New laptop with Vista and no Outlook express

I just bought a new laptop with Vista and see that Outlook Express is not
the mail client. Will Outlook Express work if I download it?????

"Simeon D. Wright" <> wrote in message
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>I just bought a new laptop with Vista and see that Outlook Express is not
>the mail client. Will Outlook Express work if I download it?????
>
>

Windows Mail has replaced Outlook Express. As far as I can tell, they are
functionally equivalent.

Mike.

"Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam.> wrote in message
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> "Simeon D. Wright" <> wrote in message
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>>I just bought a new laptop with Vista and see that Outlook Express is not
>>the mail client. Will Outlook Express work if I download it?????
>>
>>
>
> Windows Mail has replaced Outlook Express. As far as I can tell, they are
> functionally equivalent.
>
> Mike.


Windows Mail is a bit different, but it's a better client than Outlook
Express once you are up and running. And NO, Outlook Express does not run on
Vista as far I as I can remember. You can easily import your Outlook Express
messages into Windows Mail from the import dialog.

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:28:39 -0600, "Michael D. Ober"
<obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam.> wrote:

>"Simeon D. Wright" <> wrote in message
>news:48487696$0$12896$.. .
>>I just bought a new laptop with Vista and see that Outlook Express is not
>>the mail client. Will Outlook Express work if I download it?????
>>
>>
>
>Windows Mail has replaced Outlook Express. As far as I can tell, they are
>functionally equivalent.
>
>Mike.
>

Not quite: The Boolean filter editor which OE had (Like Forte's
Filters) is gone in Windows Mail. This was definitely NOT an
improvement, nor did it make Windows Mail a "better client".

I prefer to use Microsoft Office Outlook for e-mail..

For NNTP access, I prefer Forte, Inc's Agent Newsreader, but I do not
use its ability to send or receive e-mail.


Donald L McDaniel