Windows Me & HotMail

[kolias]

I have a DELL desktop P4 with 1GB RAM running WinME / I.E. 6.0 and all is working fine. This machine is used only for email.

I got a new account with HotMail and I can see all my emails but I can't open any one. I downloaded and installed the latest Java and now I can open my emails but when I click to answer any one, nothing happens.

Any ideas what is wrong?

Thank you

[.tony]

I think IE6 isn't good for it, but I'm not sure.

But, with your specs, get XP asap.

That's too out of date for the specs.

[Colin-uk Veteran]

what happens why you try to reply to an email? are you using the web interface or the desktop application?

You could try using another browser such as firefox or opera to determine whather the problem is with the browser or the OS.

[Japlabot]

Internet Explorer 6.0 is too old and does not support as many web standards which are in use today.

Your Computer specification is an ideal candidate for an Operating System upgrade to Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux.

If you wish to stick with Windows ME, then at least use Mozilla Firefox 2.x which is an up-to-date web browser that will work with your Operating System, and is supported by Windows Live Hotmail. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

[kolias]

I just doubleclick my email and nothing happens like I did nothing. I can select another email and it opens or close / open other programs etc.

I know it is a config problem and thought that it would be easy to fix. Perhaps I will try the Firefox 2.x, seems a good idea.

I dont want ot spend the money for another XP. I have 2 other machines runing XP / Vista. This one is just for email

Thank you all

[markwolfe Veteran]

For email use, Linux might be very worth trying if Firefox on Me doesn't work for you.

Also, have you tried a clean re-install, just to see if it is some setting that got buggered up?

[REM2000]

If it's working fine then keep it, i personally never had a problem with Windows Me.

As other have suggested i would try upgrading your browser, try firefox or opera (don't know off the top of my head if 9x is supported in Opera).

[C:Amie]

whe, look at all the browser fanboy's.

Firstly: IE6.0 SP1 under windows millennium can access www.hotmail.com fine, I have a fully patched version of Millennium in a VM here and I just checked, hotmail.com works fine with my account and looks identical to that under IE7 on Vista.

Secondly: You do not need Java to access Hotmail, it isn't an applet application, so your java VM version is irrelevant.

As for changing OS, you're wasting the upper 512MB of RAM that 9x cannot properly make use of with any degree of efficiency, but otherwise you stick to what you're comfortable with.

and the problem at hand. If you don't want to change browser, run a repair of IE6, use Windows Update to patch it up, then go to Microsoft's download centre and get the latest MSXML 3.0 SP7 and MSXML 4.0 installers etc (links below to what you need)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

You also want to forece reinstall Windows Scripting Host 5.6, which doesn't seem to be on ms.com anymore for windows 9x. The original installer was called scr56en.exe, there was also an updated version Windows Script 5.6.0.8831, installer .exe name Windows9x-Script56-KB917344-x86-enu.exe. If you google I am sure you'll find either or.

Edit: This looks like the newer version: http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/stevec/Win9x_WSH/

There is a patch guide for Millennium here if you need it: http://www.hpcfactor.com/qlink/?linkID=14

[thealexweb]

I'd recommend upgrading to XP or getting a newer browser, Firefox 3 may not run on legacy systems but Firefox 2 will and it will be supported for some time yet.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

I'd recommend upgrading to XP or getting a newer browser, Firefox 3 may not run on legacy systems but Firefox 2 will and it will be supported for some time yet.

The Browser he uses is not the problem. He can't open Hotmail. I would do what c e 3 2 0 suggested.

[kolias]

ce320 you are right.

There is a lot of work to do in what you decribe and I will do it and I am sure it will be ok after.

I know that I use half of my memory but I used to run XP on that machine before I re install WinME for my email.

I'm off to work now but soon I have a chance in the next day or 2 I will do what I have to do and I will post back the results.

Thank you

[kolias]

Here is how I fixed my problem

I had few options and what ce320 described above was at the bottom of my list since it was involving more work. So I started with the easy ones.

I read somewhere, propably in this forum, that you should type a password when WinME asks for a password at bootup (I was hitting cancel). I also read somewhere, that the file "Index.dat" on the .../Temporary Internet Files directory should not be a "Read Only" file. My Index.dat file was an Archived file but I went on and deleted this file along with all files in the ...Windows/Temporary Internet Files/ directory.

Dont konw which of the 2 above did the trick but now I can read and reply to my emails.

Cheers to all for your help