Other Instance of Windows Mail

Good Evening Folks:
Let's try this one on for size. Whenever I open my contacts in Windows Mail
and click an address, I do not get the composing screen. Instead I get a
message saying: "Windows Mail could not be started because another instance
of it is running on your computer". It then goes on to tell me that I should
log off Mail and restart it and, failing that, to shutdown my computer and
restart it. To save a few suggestions; I have done this many times (not
because of this bug, but a normal once a week computer "rest period". I
initially thought it was because I had, perhaps, run the program as an
administrator and as a non-administrator. But, since I have had to wipe my HD
and reload Vista on a couple of occasions, I have been careful to only open
it as an administrator. The problem remains. I can work around it by going
through my contacts in Explorer or from my desktop. I sometimes get the
message in these locales, but the composing window will still open. It's not
a biggie...simply an annoyance. Any suggestions?
Regards People
Powell Lucas
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PBL

"Powell" wrote:

> Good Evening Folks:
> Let's try this one on for size. Whenever I open my contacts in Windows Mail
> and click an address, I do not get the composing screen. Instead I get a
> message saying: "Windows Mail could not be started because another instance
> of it is running on your computer". It then goes on to tell me that I should
> log off Mail and restart it and, failing that, to shutdown my computer and
> restart it. To save a few suggestions; I have done this many times (not
> because of this bug, but a normal once a week computer "rest period". I
> initially thought it was because I had, perhaps, run the program as an
> administrator and as a non-administrator. But, since I have had to wipe my HD
> and reload Vista on a couple of occasions, I have been careful to only open
> it as an administrator. The problem remains. I can work around it by going
> through my contacts in Explorer or from my desktop. I sometimes get the
> message in these locales, but the composing window will still open. It's not
> a biggie...simply an annoyance. Any suggestions?
> Regards People
> Powell Lucas
> --
> PBL

Powell;418829 Wrote:
> Good Evening Folks
> Let's try this one on for size. Whenever I open my contacts in Window
> Mai
> and click an address, I do not get the composing screen. Instead I ge
>
> message saying: "Windows Mail could not be started because anothe
> instanc
> of it is running on your computer". It then goes on to tell me that
> shoul
> log off Mail and restart it and, failing that, to shutdown my compute
> an
> restart it. To save a few suggestions; I have done this many times (no
> because of this bug, but a normal once a week computer "rest period".
> initially thought it was because I had, perhaps, run the program as a
> administrator and as a non-administrator. But, since I have had to wip
> my H
> and reload Vista on a couple of occasions, I have been careful to onl
> ope
> it as an administrator. The problem remains. I can work around it b
> goin
> through my contacts in Explorer or from my desktop. I sometimes get th
> message in these locales, but the composing window will still open
> It's no
> a biggie...simply an annoyance. Any suggestions
> Regards Peopl
> Powell Luca
> -
> PB

Hi Powell

When you get that message, check in Task Manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) t
see if you have "WinMail.exe" (no quotes)listed under the Processes tab
If you do, click on each one listed to highlight it and click the "En
Process" button. This will get close all instances if Windows Mail tha
may be running. It can still be listed eventhough you close Window Mai
if it is still trying to finish a process

Hope this helps
Shaw

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Thanks for the reply brink. I appreciate your response and will keep it on
file in case the problem crops up again. I had the problem solved but in a
different way and it may help anyone running a Dell computer who encounters
the same problem.
A short time ago I had to reload Vista because Nero 7 enhanced had so
corrupted my files that they wouldn't open and, even after uninstalling Nero,
the changes it had made to my system couldn't be reset to default and Vista
would not recognize them. This time rather than just resetting to Dell
factory settings, which elliminates wiping the HD, I decided to do a full
erase and reload from the Vist disk. This cleared up the problem. Now, I have
no idea why running with the Dell factory installed settings would cause this
situation, and it may be this was another glitch caused by Nero, but I don't
run into the problem since the reinstallation and since I don't run Nero any
longer.
Best Regards
Powell
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PBL


"brink" wrote:

>
> Powell;418829 Wrote:
> > Good Evening Folks:
> > Let's try this one on for size. Whenever I open my contacts in Windows
> > Mail
> > and click an address, I do not get the composing screen. Instead I get
> > a
> > message saying: "Windows Mail could not be started because another
> > instance
> > of it is running on your computer". It then goes on to tell me that I
> > should
> > log off Mail and restart it and, failing that, to shutdown my computer
> > and
> > restart it. To save a few suggestions; I have done this many times (not
> > because of this bug, but a normal once a week computer "rest period". I
> > initially thought it was because I had, perhaps, run the program as an
> > administrator and as a non-administrator. But, since I have had to wipe
> > my HD
> > and reload Vista on a couple of occasions, I have been careful to only
> > open
> > it as an administrator. The problem remains. I can work around it by
> > going
> > through my contacts in Explorer or from my desktop. I sometimes get the
> > message in these locales, but the composing window will still open.
> > It's not
> > a biggie...simply an annoyance. Any suggestions?
> > Regards People
> > Powell Lucas
> > --
> > PBL
>
> Hi Powell,
>
> When you get that message, check in Task Manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) to
> see if you have "WinMail.exe" (no quotes)listed under the Processes tab.
> If you do, click on each one listed to highlight it and click the "End
> Process" button. This will get close all instances if Windows Mail that
> may be running. It can still be listed eventhough you close Window Mail
> if it is still trying to finish a process.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> OM\")
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Powell;511101 Wrote:
> Thanks for the reply brink. I appreciate your response and will keep it
> on
> file in case the problem crops up again. I had the problem solved but
> in a
> different way and it may help anyone running a Dell computer who
> encounters
> the same problem.
> A short time ago I had to reload Vista because Nero 7 enhanced had so
> corrupted my files that they wouldn't open and, even after uninstalling
> Nero,
> the changes it had made to my system couldn't be reset to default and
> Vista
> would not recognize them. This time rather than just resetting to Dell
> factory settings, which elliminates wiping the HD, I decided to do a
> full
> erase and reload from the Vist disk. This cleared up the problem. Now,
> I have
> no idea why running with the Dell factory installed settings would
> cause this
> situation, and it may be this was another glitch caused by Nero, but I
> don't
> run into the problem since the reinstallation and since I don't run
> Nero any
> longer.
> Best Regards
> Powell
> --
> PBL
>
> -------------
> "brink" wrote:
> Hi Powell,
> >
> > When you get that message, check in Task Manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) to
> > see if you have "WinMail.exe" (no quotes)listed under the Processes
> tab.
> > If you do, click on each one listed to highlight it and click the
> "End
> > Process" button. This will get close all instances if Windows Mail
> that
> > may be running. It can still be listed eventhough you close Window
> Mail
> > if it is still trying to finish a process.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Shawn
>

Powell,

Not a problem. I'm just glad you do not have the problem anymore.

Shawn


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brink

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