getting e-mail in Windows 7?

marmalade · 17 Mar 2009 at 15:27

How does one go about getting email in windows 7? Is it available from MS as a separate download and if so how /where?
Thanks I always find that using email in Office 2007/ 2003 are too complex tooo many options!

uv · 17 Mar 2009 at 15:32

How do you mean? As in, via Outlook, or through a 3rd party email account provider?

paradigm · 17 Mar 2009 at 15:35

You get windows mail from Live! services now.

As for Outlook 2003/2007 being too complex... wtf :confused:

theheyes · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:37

Windows Live Mail

http://download.live.com/wlmail

Pretty much what Outlook Express used to be.

SimonC · 17 Mar 2009 at 20:42

^^ At the bottom of the wl mail pic, it says you need a yahoo plus account, is that the case also If I wanted to setup a pop3 account?

theheyes · 17 Mar 2009 at 20:59

Get multiple e-mail accounts in one program – Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!* and more.

The asterix referring to the yahoo plus account.

I've had it working with our mail server/POP3 without any trouble, should be fine.

edit - to clarify, you only need a yahoo plus account if you have yahoo mail. If you just want to use it as a mail client then you're good to go.

marmalade · 17 Mar 2009 at 21:21

Many thanks for input - have downloaded and it appears ok with my google mail -which is great as it can download direct to puter every few mins unlike yahoo unless of course one pays

SimonC · 17 Mar 2009 at 22:41

theheyes said:
The asterix referring to the yahoo plus account.

I've had it working with our mail server/POP3 without any trouble, should be fine.

edit - to clarify, you only need a yahoo plus account if you have yahoo mail. If you just want to use it as a mail client then you're good to go.

Ah, I saw the asterix under the picture '*Requires a Yahoo! Plus account.' but couldn't see if else where. :rolleyes:

cheers. I'll try that tomorrow see if I can't replace outlook express.