Install Windows Mail and Windows Calendar on Windows 7

Windows Mail,the email client, and Windows Calendar are both part of Windows Vista. But in Windows 7 they are not included. Although Windows 7 does have a Windows Mail program folder, but it is not active and does not work. But here is how you can get both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar back on Windows 7.

Steps

1. On Windows 7, go to the Windows Mail programs folder. This can be found on programs on C drive. Before you install Windows Mail from Windows Vista, first you have to delete the Windows 7's Windows Mail program file. So what you have to do to install Windows Mail on Windows 7 is to delete the Windows 7 Windows Mail program file, and replace it with the Windows Mail program file from Windows Vista.
   • The Windows Mail program file in Windows 7 is locked by Windows. Try to delete the program file and Windows won't let you do it. So in order to delete the Windows 7's Windows Mail program file, you have to either-download and install Take Ownership. Which lets you take take ownership of any file and then you can delete it. Or-You can download and install Unlocker, which unlocks and deletes any program file.
2. Delete the Windows 7 Windows Mail program file. You can do this using either Take Ownership or Unlocker.
3. Once the Windows 7 Windows Mail program file is deleted, go to your Windows Vista computer. You now need to transfer both the Windows Mail and Windows Calendar program files from your Windows Vista computer onto your Windows 7 computer. To get both program files onto Windows 7,first copy both the Windows Mail and Windows Calendar program files into your My Documents folder. And then right click with your mouse and select "send to zip folder." Now you should have a zip file of both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar.
4. To transfer both the Windows Mail and Windows Calendar program files from Windows Vista onto Windows 7, do one of the following- Transfer both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar zip files from your Windows Vista computer onto your Windows 7 computer using Microsoft Shared View or Team Viewer. This enables you to transfer files from one computer to the other computer. OR upload both zip files to an online file sharing site like Mediafire. And then download both zip files onto your Windows 7 computer. OR transfer both files from your Windows Vista computer onto your Windows 7 computer using a thumb drive. Save both files to Desktop or Downloads folder.
5. On Windows 7 go to where you have save both zip files,either on Desktop or Downloads folder. To install Windows Mail-unzip and extract the files to programs on C drive. Go to programs and you should now see a file named Windows Mail. Open the Windows Mail program file and you should see a file called Winmail. Send this to your desktop as a shortcut. Windows Mail is now installed.To install Windows Calendar unzip and extract the files to Programs on C drive and make a new folder. Go to programs and you should see a file named New Folder. Now rename New Folder Windows Calendar. Now open the Windows Calendar folder and look for the file named Wincal. Send this shortcut to your desktop. Windows Calendar is now installed.
6. If you do not have a Windows Vista computer you can download both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar from the Internet. And there are also additional registry files you can download to both disable or enable the splash screen on Windows Mail, and to set it as the default email program.
7. Both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar are now installed and working on Windows 7.

Tips

• You can use both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar alongside Windows Live Mail,without any problems.
• Both Windows Mail and Windows Calendar should now be working on Windows 7. And you can set Windows Mail as the default program. And Windows Mail is now part of Windows 7.
• If you upload both the Windows Mail and Windows Calendar zip installer files onto an online file sharing and storage site like Mediafire. You will always have the files stored online and can download the zip files onto any Windows 7 computer. Even if you do not have a Windows Vista computer. And you will also be given a web link to share with your friends and other people. So that they can install the programs onto their computer.

Warnings

• Make sure that you delete the Windows 7 Windows Mail program file before you install the Windows Vista Windows Mail program file. Or Windows Mail will not work.
• Windows Mail works on Windows 7 and so does Windows Calendar, if you follow the above instructions. But Outlook Express does not work on Windows 7 or Windows Vista. This is because Outlook Express depends on *.dll and program files from Internet Explorer 6,which is not compatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7.

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