problem.

Hope this answers your concern.
grandms
15 years ago
If you leave the messages on the server, you can still access all of them via G-Mail without using either desktop mail program.
urlee
Original Author
15 years ago
grandms,

I think that was the answer I was looking for.

But keep in mind that the e-mails that you get on Windows Live Mail will not download to OE also.

I do know that if you are in a certain mail account when you are receiving mail, it lands at the account you have open provided you have those accounts allowed in and you can not get them again.
Example: If I was in Windows Live Hotmail and mail is coming in, when I close out and go to OE, the mail that came in while WLH was open to receive them, those mails will not show up in OE then as they would have had I not had WLH mail open.
But, I am assuming Windows Live Mail will not associate with OE at all from what DA posted? (Thanks DA for your time spent. Didn't mean for you to have to do that)

Thank you too RC, will go back and check your url out.

I am afraid to open my Hotmail account because of that incident I had (don't trust hotmail) and tried to change that addy to gmail here for Garden Web but GW won't let me so I may be missing email replies to me if sent there from here.
urlee
Original Author
15 years ago
and tried to change that addy to gmail here for Garden Web but GW won't let me so I may be missing email replies to me if sent there from here.

YAY! I'll be darned!
I just went for the heck of it and got my email changed from Hot mail To Gmail! GW excepted it this time! After trying several times B4, It finally took!
You can now reach me gang. (As if you wanted to? Smiles)