windows mail

Transfer OE messages to Windows Mail

[ad]Dear Computer Lady, My new laptop comes with Windows 7 and therefore no Outlook or Outlook express, only Windows Mail. I am tearing my hair out trying to export my old emails from Outlook express 6 to Windows Mail. Please help! Many thanks, Hannah

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Formatting Messages

Dear Computer Lady, When I am composing an email message in Windows Mail, I can’t change the font size or color. The bar across the top with those options is gone. Help, Jane

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Leave Messages On Server

Dear Computer Lady, I access email programs from more than 1 computer. Once they are accessed they are not accessible again from another computer Is there a way to leave e-mail on the server in Outlook Express to allow access for more than 1 computer. Read your newsletters all the time. Great Stuff. Thanks, Bob

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Group By Conversation

Hi Elizabeth, Thanks for your great information. I have a fairly new Vista and I love it. In Windows Mail, I cannot get the Sent folder to sort the way I would like.. Instead of keeping each message in order of date sent, it attaches a current message to one with the same subject, regardless […]

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How To Make Windows Mail Your Default E-mail Program

  Dear Computer Lady, I am running Vista on a laptop. When I open my photos folder to email a picture, I right click a photo and click “Send to email recipient” and the computer wants to open Outlook, but I want to use Windows Mail.  How can I send the photo via Windows Mail […]

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Windows Mail identities

  Dear Computer Lady, I really enjoy your newsletter and have learned so much! Thank you! We got a new laptop for Christmas and it’s running Vista. One problem that I am having is that Windows Mail does not allow you to add a second identity. I was able to do that with Outlook Express […]

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Change From Name

  Dear Computer Lady, I read your column all the time and appreciate your good advice and answers to questions.  My question is this.  When I send an e-mail with Outlook Express, I don’t always want people to know my full name, only my e-mail address, how can I keep my full name from showing? […]

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Stop Junk Email

  Dear Computer Lady, Every time I turn my computer on I get anywhere from 10 to 38 junk e-mails  trying  to sell me something or  inform me that I have much money coming, or won thousands of dollars     I have given up trying  to get them  to stop and have gone through […]

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