Hi Gerald, You have the Windows Live Mail and the Windows Mail switched around in their explanations.
The fact is, Windows Mail is the mail application that most resembles Outlook Express, and aside from the relatively few differences I mentioned in my previous post, all methods for accessing one's mail is exactly like Outlook Express. Windows Live Mail is also accessible, however, because of the ribbon interface in place of the traditional menu bar, it's a bit more difficult to use, not because it's inaccessible, but because there's a steep learning curve. An example is the fact that one can not simple press the alt key to get to the menu with the application's options and accounts settings, one has to press the hotkey of alt+F, which will open up the menu in question. Simply pressing the alt key, as one used to do with traditional menus will activate the ribbons, and moving your arrows around will get you to where you want to go like the insert menu for inserting a picture, file or object into the message, or the message window which will send the message and the like, but, as I said, if you want to reach the options and account settings, you must press the keystroke above. I would also say that Windows Live Mail closely resembles Office Outlook in functionality as it is able to decode calendar events and the like, and you can actually make Windows Live Mail look a great deal like Outlook Express, or more like Windows Mail, but again, the ribbons are a learning curve of it's own. I should also mention that while there are some registry keys one must add to the registry, and if you're going to enter them manually, unless you're experienced with editing the registry, then I would not recommend playing around with the registry, especially if you don't have sighted assistance when your computer doesn't want to boot fully into Windows. I do, however, have a little package created by a gentleman named Ryan that includes the files you need to copy into the Windows directory, the registry modification files that automatically make the registry changes on it's own, and the instructions, so if you're not upgrading for the simple fact that you don't like playing around with the registry, then this package is a good thing for you as there is nothing left to chance, as the registry files do the modifications for you, and the instructions teach you how to back up the registry in case a mistake is made. In any case, I just thought I should point that out, other than that Gerald, you pretty much hit the nail on the head in your descriptions. Smile. Scorpio For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
