I just installed the Microsoft IE7 update on XP windows and it is all very good new fisch detection and stuff but where is the outlook express?
Is there one or is the non-important function of email not incorporated into the new explorer?
Is there really no more outlook express? will I have to go out onto the web and get my email from my ISP?

I upgraded to IE7 (still not used to it). I also have Outlook Express... still there, still functioning.

Is it the email link in IE7 that isn't opening OE? You should be able to reset that through the Tools menu.

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i would highly recommend searching windows explorer for outlook express. also, thunderbird is Mozilla's alternative to Outlook.

are you using XP?

I've looked in tools but can't find the option.

My company's IT department sent out a global email forbidding both automatic and manual updates to IE7.

According to them, IE7 "does not meet the company's browser standards".

That doesn't tell us much about what they object to, does it?

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There is a beta of the next Outlook Express called "Windows Live Desktop Beta" on their beta site.

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The office where I work has asked us not to download IE7. They say it's "incompatible with some of the web-based software programs" we use.

Considering that one of those programs has given me little more than persistent trouble, I consider that a plus for IE7. ("The enemy of my enemy...")

At home, I have XP S2, Outlook Express (6 something?), and IE7. I looked in the IE7 Tools menu and couldn't find anything about associating an email program; I seem to remember you could in IE6. You might have to go thru XP's Control Panel, or find OE on your computer, open it, and set it up as the default thru its controls.

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One huge problem with Thunderbird though it that it only supports POP3 e mail. Well huge for people that use web based mail like Hotmail. OE can get those other types, T-bird can't.

A friend blindly hit OKAY and downloaded IE7 the othe day. It wiped out his favorites, and refused to to go to any site but MSN's homepage. Typing in any address returned an error. He finally used the MSN search tool to get to the Firefox page...

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I installed IE7 on my home system a couple weeks ago without any problems. The user interface did change a bit. At first, I had to play the old Microsoft upgrade game of "where did they hide stuff". When I first ran it, I was looking for the "Favorites" menu but couldn't find it. Then I saw a star and clicked on it. That's the "favorites" option (really intuitive, I know). All of my stored favorites were there. I still have IE6 at work and the "Favorites" button as the text and a star. I never paid any attention to that before.

So when does it come out of BETA?

I heard you only Beta test anything if you regularly back your hard drive up onto DVD's every night.

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I upgraded last nite. No problems. Took a bit of poking around to find everything, but it does appear to have some nifty stuff.

I think the forbidding to do ad hoc upgrades in the workplace is pretty standard. They want consistency. Imagine the maintenance issues otherwise? That and they are just very paranoid (at least where I'm at) about anything that has not had the bugs worked out.

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Back in 2000, I worked at one place that would not go above Windows 3.0 as that was proven technology.

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I upgraded to IE7 here at work just to see what it was like. Functionality wise I've had no problems, but i think the GUI is ugly and awkward. My favorites are all still there tho. Under the stupid little star icon.... because star soo greatly represents favorites that there was no need for explination. Yeah, a house icon for home page, and foward and back arrows are pretty obvious. so a star should be obvoius as well...right? heh. For the record, i use Firefox at home.

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Of course it's a star- it checks what your favorate website is, (BAUT) and changes the icon accordenly.

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I'm not sure when it comes out of beta. I've tested alot of stuff for them over the years, and haven't had a problem (and have recieved some nice gifts), but you're correct - no one should beta test that isn't prepared to do a format and re-install

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