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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7
computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
See the thread "Windows Update kills Windows Mail on Windows 7" 12 May 2010.
Replace msoe.dll in W7 with an updated version from Vista. -- Regards Steve. MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK. http://www.getsafeonline.org/ http://www.microsoft.com/uk/citizens...e/default.mspx "Stubbo of Oz" wrote in message ... I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
On 5/15/2010 08:57, Stubbo of Oz wrote:
I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! It appears like it stopped working for more people after this update. One user on a forum says this: ------- You need the 1/19/2008 version of msoe.dll. I guess the latest update changed this file. I renamed the new version (dated 3/4/2010) and copied my old Vista version back into the C:\Program Files\Windows Mail folder, and Mail started right up. I hope I don't have to repeat this process after every Windows Update in the future. For those that want the file, I uploaded it to Rapidshare so go for it: http://rapidshare.com/files/386489896/msoe.dll ------- http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-...tes-today.html I hope that will do the trick. Here's another page I came over that also mentions msoe.dll and links to download both 32- and 64-bit versions: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...dows-mail.html |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
"Jackie" wrote in message ... It appears like it stopped working for more people after this update. One user on a forum says this: ------- You need the 1/19/2008 version of msoe.dll. You should use the latest, updated version of msoe.dll from Vista with KB978542 installed. Dated 29th Jan 2010. -- Regards Steve. MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK. http://www.getsafeonline.org/ http://www.microsoft.com/uk/citizens...e/default.mspx |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
I posted this in this newsgroup less than 12 hours before you posted. Next time read the messages and you will find an answer.
Recently a patch (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978542) was released that addressed a security issue in Windows Mail. Those using Windows Mail in Windows 7 found that Windows Mail no longer functioned properly, as they had hacked the program by replacing the msoe.dll file with one from Vista, thereby de-crippling Windows Mail so it would then function as client application. When the update was applied, the hacked msoe.dll was replaced by a new Windows 7 version of the dll, which again crippled Windows Mail. The obvious solution was to replace the dll with the Vista dll again, which then restored the functionality. However, replacing the Win7 patched dll with the Vista unpatched dll, resorts in ther user being subject to the security vulnerability. The user would be more likely to have protection against the vulnerability, if they used the patched Vista msoe.dll (although there is no guarantee that that version will in fact protect in Win7, as the scenario is untested). Some have posted links to non-Microsoft websites in order for those who wish to obtain the patched Vista versions of the msoe.dll. However, one can question the security of such websites and the files they provide as well as consider that Microsoft does not support distribution of its dlls. Consequently, it is best if the user obtains the patched dlls from Microsoft directly. For the given KB article referenced above, the files can be downloaded he http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...spx?q=kb978542 To extract the dlls from the downloaded files see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928636 In the future, this situation will occur everytime Windows Mail is patched in Windows 7, as msoe.dll will be replaced each time. So in the future, anyone who is hacking Windows 7 by replacing msoe.dll from Vista, will continue to have to get the patched version of the Vista dll and replace it, as in this situation. steve MS-MVP Outlook Express / Windows Mail "Stubbo of Oz" wrote in message ... I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
Its inappropriate to distribute Microsoft dlls. The user can get the patched dll directly from Microsoft:
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...spx?q=kb978542 To extract the dlls from the downloaded files see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928636 steve "Jackie" wrote in message ... On 5/15/2010 08:57, Stubbo of Oz wrote: I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! It appears like it stopped working for more people after this update. One user on a forum says this: ------- You need the 1/19/2008 version of msoe.dll. I guess the latest update changed this file. I renamed the new version (dated 3/4/2010) and copied my old Vista version back into the C:\Program Files\Windows Mail folder, and Mail started right up. I hope I don't have to repeat this process after every Windows Update in the future. For those that want the file, I uploaded it to Rapidshare so go for it: http://rapidshare.com/files/386489896/msoe.dll ------- http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-...tes-today.html I hope that will do the trick. Here's another page I came over that also mentions msoe.dll and links to download both 32- and 64-bit versions: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...dows-mail.html |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:57:46 +1000, Stubbo of Oz
wrote: I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! Thanks for all the replies. Windows Mail now working again!! Got the dll from my updated Vista partition. -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
On Sat, 15 May 2010 08:04:02 -0400, "Steve Cochran"
wrote: I posted this in this newsgroup less than 12 hours before you posted. Next time read the messages and you will find an answer. Snip .................... Steve - sorry I missed your previous post - I had already deleted old ones before I struck my problem and googling did not seem to come up with anything - maybe I phrased my Google query wrongly :-( You said in earlier post that you are working on a page "how to use OE or WinMail in Win7". I hope you will post a link to it here when it becomes available, Cheers ............. -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
This is the Answer??
