Where did my 2nd email identity go?

I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch form
one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I go to
"accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second email
address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I check
the email for the second email address and my other two email address that I
have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate user
accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses this
laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would be
inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I need
to check my email.

I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second question
is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?

What happened to e‑mail identities?
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...d68701033.mspx

Q. "can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?"

A. No.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"DustyArt" <> wrote in message news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch form
one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I go to
"accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second email
address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I check
the email for the second email address and my other two email address that I
have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate user
accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses this
laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would be
inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I need
to check my email.

I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second question
is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?

Hello DustyArt,

If you click the arrow to the right of 'Send and Receive', you should see
all of your email accounts listed. Send and receive all will check all
accounts.

Go to Tools, Accounts, and via Properties for each account, make sure that
there is a check next to 'Include this account when sending or
synchronising'.

You can set up message rules to direct emails from each account to different
folders.

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP Windows Shell/User

"DustyArt" <> wrote in message
news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
> I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
> Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch form
> one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I go
> to
> "accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second
> email
> address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I
> check
> the email for the second email address and my other two email address that
> I
> have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate user
> accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses this
> laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would be
> inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I
> need
> to check my email.
>
> I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second
> question
> is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?

Thanks Jane, I would love for them to each be separate for a variety of
reasons. I really want them set up just as they were with Outlook Express.
There were so many other things they could have changed and improved upon,
instead they just made it less convenient.

If I remember correctly, Mozilla had an email program that was similar to
Outlook Express. Do you know if works well with Vista? I'd just as soon skip
Windows Mail, it's not very useful as it is for my purposes.

Thanks,
Dusty


"Jane C" <> wrote in message
news:5B5CF67D-4548-4DB6-9EA8-...
> Hello DustyArt,
>
> If you click the arrow to the right of 'Send and Receive', you should see
> all of your email accounts listed. Send and receive all will check all
> accounts.
>
> Go to Tools, Accounts, and via Properties for each account, make sure that
> there is a check next to 'Include this account when sending or
> synchronising'.
>
> You can set up message rules to direct emails from each account to
> different folders.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
> news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
>> I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
>> Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch
>> form
>> one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I
>> go to
>> "accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second
>> email
>> address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I
>> check
>> the email for the second email address and my other two email address
>> that I
>> have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate user
>> accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses this
>> laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would
>> be
>> inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I
>> need
>> to check my email.
>>
>> I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second
>> question
>> is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?
>

Take a look at this site:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/Default.aspx
It has a tool to give you back your identities in Windows Mail.


"DustyArt" <> wrote in message news:...
> Thanks Jane, I would love for them to each be separate for a variety of reasons. I really want
> them set up just as they were with Outlook Express. There were so many other things they could
> have changed and improved upon, instead they just made it less convenient.
>
> If I remember correctly, Mozilla had an email program that was similar to Outlook Express. Do you
> know if works well with Vista? I'd just as soon skip Windows Mail, it's not very useful as it is
> for my purposes.
>
> Thanks,
> Dusty
>
>
> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
> news:5B5CF67D-4548-4DB6-9EA8-...
>> Hello DustyArt,
>>
>> If you click the arrow to the right of 'Send and Receive', you should see all of your email
>> accounts listed. Send and receive all will check all accounts.
>>
>> Go to Tools, Accounts, and via Properties for each account, make sure that there is a check next
>> to 'Include this account when sending or synchronising'.
>>
>> You can set up message rules to direct emails from each account to different folders.
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>> MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
>> news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
>>> I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
>>> Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch form
>>> one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I go to
>>> "accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second email
>>> address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I check
>>> the email for the second email address and my other two email address that I
>>> have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate user
>>> accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses this
>>> laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would be
>>> inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I need
>>> to check my email.
>>>
>>> I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second question
>>> is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?
>>
>

you might want to take a look at this
http://get.live.com/en-us/betas/maildesktop_betas

this organizes the emails differently... you may like it since its kinda
like outlook express-windows mail


"DustyArt" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Jane, I would love for them to each be separate for a variety of
> reasons. I really want them set up just as they were with Outlook Express.
> There were so many other things they could have changed and improved upon,
> instead they just made it less convenient.
>
> If I remember correctly, Mozilla had an email program that was similar to
> Outlook Express. Do you know if works well with Vista? I'd just as soon
> skip Windows Mail, it's not very useful as it is for my purposes.
>
> Thanks,
> Dusty
>
>
> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
> news:5B5CF67D-4548-4DB6-9EA8-...
>> Hello DustyArt,
>>
>> If you click the arrow to the right of 'Send and Receive', you should see
>> all of your email accounts listed. Send and receive all will check all
>> accounts.
>>
>> Go to Tools, Accounts, and via Properties for each account, make sure
>> that there is a check next to 'Include this account when sending or
>> synchronising'.
>>
>> You can set up message rules to direct emails from each account to
>> different folders.
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>> MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
>> news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
>>> I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
>>> Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch
>>> form
>>> one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I
>>> go to
>>> "accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second
>>> email
>>> address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I
>>> check
>>> the email for the second email address and my other two email address
>>> that I
>>> have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate
>>> user
>>> accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses this
>>> laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would
>>> be
>>> inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I
>>> need
>>> to check my email.
>>>
>>> I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second
>>> question
>>> is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with Vista?
>>
>

Now that looks like it might just be worth the $14.95. Have you tried it?

