thunderbird

  1. Windows 7 a new odd behavior

    so, i have my most frequently-used programs pinned to the taskbar. if i open one, the icon gets pushed a little to the front and offers an Aero preview. this stopped working for the Thunderbird icon. now, when i open it, it opens a brand new additional icon to the far right. not the end of...
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    Windows 7 Frequent Firefox/Thunderbird crashes + BSODs

    Hello all, Would appreciate some insight into issue plaguing me for several months now. Symptoms are frequent firefox/thunderbird crashes, with system crashes also occurring up to several times a day. Thanks
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    Windows 8 How to import contacts to the people app?

    How do I import my old contacts to the people app in Windows 8? I have exported them from Thunderbird in .csv format. I tried importing them into Outlook.com, which worked, however the contacts do not sync with the people app. I can find no option in the people app or the email app to import...
  4. Windows 7 Email client most like Outlook Express?

    Hi folks, I'm coming from XP (yeah, I'm late to the party) and looking for an email client that isn't too much different in feel from Outlook Express. Windows Live Mail ain't it. Ideas? Thunderbird looks like a maybe, but there must be better. Thanks.
  5. Windows 7 Is this for real?

    Hi This morning when I opened Live Mail I received a message saying that do to suspicious activity my account had been blocked! It then opened a web page that wanted to verify my account. I said it would send me a code to the e-mail address that was blocked (smart thinking there). I...
  6. Windows 8 This all started with my email getting screwed up but now I'm getting this message?

    Hi I've been having trouble with Live Mail today but now I'm seeing something else that I've never seen before. This message... Link Removed I'm getting this message anytime I try to download or install anything! Anyway anyone know what this message means? My internet connection...
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    Windows 7 Widows Live Essential Update

    I keep trying to update Windows Live Eseential but it tells me to turn on my firewall and it is on. I tried to uninstall and reinstall and it did but didn't load Windows Live Mail. That is the client I use. I loaded Thunderbird and it couldn't find my contacts. So....I restored to 2 days earlier...
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    Windows 7 Trouble bringing old email profiles to new system

    Built new puter and installed Windows 7 Pro.....backed up old system before system went south (had Vista on it)...had been using Mozilla Thunderbird........backed up profiles (including old mails, as far as I know) specifically.......both system back and profile backup on external drive on new...
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    Windows 7 Small text in Thunderbird

    I am a newby and have been using Thunderbird for my e-mail account. Somehow, Thunderbird was updated to 10.0. Now my e-mail texts are so small that I can barely read them. I downloaded an application that allowed me to increase the size of the fonts in the listing. However, the messages are...
  10. Windows 7 Thunderbird 9 and inserting an image...

    I have searched around the web, including Thunderbird's help site, and I can't seem to find an answer to why I can't insert an image into my emails. I follow all the steps, and the image shows up on the email I'm composing, but when I send that email, there's no image inserted into it. I have...
  11. Windows 7 My wife is still getting these weird messages?

    Hi My wife is still getting messages from the extensions @co.ar and @co.in. These all look like adds for legitimate products i.e. Medicare etc. The Head lines have weird symbols in them and the body copy looks like this... semierect systematist remaining nickname denationalizing attlee...
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    Windows 7 I need an email server which will allow me to format background with sounds, etc

    Hello, I need an email server to replace Outlook express. In OEI could format the background with sounds, stationary, and graphics. What email program will do that and work with Windows 7? I have downloaded Thunderbird, Pegasus, eM Mail, and have searched through Microsoft Outlook and cannot...
  13. For All you Linux version Mint GURUS

    Running the latest Mint using Mint4Win OK!! explain this one, I installed the Thunderbird mail client version 3.xx, using software manger, I created my account it checked for mail found some this would indicate it worked. I closed Thunderbird reopened it check for mail got error message saying...
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    Windows 7 Thunderbird - downloading wrong

    i'm trying to load Thunderbird on my upgraded Window7 computer. instead of downloading the exe for the application, it downloads a binary file, which does not load the program on my computer. it isn't in programs and none of the icons/shortcuts are on my computer. what am i doing wrong:wah:
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    Windows 7 Can't click on links in Outlook 2007.

    Hi everyone, I am using Outlook 2007 for email. All of a sudden, I can't click on any links without getting the following message: "This operation has been canceled due to restriction in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator" I AM the sys admin! I had this...
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    Windows 7 USB Com Ports

    I recently bought a USB to RS232 adapter (it works fine). My question is: How can find out which com port it is using, except by trying all of them and then finding the one that works. I have a older Thunderbird GPS 10 MHz frequency standard thet requires a RS232 interface to talk to it (for...
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    Windows 7 Moving / copying just suddenly stops

    I'm experiencing a critical bug or quirk in moving/copying files. It happens for example like this: I just want to move a directory, say 5-15GB, including a couple of movies or something. I have the source folder open and the destination folder open. So those two windows sit there and I start...
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    Windows 7 New computer running win 7 I How do I transfer OE6 folders (on XP) to Thunderbird

    I purchased a new computer running Win 7. I have Thunderbird as my email program on this new computer but, on the old computer running XP I used OE6. How do I get all my folders on the old machine using OE6 to Thunderbird?
  19. Windows 7 Windows Live Mail and Hughesnet?

    Hi I have a friend who live only 2 miles from me and his only option to access to the internet is to use Hughesnet satellite. For a year we have tried to get Hughesnet to work with an E-Mail client. First we tried Thunderbird. No luck with that, it would receive but not allow us to send mail...
  20. Windows 7 Troubleshooting BSOD and Startup Issues After Sleep Mode

    Props on the new forum tricks =) (Making sure I knew what forum I was in, the Prefix, "no similar threads found") I like. Anyway, on to business. Last night, my computer was fine. I closed everything out, put it in sleep mode. This morning, I get up, check my e-mail via Thunderbird, try to do...