So do I think Windows Live Mail is better than Outlook Express? Most certainly! I have about 10 email accounts set up in the email program including those from Hotmail and Gmail and there hasn’t been a problem. I have been using this program for over a year now yes, I had it for months on my Vista based computer. And Windows Live Mail is much more than a simple email and news client – it’s a blogging tool as well as an RSS reader. Then there are others (including me), who have like this segregation. Some users have not been very happy with the way emails are organized in this program because each account that you set up in Windows Live Mail has its own five default folders – “ Inbox“, “ Drafts“, “ Sent items“, “ Junk e-mail” and “ Deleted items“. There has been a mixed sort of response to Windows Live Mail. Thus, the best alternative to Outlook Express on Windows 7 is the default email client if you want to continue with Microsoft products. However, you don’t need to download and setup one because Windows Live Mail is already installed – it was on my recently bought Windows 7 VAIO laptop. Outlook Express alternative for Windows 7 Anyway, Windows Mail Vista was also shown the door and Microsoft launched a newer email client – Windows Live Mail which is the default email program on Windows 7. In my opinion, and I don’t think I am way off the mark, Windows Mail is simply a new name for Outlook Express 7. Actually, Outlook Express was phased out with Windows Vista itself, where it was replaced by Windows Mail. įor those who had been using Windows XP and never touched Vista, this might come as a shock.
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Bad news: You cannot install Outlook Express on Windows 7.