Sheri, Thanks for the note. I used to use Outlook but migrated to Outlook Express many years ago (why is a long story). I kept my archives in Outlook (in seperate .pst files) but eventually migrated them to Outlook Express Identities so I could keep a copy on three different computers. Then Microsoft dropped Outlook Express. I do have Office 2003 for all three computers so may go back to Outlook but it has way more features than I need. I tried Office 2007 but hated the user interface so much I went back to Office 2003. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <ldrbelties@earthlink.net> To: <rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > Jim, > > Office 2007 supports multiple identities and will import email messages, > archives and contact lists from OE and previous versions of Office. I > believe it also will import from some other programs, but I've not used > any > others so couldn't swear to it. > > Office 2003 does work in Windows 7 - I installed it on a new computer for > my > parents just last week. It may import OE messages and archives, I didn't > check as they'd always used AOL mail so it wasn't an issue for me. If you > need it checked, I'll be returning to their house sometime in the next > week > to finish setting up their DSL connection. > > Sherri > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim > Rickenbacker(3) > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:17 PM > To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > Hi Charles, > Unfortunately Outlook Express is long gone - replaced by Windows Mail in > Vista and now by Windows Live Mail in Win 7. Outlook Express was last > offered as part of IE6 and is not available separately. Supposedly Windows > Live Mail can import Outlook Express files and aeems to be an OK > replacement for OE except it doesn't support multiple Identities. Also, > from > > what I read, Office 2003 will run on Windows 7 and that includes Outlook > 2003 if you want to go that route.. > > I'm in the same boat as I'll eventually have to move from Win XP to > Windows > 7. I use and like OE and have my email archives since 1998 set up as > seperate Identities in OE. I've been looking but still don't know what I'm > going to use for an OE replacement when the time comes. > > Good luck. > Jim Rickenbacker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Barnum" <jcnreno@charter.net> > To: <ROOTSWEB-HELP@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:44 AM > Subject: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > >> Hello, I'm new here. >> >> I have a new computer with Windows 7. My Internet Explorer keeps closing. >> I bought my daughter one too and it does the same thing. This is a quirk >> of Win 7? I am changing to Fire Fox browser. Maybe that will fix it. >> Anyone had that problem with Win 7? >> I had to buy a new FTP program for WIN 7 as the old one does not work. >> Also I had to update my genealogy GedCom Program. >> I have yet to figure out how to use Outlook Express with Win 7. Does >> anyone have a solution? My old computer has all of the emails, but I can >> not do anything with them on the new computer as Win7 apparently will not >> work with Outlook or Outlook Express. >> I am now using an online email program through my server. >> Charles >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Office 2007 does take a bit of getting used to, but I was sort of "forced" into it - we migrated everything at work to 2007 and I couldn't work on files at home if I forgot to save them as a 2003 file. One other reason for me to upgrade is that there was a Microsoft Home Use program that I could purchase the Office 2007 Professional suite for next to nothing (we only had to pay for the shipping charges). I wouldn't have shelled out the big bucks if I'd had to pay the full cost, but for the cost of shipping only, it was well worth it. (They've since not renewed the Home Use Program for us, so I'll most likely be using the Office 2007 version for a while!) Sherri -----Original Message----- From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Rickenbacker(3) Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:09 PM To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems Sheri, Thanks for the note. I used to use Outlook but migrated to Outlook Express many years ago (why is a long story). I kept my archives in Outlook (in seperate .pst files) but eventually migrated them to Outlook Express Identities so I could keep a copy on three different computers. Then Microsoft dropped Outlook Express. I do have Office 2003 for all three computers so may go back to Outlook but it has way more features than I need. I tried Office 2007 but hated the user interface so much I went back to Office 2003. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <ldrbelties@earthlink.net> To: <rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > Jim, > > Office 2007 supports multiple identities and will import email messages, > archives and contact lists from OE and previous versions of Office. I > believe it also will import from some other programs, but I've not used > any > others so couldn't swear to it. > > Office 2003 does work in Windows 7 - I installed it on a new computer for > my > parents just last week. It may import OE messages and archives, I didn't > check as they'd always used AOL mail so it wasn't an issue for me. If you > need it checked, I'll be returning to their house sometime in the next > week > to finish setting up their DSL connection. > > Sherri > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsweb-help-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim > Rickenbacker(3) > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:17 PM > To: rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > Hi Charles, > Unfortunately Outlook Express is long gone - replaced by Windows Mail in > Vista and now by Windows Live Mail in Win 7. Outlook Express was last > offered as part of IE6 and is not available separately. Supposedly Windows > Live Mail can import Outlook Express files and aeems to be an OK > replacement for OE except it doesn't support multiple Identities. Also, > from > > what I read, Office 2003 will run on Windows 7 and that includes Outlook > 2003 if you want to go that route.. > > I'm in the same boat as I'll eventually have to move from Win XP to > Windows > 7. I use and like OE and have my email archives since 1998 set up as > seperate Identities in OE. I've been looking but still don't know what I'm > going to use for an OE replacement when the time comes. > > Good luck. > Jim Rickenbacker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Barnum" <jcnreno@charter.net> > To: <ROOTSWEB-HELP@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:44 AM > Subject: [ROOTSWEB-HELP] Windows 7 Problems > > >> Hello, I'm new here. >> >> I have a new computer with Windows 7. My Internet Explorer keeps closing. >> I bought my daughter one too and it does the same thing. This is a quirk >> of Win 7? I am changing to Fire Fox browser. Maybe that will fix it. >> Anyone had that problem with Win 7? >> I had to buy a new FTP program for WIN 7 as the old one does not work. >> Also I had to update my genealogy GedCom Program. >> I have yet to figure out how to use Outlook Express with Win 7. Does >> anyone have a solution? My old computer has all of the emails, but I can >> not do anything with them on the new computer as Win7 apparently will not >> work with Outlook or Outlook Express. >> I am now using an online email program through my server. >> Charles >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message