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Email

Mar 22, 2015 7:21PM PDT

I am in the process of setting my new Dell computer. I am trying to get away without installing programs if I can
In the past, I have always used Microsoft's email programs. This time, I am going to try to set up my email through my ISP's) program. (charter). In attempting to get valid answers from their tech support, I don't think I am making my self clear. What I would like to do is set it up to where, I have the little icon, down in the right hand lower corner, when I have mail and also make a sound. Any one understand what I'm trying to do, or have any answers? Thanks, Bill

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Re: email
Mar 22, 2015 7:50PM PDT

Did your new Dell-computer still come with Windows 7? That's kind of amazing.

Anyway, setting up a program (in your case the e-mail program from Charter, if I understand you well) is not a subject for this forum. This is only for Windows 7 as it comes from Microsoft, not about applications. And if it's the program from Charter, they can answer your questions best if they aren't on their site where you donwloaded it from.

There's a small chance that some member here has the same program and can help you, but I doubt.

Kees

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Email in Win 7
Mar 23, 2015 1:24AM PDT

Thanks for all of your input. Bill

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taskbar and notification
Mar 22, 2015 8:29PM PDT

you want a mail icon on your taskbar and get notifications of incoming emails. It really depends upon the software you use whether or not that feature is available in that software.

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I believe he means...
Mar 22, 2015 8:47PM PDT

From reading Bill's post I believe he is talking about an "email received" notification icon in the Notification Area, (where the clock is). That area used to be commonly known as the System Tray.

In XP and before this used to be a 'per application' option I believe, meaning that it was up to the application's developer if they offered this option.

But I seem to recall seeing somewhere that application software developers had to ask Microsoft's permission to offer this option, and so many developers stopped offering it.

I might be wrong about that.

Mark

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Since this is the Windows 7 forum
Mar 22, 2015 10:00PM PDT

Thunderbird does what the OP is asking in Windows 7. I am not familiar with Charter and how their email interacts with Thunderbird, so that might be a problem. Since Thunderbird is free, it does not hurt to try it, however.
The area that shows email, other than the notification as the email comes in, is in the "up arrow" box next to the clock in the lower right.

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Re: Thunderbird
Mar 22, 2015 10:08PM PDT

I fully agree, but since the OP writes "I am trying to get away without installing programs if I can" and " This time, I am going to try to set up my email through my ISP's program (charter)" it doesn't seem to be what he wants.

But I think this 2 statements contradict each other, unless he meas "charters webmail" in stead of "charters e-mail client". But then I have never seen a browser giving a notification in the system notication area when it finds an incoming email, so then he wants something impossible.

It's kind of confusing.

Kees

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I use charter
Mar 23, 2015 1:58AM PDT

I don't recall them offering a mail client/prog.
What charter has is web mail.
It works but it's kind of clunky.

Your going to need a mail prog.
If you want to use IE then thunderbird should work.

I use FF with the simple mail add-on.....it works.