FUBAR'd operating system, OH how we miss Outlook express and
Posted by admin on Sep 9th, 2006
Vista in general is starting to suck!!!! I am willing to bet that the brainiacs that thought up this operating system do not have it installed on their personal pc's. We just purchased a new computer and had no choice in the operating system installed on it. Asside from the multiple email addresses issue and the fact that no other software is compatible and we cannot have another version of windows installed, we spent alot of money for WHAT?? you just keep tellin folks to contact everyone else but all the trouble revolves around YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!! This isn't fair to anyone that just shelled out alot of money on a nice PC. How do we fix this? This is NOT an issue for other manufacturers or software providers, they didn't create Vista or windows "wish you had" mail. No need to reply if you plan on placing the blame elsewhere or blowing smoke.
Sep 10th, 2006 at 04:58 am
But overall, ain't it prettier? "Missamy"
Sep 14th, 2006 at 11:14 am
You are the one blowing smoke. No other software is compatible? I guess that millions of people are just using their computers with what came with Vista. Funny as how I have about 40 programs that I loaded onto my computer. Last time I looked, they were all functional. I guess you didn't do any homework before you spent that small fortune on a new computer.Now that your rant is over, why not ask specific questions, instead of making questionable statements.We would be glad to assist you, though you may not like all the answers. Regards,Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address)Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"Missamy"
Sep 16th, 2006 at 08:30 am
Okay heres one: Firefox for some reason absolutly sucks on Vista. The program is slow and I can't use it. But that is besides the point.I am now running Windows mail (What the heck happened to Outlook???) I can't import my firefox emails into windows mail, so i downloaded Netscape messenger, and converted these files to .snm'snow I can't import .snm's. BUT outlook can!!!! AND WINDOWS MAIL CAN IMPORT OUTLOOK! YAY!but when I try to download outlook 6 I CAN'T BECAUSE A NEWER VERSION OF INTERNET EXPLORER IS ALREADY INSTALLED ON MY MACHINE.ok, so uninstall internet explorer and install the older version and get outlook. Then convert the .snm's, and import into windows mail.YOU CANT UNINSTALL INTERNET EXPLORER!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F***!!!Does anyone know how to get my old emails from thunderbird into windows mail???:( "Richard Urban" wrote:
Sep 17th, 2006 at 02:12 pm
Okay heres one: Firefox for some reason absolutly sucks on Vista. The program is slow and I can't use it. But that is besides the point.I am now running Windows mail (What the heck happened to Outlook???) I can't import my firefox emails into windows mail, so i downloaded Netscape messenger, and converted these files to .snm'snow I can't import .snm's. BUT outlook can!!!! AND WINDOWS MAIL CAN IMPORT OUTLOOK! YAY!but when I try to download outlook 6 I CAN'T BECAUSE A NEWER VERSION OF INTERNET EXPLORER IS ALREADY INSTALLED ON MY MACHINE.ok, so uninstall internet explorer and install the older version and get outlook. Then convert the .snm's, and import into windows mail.YOU CANT UNINSTALL INTERNET EXPLORER!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F***!!!Does anyone know how to get my old emails from thunderbird into windows mail???:( "Richard Urban" wrote:
Sep 22nd, 2006 at 06:53 am
In my previous post I said "firefox" by accident when I was referring to "thunderbird" the whole time"Grant" wrote:
Sep 23rd, 2006 at 10:30 pm
I figured it out.216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=export+thundebird+email+as+.eml&fr=yfpt501&toggle=1&ei=UTF8&u=email.about.com/od/mozillathunderbirdtips/qt/et_export_to_oe.htm&w=export+thundebird+thunderbird+email+eml&d=JQpSDhIeOTLH&icp=1&.intl=usget this program: mbx2emlhome.arcor.de/luethje/prog/extract it go to start, run....type(make sure you have the exact directory to mbx2eml ... in my case it was C:\Users\Grant\Contacts\Desktop\eml thing\mbx2eml) Command: mbx2eml <file specification> <output directory> [options]( Example: C:\Users\Grant\Contacts\Desktop\eml thing\mbx2eml C:\Users\Grant\Contacts\Desktop\mail\recipes c:\temp\ /i /d )Sent does not have a file name extension, cuz thunderbird saves the files this way.it will now convert all email to .eml files and you can just easily drag them into your Windows mail inbox folder
Sep 29th, 2006 at 01:59 pm
"Grant" Firefox on this very same computer running XP absolutely sucks on loading. But that's besides the point. Things changed, some for good, some for bad.Well, the rest is pretty useless info so I'll skip it. How about this, Mercury Mail Server. Got this idea from Norman awhile back I think it was. It's free. You set up Mercury Mail on your computer which means the mail will be on your computer. Create an IMAP server. Connect Thunderbird to the IMAP server. Copy the mail to it's folders. IMAP stores the mail in it's mailbox on the server. Set Windows Mail up for IMAP and copy those into it's folders then copy them to the local database.Problem solved.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm
Oct 4th, 2006 at 06:25 pm
LOL, it's posts like this that make me think this newsgroup should be named Nuthouse for the Technologically Insane. What issue with multiple email addresses? You can have all the email addresses you want.I think the MVPs here should get a vacation house in the Hamptons and a Porsche in addition to that little logo for putting up with this insanity. It would still be cheaper for Microsoft than hiring people to deal with this nonsense. And besides, anyone who took the job would quit after two weeks.Sheesh. Doesn't anyone in here understand the concept of "learn"?"Oh how we long for outlook express [sic]". Gimme a break."Missamy"
Oct 7th, 2006 at 09:58 am
that was certainly refreshing.A house in the Hamptons sounds inviting. <G>steve"Gete Klew"
Oct 11th, 2006 at 02:54 am
"Steve Cochran" I don't know anybody named Hampton. They must live in town.
Oct 13th, 2006 at 09:56 am
To be politically correct, use the term Technologically Challenged instead of Technologically Insane. :) What is frustrating to me is that the ones asking for help obviously haven't bothered to read the many answers that already cover their issue. There's something selfish about wanting to use up an expert's limited time without using up any of your own time.Gary VanderMolen "Gete Klew"
Oct 18th, 2006 at 10:54 am
"DGuess" I don't think so. Frank Saunders, MSMVP OE/WM fjsmjs.com Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.