Download and run 'WinCalEdit.reg' from the attachments below.Import Windows Calendar as per the following post here.To enable Windows Calendar in Windows Mail.

eml files still cannot be opened on the desktop, it may be necessary to manually edit the registry as per 'Footnote 3'.ĥ.

Right click: WinMail.exe => Send to desktop as a shortcut.

*Note: If it will not allow the paste, take full control of the Win7 'msoe.dll' manually as per 'Footnote 2' below, and then paste.

Paste this file into the Windows Mail Folder in Win7 Program files, replacing the existing Win7 'msoe.dll'.

Download and save the appropriate Vista Windows Mail 'msoe.dll' file from the attachments:

In Windows Mail folder => Right click: 'msoe.dll' file => In drop down menu click: Take Ownership.Ĥ.

It includes a 2nd file, 'Remove Take Ownership', if needed.

Download and run 'Add Take Ownership' from attachments.

Open the 'Windows Mail' folder in Program files, and take full control of the file 'msoe.dll'. How to Import Windows Mail files from Vista to Win7:ģ. Do NOT paste it into the 32bit Program Files(x86).įootnote 3 - at bottom of page: Shows a picture of the location of Program Files & Program Files(x86) And it must be pasted into the Windows Mail folder in the normal 64bit Program Files.

If you're using a 64 bit version of Win7: It will be necessary to import the 64bit Vista Windows Mail file 'msoe.dll'.

However, in some environments Windows Live Mail has caused conflicts, and had to be uninstalled.

This procedure should work even with another email client installed.

Being a hybrid app it won't perform all the operations of WinMail in Vista.

Some Windows 7 updates either stop WinMail working or they won't install.

Several of the links have become obsolete, so it is necessary to become member of the forum to use the files attached to this post.

eml type files from Windows Mail can be read after being saved to the desktop or a storage folder. Make the Win7 Windows Mail program operate by importing Vista Windows Mail program files to Win7.Ģ. Windows Mail is a program file of Windows 7 but is inoperable.

Windows live mail won t start