"Steve Cochran" wrote: I posted this in this newsgroup less than 12 hours before you posted. Next time read the messages and you will find an answer. Recently a patch (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978542) was released that addressed a security issue in Windows Mail. Those using Windows Mail in Windows 7 found that Windows Mail no longer functioned properly, as they had hacked the program by replacing the msoe.dll file with one from Vista, thereby de-crippling Windows Mail so it would then function as client application. When the update was applied, the hacked msoe.dll was replaced by a new Windows 7 version of the dll, which again crippled Windows Mail. The obvious solution was to replace the dll with the Vista dll again, which then restored the functionality. However, replacing the Win7 patched dll with the Vista unpatched dll, resorts in ther user being subject to the security vulnerability. The user would be more likely to have protection against the vulnerability, if they used the patched Vista msoe.dll (although there is no guarantee that that version will in fact protect in Win7, as the scenario is untested). Some have posted links to non-Microsoft websites in order for those who wish to obtain the patched Vista versions of the msoe.dll. However, one can question the security of such websites and the files they provide as well as consider that Microsoft does not support distribution of its dlls. Consequently, it is best if the user obtains the patched dlls from Microsoft directly. For the given KB article referenced above, the files can be downloaded he http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...spx?q=kb978542 To extract the dlls from the downloaded files see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928636 In the future, this situation will occur everytime Windows Mail is patched in Windows 7, as msoe.dll will be replaced each time. So in the future, anyone who is hacking Windows 7 by replacing msoe.dll from Vista, will continue to have to get the patched version of the Vista dll and replace it, as in this situation. steve MS-MVP Outlook Express / Windows Mail "Stubbo of Oz" wrote in message ... I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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Using Windows Mail in Windows & - $%#$$%#@! MS ruined it!
It is one of the answers in this thread.
Note that there is a good likelihood that future Win7 updates will continue to 'break' Windows Mail, which is no longer supported by Microsoft. -- Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com "WBF" wrote in message ... This is the Answer?? "Steve Cochran" wrote: I posted this in this newsgroup less than 12 hours before you posted. Next time read the messages and you will find an answer. Recently a patch (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978542) was released that addressed a security issue in Windows Mail. Those using Windows Mail in Windows 7 found that Windows Mail no longer functioned properly, as they had hacked the program by replacing the msoe.dll file with one from Vista, thereby de-crippling Windows Mail so it would then function as client application. When the update was applied, the hacked msoe.dll was replaced by a new Windows 7 version of the dll, which again crippled Windows Mail. The obvious solution was to replace the dll with the Vista dll again, which then restored the functionality. However, replacing the Win7 patched dll with the Vista unpatched dll, resorts in ther user being subject to the security vulnerability. The user would be more likely to have protection against the vulnerability, if they used the patched Vista msoe.dll (although there is no guarantee that that version will in fact protect in Win7, as the scenario is untested). Some have posted links to non-Microsoft websites in order for those who wish to obtain the patched Vista versions of the msoe.dll. However, one can question the security of such websites and the files they provide as well as consider that Microsoft does not support distribution of its dlls. Consequently, it is best if the user obtains the patched dlls from Microsoft directly. For the given KB article referenced above, the files can be downloaded he http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...spx?q=kb978542 To extract the dlls from the downloaded files see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928636 In the future, this situation will occur everytime Windows Mail is patched in Windows 7, as msoe.dll will be replaced each time. So in the future, anyone who is hacking Windows 7 by replacing msoe.dll from Vista, will continue to have to get the patched version of the Vista dll and replace it, as in this situation. steve MS-MVP Outlook Express / Windows Mail "Stubbo of Oz" wrote in message ... I have been using Windows Mail (copied from Vista) in my Windows 7 computer for nearly 6 months without any problems. Now, since Windows update KB978542 was installed a couple of days ago it has stopped working. It appears as a running program in Windows Task manager but the user interface never appears. I have done a System Restore to before KB978542 and Windows Mail started working OK again, Repeated this three time so I have no doubt that it is KB978542 that has buggered it up. Has anyone else using Windows Mail in Windows 7 had this experience? Are MS purposely disabling Windows Mail in Windows 7 just to show us that they can and to stop us using it? Oh well, I guess I will have to try #$&*(#$ Windows Live Mail again :-( And before someone says "use Thunderbird" Ii don't like that either!! -- ---------------- Stubbo of Oz ---------------- |
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