help needed with win 7 + outlook express

[misterchugg]

hi all

how can i get outlook express to put it into my win7?

i tried the firefox one, but it doesn't let me do a manual configure of my email accounts
it wants to get them from another program, which with a new reformat does not exist.

any help will be greatly appreciated
thanks
ron

 

[clam1952]

hi all

how can i get outlook express to put it into my win7?

i tried the firefox one, but it doesn't let me do a manual configure of my email accounts
it wants to get them from another program, which with a new reformat does not exist.

any help will be greatly appreciated
thanks
ron

Don't think you can use Outlook Express with Win7 its been binned by MS, you probably need Windows Mail or whatever Microsoft is using as an email client, not sure what you mean by the Firefox one, Firefox doesn't have an email client.
Try Thunderbird.

 

[shaneturner12]

Use Windows Live Mail for Windows 7 - available as part of the Live Essentials pack (http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other)

Windows 7 does not have it's own email client.

Shane

 

[misterchugg]

i got it down shane and installed it
i put in my email addresses, but it keeps telling me that it failed to connect

any ideas whats wrong?
thanks
ron

 

[shaneturner12]

What email provider are you using? You will need the incoming and outgoing servers.

If you are not sure, Thunderbird can get the information automatically.

Shane

 

[misterchugg]

hi shane
i'm using yahoo and optusnet
thanks
ron

 

[JCitron]

Ron,

This sounds like, as Shane has pointed out, a problem with the server information.

Usually in a email account, the following information is needed:

-- Username = Your email address
-- Password = self explanatory. The password used when you created your email account.
-- Outgoing Server = can be mail.yourISPmailserver.com
-- Incoming Server = can be the same, or SMTP.yourISPmailserver.com

One of the best ways of finding out this information is to go to your ISP provider's website and look or search the support for mail server info. They usually have a settings page for various mail clients including Windows Mail, Thunderbird, or Outlook.

Hope this helps.

John

 

[misterchugg]

hi john

i did that and found out from a person i spoke to at optusnet
that 1 of my settings was wrong

believe it or not, but i just copied it from their page.

its all good now

thanks john and shane

 

[misterchugg]

hi mates

just 1 more question
in windows live mail, how do i import my email address book?
any idea?

thanks again for all the help

ron

 

[shaneturner12]

That can usually be done from the webmail side of things.

For Yahoo, log into your Yahoo Mail on the Yahoo site, then go into settings. Somewhere in there is the option to export the address book (As I do not use Yahoo, I can only make a guess here) - once you have exported them (as a Comma Seperated Values file (.csv), you will need to go into Windows Live Mail then click Contacts. A new window will now appear: Click the icon next to the blue ? icon, then select Import, then Comma Seperated Values. Select the file you just created during the export, then click Open.

For Optusnet, the process will be very similar.

If anyone else knows better about Yahoo (and I am expecting there are people who do) please fill in the missing information as a new post.

Shane

 

[misterchugg]

thanks shane
that did the job

cheers
ron

 

[misterchugg]

hi mates
just one more stupid question

how do i delete the deleted mail in live mail?

it shows that its full, but i cant get in to delete it

thanks
ron

 

[Stationbeem]

Just open the deleted box and click the top button to make sure all are ticked then click the delete button at the top.

 

[misterchugg]

hi mate

i have several email accounts that i use for different games and i didn't want to have to do that to each one.

is there a way to just combine all the deleted folders into 1 main one
thanks
ron

 

[misterchugg]

offline mail problem

hi all

is there any way that i can get a windows 7 mail program that can read emails offline on my games machine which is never on the net?

i usually transfer my trainz emails and open them when i work in surveyor

thanks
ron

 

[LTPug]

Yes you can use Outlook, I use it on windows 7. I Had to buy it though ,not the free one. You u refering to mozilla's thunderbird, I Have that one running too and did a manual config on that. Here is how to perform it http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/Sending+and+Receiving+Emails#Configuring_email_accounts

 

[misterchugg]

thanks
will give thunderbird a go

cheers
ron

 

[kamran]

install microsoft office.you will get microsoft outlook in it
you can read your inbox without internet(the mails already in your inbox not newone)

 

[misterchugg]

i have office in, but it didn't have outlook in it

thanks
ron