Thanks,
Dusty

"Richard in AZ" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Take a look at this site:
> http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/Default.aspx
> It has a tool to give you back your identities in Windows Mail.
>
>
> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Jane, I would love for them to each be separate for a variety of
>> reasons. I really want them set up just as they were with Outlook
>> Express. There were so many other things they could have changed and
>> improved upon, instead they just made it less convenient.
>>
>> If I remember correctly, Mozilla had an email program that was similar to
>> Outlook Express. Do you know if works well with Vista? I'd just as soon
>> skip Windows Mail, it's not very useful as it is for my purposes.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dusty
>>
>>
>> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
>> news:5B5CF67D-4548-4DB6-9EA8-...
>>> Hello DustyArt,
>>>
>>> If you click the arrow to the right of 'Send and Receive', you should
>>> see all of your email accounts listed. Send and receive all will check
>>> all accounts.
>>>
>>> Go to Tools, Accounts, and via Properties for each account, make sure
>>> that there is a check next to 'Include this account when sending or
>>> synchronising'.
>>>
>>> You can set up message rules to direct emails from each account to
>>> different folders.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>> MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
>>> news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
>>>> I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
>>>> Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch
>>>> form
>>>> one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I
>>>> go to
>>>> "accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second
>>>> email
>>>> address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I
>>>> check
>>>> the email for the second email address and my other two email address
>>>> that I
>>>> have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate
>>>> user
>>>> accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses
>>>> this
>>>> laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would
>>>> be
>>>> inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I
>>>> need
>>>> to check my email.
>>>>
>>>> I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second
>>>> question
>>>> is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with
>>>> Vista?
>>>
>>
>
>

I don't use Windows Mail, so I haven't tried it.
But the author of the software, Steve Cochran, is well
known in the Microsoft forums, a good guy, helpful, and
very smart.


-Michael

* DustyArt:
> Now that looks like it might just be worth the $14.95. Have you tried it?
>
> Thanks,
> Dusty
>
> "Richard in AZ" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Take a look at this site:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/Default.aspx
>> It has a tool to give you back your identities in Windows Mail.
>>
>>
>> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thanks Jane, I would love for them to each be separate for a variety of
>>> reasons. I really want them set up just as they were with Outlook
>>> Express. There were so many other things they could have changed and
>>> improved upon, instead they just made it less convenient.
>>>
>>> If I remember correctly, Mozilla had an email program that was similar to
>>> Outlook Express. Do you know if works well with Vista? I'd just as soon
>>> skip Windows Mail, it's not very useful as it is for my purposes.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dusty
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
>>> news:5B5CF67D-4548-4DB6-9EA8-...
>>>> Hello DustyArt,
>>>>
>>>> If you click the arrow to the right of 'Send and Receive', you should
>>>> see all of your email accounts listed. Send and receive all will check
>>>> all accounts.
>>>>
>>>> Go to Tools, Accounts, and via Properties for each account, make sure
>>>> that there is a check next to 'Include this account when sending or
>>>> synchronising'.
>>>>
>>>> You can set up message rules to direct emails from each account to
>>>> different folders.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>>> MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> "DustyArt" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:07987A57-2B23-4C1D-AD1C-...
>>>>> I'm using Vista for the first time. I set up my first email address in
>>>>> Windows Mail, then I set up my second email address. I went to switch
>>>>> form
>>>>> one to the other, but I can only get to the first email address. When I
>>>>> go to
>>>>> "accounts" it says they are both there, but I cannot check the second
>>>>> email
>>>>> address because Windows Mail has eliminated "identities," so how can I
>>>>> check
>>>>> the email for the second email address and my other two email address
>>>>> that I
>>>>> have yet to add? Please don't tell me that I have to create separate
>>>>> user
>>>>> accounts for each of MY email addresses. I'm the only one that uses
>>>>> this
>>>>> laptop. I have several email addresses for different purposes. It would
>>>>> be
>>>>> inconvenient, not to mention ridiculous to have to switch every time I
>>>>> need
>>>>> to check my email.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess if there is no good answer for my first question, my second
>>>>> question
>>>>> is -- can uninstall Windows Mail and install Outlook Express with
>>>>> Vista?
>>
>

> If I remember correctly, Mozilla had an email program that was similar to
> Outlook Express. Do you know if works well with Vista? I'd just as soon
skip
> Windows Mail, it's not very useful as it is for my purposes.
>

Thunderbird.
www.mozilla.com

Thunderbird is designed to be almost exactly like
Outlook Express. I've used v. 1.5 and installed it
for others. It works well. I haven't tried v. 2.
V. 2 of firefox is beginning to get bloated and
less user-friendly, so I'd be a bit suspicious of
Thunderbord v. 2.

According to the Mozilla site they support Win98 to
Vista but "recommend" XP... whatever that means.

Thanks for that info. Too bad Thunderbird becoming bloated. I don't know why
things that aren't broken are always being "fixed" which then makes them
broken. If they don't have a real Vista version I guess it's probably better
to avoid Thunderbird for the time being.

Thanks,
Dusty



"mayayana" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Thunderbird.
> www.mozilla.com
>
> Thunderbird is designed to be almost exactly like
> Outlook Express. I've used v. 1.5 and installed it
> for others. It works well. I haven't tried v. 2.
> V. 2 of firefox is beginning to get bloated and
> less user-friendly, so I'd be a bit suspicious of
> Thunderbord v. 2.
>
> According to the Mozilla site they support Win98 to
> Vista but "recommend" XP... whatever that means.
>
>