For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new Acer
laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no longer
supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not having the
..exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone offer me guidance
in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means an expert. My thanks
in advance.

Alaric.

On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......

"J1MBO" Wrote in message:

"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles


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On 10/07/2017 14:11, Biggles wrote:
"J1MBO" Wrote in message:

"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....
Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles



+1

"Andrew" wrote in message
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On 10/07/2017 14:11, Biggles wrote:
"J1MBO" Wrote in message:

"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but
not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no
means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but
you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....
Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles



+1

-1

"Biggles" wrote in message
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"J1MBO" Wrote in message:

"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no
means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles


hate it... just tried OE Classic ...not bad but not as good as OE ....

On 10/07/2017 14:28, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"Biggles" wrote in message
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"J1MBO" Wrote in message:

"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no
means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles


hate it... just tried OE Classic ...not bad but not as good as OE ....

It's all down to preference.

I use Thunderbird at home and Outlook at work, I prefer Thunderbird. If
it wasn't available, I'd use Outlook happily enough.

SteveW

Or of course Seamonkey which integrates browser with email client.
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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no
means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles


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On 11/07/2017 14:21, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:11:41 +0100, Biggles wrote:

"J1MBO" Wrote in message:

"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS
no longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer
but not having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can
anyone offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but
by no means an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but
you have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......


I think you can.....Mozilla Thunderbird.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

Biggles

As a plain email client, it's just about OK.

But the Lightening Calendar add-in is pants with .hotmail accounts -
can't seem to create entries on the server side (and therefore propagate
them to a mobile client).

Not tried with hotmail accounts, but managed it ok with a google one.


Haven't the *zilla foundation just dropped Thunderbird from their suite ?
Which struck me as the most bizarre way forward, given that Outlook is -
and always has been - the centrepiece of MS Office.

ISTR they moved it from active development of new stuff to maintenance
only a while back.


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Its hardly a kings ransomed though is it, honestly.
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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


I was looking for an "outlook express" clone for windows 7 and 10 but you
have to pay for it.....can't beat outlook express ......

"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)

A week or so ago I tried to install this download from majorgeeks on two
different PCs: one with Windows 7 and one with Windows 10. But it failed to
install, giving a fairly uninformative error message.

All I wanted it for was as a vehicle to read .eml files that had been made
on another PC and use its "export to MS Exchange" menu to get the email
messages into Outlook's .pst file. Outlook (incredibly) doesn't have its own
"import from eml" option, nor can you drag and drop eml files into an
Outlook mail folder because there is no converter present.

Eventually I had to download a paid-for program which can read eml files
from a folder and generate a brand new pst file containing the messages in a
mail folder. From there it is a simple matter to tell Outlook to open that
data file in addition to the one it is already using, select all the
messages and drag/drop them into the folder in the "real" pst file - then
discard the temporary pst file.

I think one has to be careful as some downloads are just the stub loader and
rely on the files being on Microsofts server which they are not. Given time
I might be able to find a version with all files from before the removal.
However to be honest I use Outlook Express now hacked to work on windows 10
7 etc, which I think cost about 20 Euros to register for three machines.
Not official but the only problem I have found with it is that Microsoft
trash it on a major update to windows 10.
Other than that you can still use Thunderbird, and if not blind you can use
many other clients like Outlook Express clasic and others which are look
alikes but sadly don't work with my screenreader.

The mail app in windows is usable but I don't think it does news.

I'm using Outlook express at the moment on windows 7.
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On 10/07/2017 10:28, Alaric wrote:
For many years I have used Windows Live Mail. However, I bought a new
Acer laptop last week and have been unable to install it because MS no
longer supports it. I tried to transfer it from my old computer but not
having the .exe file in my Downloads folder I am stumped. Can anyone
offer me guidance in this regard. I am computer literate but by no means
an expert. My thanks in advance.

This link still seems to allow a download:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...dows_live.html

(at your own risk and all that!)


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Cheers,

John.

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