Outlook Express & Internet Explorer7

Am running WinXP personal with SP3. Have all available updates from update
site.

Recently had a little (actually a lot) of trouble when loading a new virus
software, but have everything back to 'normal'.

With IE7 open, I was able to check mail by using the little arrow icon at
right hand end of tool bar which also has the help.

Now the mail icon is missing. What do I need to do to get this feature
back?

Have already checked IE7: toolsinternet toolsoptionsprograms, and
Outlook Express is shown as mail service.

C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe does exist seems to function
correctly. (I created a shortcut to msimn.exe on the desktop).

Any help would be appreciated,
Ace

This is an IE issue. Help is on the Menu Bar in IE. The Mail icon is on the
Command Bar. Did you right click on the Command Bar | Customize Command Bar
| Add or Remove Commands? Is the Mail icon in the left pane? add it to the
right pane.

The Mail button no longer appears on the toolbar, and there are changes in
the way that you access mail-related functionalities in Internet Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926325

What sort of problems were you having downloading AV software? More
important, what do you have on your machine now?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Ace" wrote in message
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Am running WinXP personal with SP3. Have all available updates from
update site.

Recently had a little (actually a lot) of trouble when loading a new virus
software, but have everything back to 'normal'.

With IE7 open, I was able to check mail by using the little arrow icon at
right hand end of tool bar which also has the help.

Now the mail icon is missing. What do I need to do to get this feature
back?

Have already checked IE7: toolsinternet toolsoptionsprograms, and
Outlook Express is shown as mail service.

C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe does exist seems to function
correctly. (I created a shortcut to msimn.exe on the desktop).

Any help would be appreciated,
Ace

Thank you Bruce,

I've just now done what you suggested with "customize" and now mail is now
as it was . It will make the wife verrrry happy.

As for AV software, I was trying to do a install on a 3rd PC of Kaspersky
Internet Security 2009 (sold as usable on three PC's). After installing
from CD and trying to get udates a second time (each try gave me a files
corrupted message, update failed, etc) which involved a download time of
approximately 4 hours each time, decided to restore to when I had updated to
SP3. System crash!

Only got a blank screen with system restore. Eventually resoved by cmd.
c:\windows\system32\restore\rstui.exe.

So went out and purchased a copy of Defender Pro. Installed, keyed in
license info etc, and after several attempts, finally succeeded in getting
the initial updates. Now, upon bootup, am presented with Defender Pro's
screen that License is about to expire, etc.

At present, waiting to hear from Defender Pro as to what to do about that
problem. Probably not a MS issue, but I was very surprised when seeing the
Defender Pro's accessing Kasperersky URL for the software updates?

Again however, any help would be appreciated,
Ace

OT? I dunno...

Had there been no anti-virus application installed before you attempted to
install KIS 2009?

What in the would led you to purchase Defender Pro?

Are you aware that many components of Defender Pro (e.g., anti-virus;
firewall) are rebadged, licensed (apparently) version of a much older
version of KIS?

cf. http://www.my3cents.com/showReview.cgi?id=32188 (lots of similar gripes
found via Google)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Ace wrote:
Thank you Bruce,

I've just now done what you suggested with "customize" and now mail is now
as it was . It will make the wife verrrry happy.

As for AV software, I was trying to do a install on a 3rd PC of Kaspersky
Internet Security 2009 (sold as usable on three PC's). After installing
from CD and trying to get udates a second time (each try gave me a files
corrupted message, update failed, etc) which involved a download time of
approximately 4 hours each time, decided to restore to when I had updated
to
SP3. System crash!

Only got a blank screen with system restore. Eventually resoved by cmd.
c:\windows\system32\restore\rstui.exe.

So went out and purchased a copy of Defender Pro. Installed, keyed in
license info etc, and after several attempts, finally succeeded in
getting
the initial updates. Now, upon bootup, am presented with Defender Pro's
screen that License is about to expire, etc.

At present, waiting to hear from Defender Pro as to what to do about that
problem. Probably not a MS issue, but I was very surprised when seeing
the
Defender Pro's accessing Kasperersky URL for the software updates?

Again however, any help would be appreciated,
Ace