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Restoring defaults in windows mail
How can I restore windows mail to it's default "factory" status ? It seems
that you can restore some things and items cahnged but not the whole program. If there is a way to do it please advise. Thanks |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
If you delete everything under this registry key then WinMail will start
fresh: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail I would backup the key first. steve "Uri" wrote in message ... How can I restore windows mail to it's default "factory" status ? It seems that you can restore some things and items cahnged but not the whole program. If there is a way to do it please advise. Thanks |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
Steve Cochran;277227 Wrote: If you delete everything under this registry key then WinMail will start fresh: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail I would backup the key first. steve "Uri" wrote in message ... How can I restore windows mail to it's default "factory" status ? It seems that you can restore some things and items cahnged but not the whole program. If there is a way to do it please advise. Thanks do i delete the windows mail key or just the subkeys under it. i already deleted subkeys and i have same problem. thanks -- kennyg53 |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
What do you think Steve meant by "delete everything *under* this registry
key..."? kennyg53 wrote: Steve Cochran;277227 Wrote: If you delete everything under this registry key then WinMail will start fresh: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail I would backup the key first. steve "Uri" wrote in message ... How can I restore windows mail to it's default "factory" status ? It seems that you can restore some things and items cahnged but not the whole program. If there is a way to do it please advise. Thanks do i delete the windows mail key or just the subkeys under it. i already deleted subkeys and i have same problem. thanks |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
kennyg53;976138 Wrote: should i delete the windows mail key? i deleted subkeys and i still have same problem. thank you Hello Kenny, Problem Two in this tutorial will help show you how to do this reset of Windows Mail. Just do not backup and restore the Windows Mail settings to have the default settings instead. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/62...-problems.html Hope this helps, Shawn -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) *and* '*::Vista Forums::*' (http://www.vistax64.com) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
Brink;976259 Wrote: kennyg53;976138 Wrote: should i delete the windows mail key? i deleted subkeys and i still have same problem. thank you Hello Kenny, Problem Two in this tutorial will help show you how to do this reset of Windows Mail. Just do not backup and restore the Windows Mail settings to have the default settings instead. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/62...-problems.html Hope this helps, Shawn when i click on link in ur response, it doesnt work. i have to right click and send it to MY FAVORITES to even read your response. maybe i wasnt clear about before. no links work. thanks again -- kennyg53 |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
Kenny, Can you right click on the link and click on "Copy Shortcut", then right click in your web browser address bar and click on "Paste" to use the link instead until you get Windows Mail fixed? kennyg53;976324 Wrote: Brink;976259 Wrote: kennyg53;976138 Wrote: should i delete the windows mail key? i deleted subkeys and i still have same problem. thank you Hello Kenny, Problem Two in this tutorial will help show you how to do this reset of Windows Mail. Just do not backup and restore the Windows Mail settings to have the default settings instead. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/62...-problems.html Hope this helps, Shawn when i click on link in ur response, it doesnt work. i have to right click and send it to MY FAVORITES to even read your response. maybe i wasnt clear about before. no links work. thanks again -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) *and* '*::Vista Forums::*' (http://www.vistax64.com) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Restoring defaults in windows mail
Delete the Windows Mail key.
steve "kennyg53" wrote in message ... Steve Cochran;277227 Wrote: If you delete everything under this registry key then WinMail will start fresh: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail I would backup the key first. steve "Uri" wrote in message ... How can I restore windows mail to it's default "factory" status ? It seems that you can restore some things and items cahnged but not the whole program. If there is a way to do it please advise. Thanks do i delete the windows mail key or just the subkeys under it. i already deleted subkeys and i have same problem. thanks -- kennyg53 |