Steve Sanford
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I unpinned WM from taskbar, now cannot find WinMail.exe for new shortcut.
IE now broken: any ideas please?
Safari works ok...
IE now broken: any ideas please?
Safari works ok...
I'm using Thunderbird for email: it seems crazy to omit an email handler to try to force users into Windows Live!!!
I got IE to work by re ticking "obtain IP address automatically-even tho it was ticked already
I'm using Thunderbird for email: it seems crazy to omit an email handler to try to force users into Windows Live!!!
I got IE to work by re ticking \"obtain IP address automatically-even tho it was ticked already
Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista, CNET News.com has learned.
The software maker included Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail, and Windows Movie Maker as part of Vista, but later chose to offer separate downloadable Windows Live programs that essentially replaced those components with versions that could connect to online services from Microsoft and others.
Microsoft told CNET News late Monday that it has decided to remove those features entirely from Windows 7 and instead offer only the service-connected Windows Live versions as optional free downloads. Earlier on Monday, Microsoft had declined to say how it was handling things.
In a follow-up interview on Monday, Windows Live general manager Brian Hall said Microsoft made the decision to remove the tools from Windows for several reasons, including a desire to issue new operating system releases more quickly than it has in the past. The move also removes the confusion of offering and supporting two different programs that perform essentially similar functions.
\"It makes it much cleaner,\" Hall said.
Lastly, he said, making the Windows Live tools completely separate from the operating system paves the way for Microsoft to work selectively with specific partners.
\"We can do things with specific partners to enable really great experiences that might be hard in Windows,\" Hall said.
Antitrust rules make it hard for Microsoft to tie operating system features to specific services.
IMHO,
Downloading Live Mail is just another way of Microsoft packing your computer with more junk. Personally, I prefer to make my own decision. This is just another example of Microsoft trying to push their products down our throats.
I'd recommend another free e-mail client:
Thunderbird - Reclaim your inbox
Also for comparisons, try this site:
Comparison of e-mail clients - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huh? It's an example of Microsoft not forcing their product down our throats. You only have Windows Live Mail if you make the decision to download it, just like Thunderbird.
I think this is one of the things microsoft has done to make the european union a little more happy. They have never agreed with the fact that microsoft bundles IE, Outlook Express, and opthers. I dont believe microsoft will ever take ie out because how are people supposed to get other browsers without a browser to download them from. HAHA.