Win7 SP1 may not install if you did the Windows Mail hack

"Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
news:immejt$l38$...
>I don't recommend it. Most likely due to that hack, I wound up
> having to do a two hour repair/reinstall of Windows 7, before
> I could install SP1.

I don't know if it already has SP1 or not. I don't know where to look. It
updates automatically. We haven't been able to find an email program we
like better than WM. We've tried several and didn't like any of them.


>
> You are likely to run into some odd incompatibilities, if
> not now, then certainly in the future.
>
> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kelly Greene" wrote in message news:imhd04$ofc$...
>
>> Please explain the Windows Mail hack. I can't stand the email program on
>> W7.
>
>

Control Panel > System
That screen will tell you the version of Windows you have
including the Service Pack level.

I also liked Windows Mail, but reluctantly gave it up when
I realized that over time it will become less and less compatible
with Windows 7 and newer versions of IE. Sometimes you just
have to bite the bullet. :-)

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
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"Kelly Greene" wrote in message news:io66kg$dde$...


"Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
news:immejt$l38$...
>I don't recommend it. Most likely due to that hack, I wound up
> having to do a two hour repair/reinstall of Windows 7, before
> I could install SP1.

I don't know if it already has SP1 or not. I don't know where to look. It
updates automatically. We haven't been able to find an email program we
like better than WM. We've tried several and didn't like any of them.


>
> You are likely to run into some odd incompatibilities, if
> not now, then certainly in the future.
>
> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kelly Greene" wrote in message news:imhd04$ofc$...
>
>> Please explain the Windows Mail hack. I can't stand the email program on W7.
>
>

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Since there's no mention it updated to SP1, apparently it hasn't. It's set
to auto-update.


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"Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
news:ioa0om$21p$...
> Control Panel > System
> That screen will tell you the version of Windows you have
> including the Service Pack level.
>
> I also liked Windows Mail, but reluctantly gave it up when
> I realized that over time it will become less and less compatible
> with Windows 7 and newer versions of IE. Sometimes you just
> have to bite the bullet. :-)
>
> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kelly Greene" wrote in message news:io66kg$dde$...
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
> news:immejt$l38$...
>>I don't recommend it. Most likely due to that hack, I wound up
>> having to do a two hour repair/reinstall of Windows 7, before
>> I could install SP1.
>
> I don't know if it already has SP1 or not. I don't know where to look. It
> updates automatically. We haven't been able to find an email program we
> like better than WM. We've tried several and didn't like any of them.
>
>
>>
>> You are likely to run into some odd incompatibilities, if
>> not now, then certainly in the future.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Kelly Greene" wrote in message news:imhd04$ofc$...
>>
>>> Please explain the Windows Mail hack. I can't stand the email program on
>>> W7.
>>
>>
>