Download Windows Mail from Vista for Use in Windows 7

Windows Mail is a free email and newsgroup client Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista to succeed Outlook Express. Both Windows Mail and Outlook Express (for Windows XP) is replaced by Windows Live Mail, an e-mail client downloadable as part of Windows Live Essentials suite of products. Thus, Windows 7 does not pre-installed or bundled with any email client, including Windows Mail.

Newer Windows Live Mail client definitely has much more features, but users need to accustom to the new user interface of the Windows Live Mail. User who wants to use legacy Windows Mail in Windows 7, it’s possible to extract and port Windows Mail from Windows Vista to install in Windows 7.

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In order to install and use Windows Mail in Windows 7, just copy the complete content (all files and folders) inside %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Mail\ folder in Windows Vista, and overwrites or replaces the same folder on Windows 7 system to port over and migrate Windows Mail.

  1. For user using English edition of Windows 7, and no longer has Windows Vista system, download the Windows Mail system files: Windows-Mail-Vista.zip. Otherwise, manually copy recursively the %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Mail\ folder from Windows Vista system, including the MUI language pack folder.
  2. Grant full control permissions and ownership to administrators for %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Mail\ folder in Windows 7 system.
  3. Backup the %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Mail\ folder in Windows 7.
  4. Extract and copy the Windows Mail files from Windows Vista to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Mail\ folder of Windows 7, overwrite if duplicates are found.
  5. Create a shortcut on desktop or Start Menu that points to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Windows Mail\winmail.exe executable.

53 Responses to “Download Windows Mail from Vista for Use in Windows 7”

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  1. WRFan
    February 7th, 2010 03:41
    53

    if you upgrade from vista to win7, will the installer delete winmail or can you simply continue using winmail after the upgrade?

  2. Citizen Smith
    February 3rd, 2010 03:51
    52

    you have put the files in wrong directory, there are two types,
    (Programs Files) and (Program Files(x86) just put them in the other folder and make shortcut from that folder do not use the folder you originally put them in.
    Done.
    Regards
    Citizen Smith

  3. NebNeb
    January 20th, 2010 02:07
    51

    can someone please help me,
    When i run win mail.exe hundreds of winmail.exe processes come up and if i dont close them fast enough they overload the system.
    I have copied everything except mui files(.muy + en-us folder).
    I have a 64bit msoe.dll

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