Why Outlook Express Users Should Switch to Windows Live Mail

The users, who have been using Outlook express email client, do not want to switch it even after Microsoft has stopped releasing any new updates for Windows XP. However, Windows Live Mail is the latest replacement for Outlook Express. This email client is available free at the live.com web site where Outlook Express came pre-installed With Windows XP and 98.

Which is better, Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express

There are many users who still use Outlook Express because of its easy user interface and efficient features. However, in terms of security it has many flaws because of which it was responsible to spread many virus programs. It was very easy for expert hackers find its security holes.

When Microsoft has introduced Windows Vista, it replaced MS Outlook Express to Windows Mail. This email client was quite similar to Outlook Express in terms of interface and functionality. After Windows Mail Vista Microsoft continues it with further versions of Windows with some added features and named it Windows Live Mail. This is not just an email client but also featured an RSS reader and a blogging tool.

Compare the Features of Windows Live Mail with Outlook Express

Multiple Email Account Setup

This feature is available in both the email clients, but Windows Live Mail discriminates all the accounts much efficiently. In addition, the configuration process of Windows Live Mail is much simpler than older email client.

A standalone download file

Windows Live Mail is a standalone program and comes with a very small sized installer file less than 2.5MB. The installation steps are very simple; it can be downloaded and installed in a couple of minutes. However, Outlook express was combined with Internet Explorer, you can download and install it with the Web Browser only.

Super quick email search utility

Windows Live mail included a super-fast email search function with it; on the other hand searching of emails was a real pain in Outlook Express.

Sending photos over email

Windows Live mail has an extremely improved photo email feature. With this, you can easily send the large sized pictures with giving any burden to the recipient. As the pictures taken by digital cameras are quite large in size and physical dimensions and if you send number of pictures, it can block the recipient mail. Windows Live Mail stores all the large images in the private location on web and includes only thumbnails of images on the mail. When the recipient click on the thumbnail to download then it displays the large sized images.

Automated junk email filter

Microsoft includes a very improved security and privacy with Windows Live Mail. This new email client includes automated junk email filter that automatically scans all the incoming mails, identify malicious content and mark them as spam and phishing and move them to a Junk e-mail folder.

More Efficient Features of Windows Live Mail

This latest version of email client includes features like News client, RSS feeds reader and a blogging tool with it that make it more advanced that older one. In RSS reader, you just need to feed's address and all feed will download from the net automatically and stores in a separate section. With blogging, you can manage and update a blog on Windows Live Spaces.

Conclusion:

However, Outlook Express was a very efficient email client in its time but according to the latest requirements, it is not as efficient as Windows Live Mail. Therefore, it is better to use a later version of email client that provides you more efficient work with a better security. If you want to switch from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mails, you only have to upgrade your OS and all these latest features with new email client will be availed to you. However if you want to keep your Outlook Express files with you, you can simply convert DBX to EML files and import it to Windows Live Mail.

Stellar DBX to Windows Live Mail Converter is a prominent solution to Convert Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail. This DBX to EML converter tool easily converts all the messages of Outlook Express (.DBX) files into Windows Live Mail '.EML' files. It will search your all DBX files in the system and allows multiple conversion of DBX to EML files.