> Thanks Mac,
> I will configure the free WLM and see if I can configure it to suit my
> needs. My guess is that it will if I have eudora forward all my email to
> this WLM account. Then I can receive and send out email and have the
> return
> address be my non WLM account and continue to use my company email address
> that I have used for so many years and everyone knows.
>
> Thanks again,
> Larry
>
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> Outlook Express won't install under Vista, only XP.
>> Windows Mail is OEs replacement for Vista.
>> Windows Live Mail will be the replacement for both on Vista & XP.
>>
>> Email & ISPs are independent.
>> Any decent email account can be accessed anywhere in the world via any
>> ISP.
>> If not, it's not a decent email account ;-)
>>
>> In your situation I would dump Outlook and use the free WLM instead as it
>> can be configured to suit your ISPs too.
>>
>> "Larry" <Larry[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9DABD5D4-64BB-494E-8852-B590634890D1[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks Mac,
>> > First, does the free outlook express run on Windows Vista? I guess I
>> > was
>> > also wondering why I did not see "Windows Mail" where it should have
>> > been
>> > so
>> > I thought that something was wrong.
>> > The reason that all of this started was the following, keeping in mind
>> > that
>> > I wish I knew more about computers.
>> > 1. I use Eudora for my email since my company supports that program, I
>> > also
>> > use hotmail (now Live Mail) for my non business and junk mail
>> > activities.
>> > 2. I use an ISP when I live in one area of the USA that will allow me
>> > to
>> > use my Eudora email return address, which is fine.
>> > 3. The ISP provider in my summer home requires that I use their email
>> > address as a return address in the SMTP part of my settings in Eudora
>> > which
>> > means that I can receive email but not send email unless I use their
>> > return
>> > address. I would rather not do this and was advised that using outlook
>> > would
>> > allow me to use a return address that was different from my send
>> > address
>> > (Eudora does not allow this) and this would allow me to receive and
>> > send
>> > email using my current ISP and Eudora and have my return address that I
>> > have
>> > used for many many years.
>> > Having read this I would assume that you are sorry you asked why I
>> > was
>> > asking the questions I did in the first place.
>> > Thanks again for your time,
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> > "Mac" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I should add the new Windows Live Hotmail just converts your existing
>> >> account.
>> >>
>> >> "Larry" <Larry[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CC8F6412-21EF-4424-9506-A7B04064FA83[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mac" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> You can get the new Windows Live Mail (which will synch with the
>> >> >> new
>> >> >> Windows
>> >> >> Live Hotmail) here
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas (&
>> >> >> upgrade
>> >> >> your old hotmail here
http://get.live.com/mail/overview).>> >> >>
>> >> >> Do you have Outlook installed? If so look here
>> >> >>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=aa0ad3b0-e1a4-4990-a2be-dde78fed0709&displaylang=en>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Larry" <Larry[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:D8403ED5-1B4C-454B-AAB7-E8A8E720170E[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > When I go to "start", then "all programs", I do not see a listing
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > Windows
>> >> >> > Mail. I just got a notebook running Windows Vista. I am
>> >> >> > currently
>> >> >> > using
>> >> >> > Eudora for email but would like to use Office Outlook as well. I
>> >> >> > do
>> >> >> > currently have a Windows Live ID account that I guess was the old
>> >> >> > Hotmail.
>> >> >> > Any help available on this?
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks, but I was wondering why "Windows Mail" does not show up in
>> >> > my
>> >> > "all
>> >> > programs" list. I only have an older version of Outlook and will
>> >> > have
>> >> > to
>> >> > pay
>> >> > to install the 2007 version, so I guess that using Outlook is not
>> >> > what
>> >> > I
>> >> > would like to do. I do have a Windows Live ID account with two
>> >> > hotmail
>> >> > accounts that seem to work OK for now. Maybe I should download the
>> >> > new
>> >> > Windows Live Mail and hope that it does not mess up what I already
>> >> > have
>> >> > working.
>> >> > I guess I want to know if my old hotmail accounts need upgrading if
>> >> > I
>> >> > get
>> >> > to
>> >> > them via Windows Live ID?
>> >> > Finally, thanks for your help,
>> >> >
>> >>
>>