Win7 after 2 years of trying an iMac

And I'm regretting that I came back to Windows lol! Nothing is easy. I should've stayed with my Windows XP!

But I'm glad I was referred to this forum. Hope to find some solutions.

Hi Lainey - Welcome aboard

I hope we can resolve all of your issues with Windows 7. Windows 7 is truly much easier to work with once you get used to the new layout.

Thanks Clifford for the welcome.

It's not the new layout that's driving me up the wall. It's that simple things like trying to delete an email in Outlook are difficult. I routinely get an "Outlook is not responding" message. After 2 - 3 minutes, the screen unfreezes and the email(s) finally disappear.

My plugins are not functioning in Paint Shop Pro X2 although I've installed proggies and dlls that are recommended to make the problems go away.

Enough whining for now!

Outlook is a poor piece of software in my opinion. If you must use an email client then the Mozilla Thunderbird is better.

Lainey, welcome to the forum! Being that you were an XP user, as I was for almost eight years (still am on my notebook), Windows 7 will be a breeze to learn. At first, I was afraid to take the leap myself, being that I skipped Vista.

Then I joined this forum, as you have, and have never regretted moving forward to Windows 7, as well as 64 bit computing. You'll get used to things faster than with XP. And, if you use your computer for your job or school, you'll be more productive in both.

BTW, I came close to being a Mac user myself a while back, but the salesperson, apparently inexperienced, used his presentation to bash what I had, rather than seize the opportunity to close on a sale. Looking back on it, he probably done me a favor.

I hope that you find this forum a good place to learn. There's plenty of friendly, professional support here. As well as tutorials & the newly created Free Software Database, many useful, essential & easy to use apps covering almost every need, at no cost to you.

Best of Luck,
Cat

Nibiru - My employer used Windows XP Professional for years and I was very comfortable with Outlook. It could handle anything. But Win7 Outlook has been a disappointment.

Cat - thanks for the encouragement. I got an iMac because I refused to go with Vista when my 2002 XP maxed out. Then when there were so many positive Win7 reviews, I decided I'd try Windows again. I do hope I find solutions to my issues.

Yes Windows 7 Outlook is a disappointment to many users out there.

Personally, I for one don't use email clients due to potential security issues. I just use my browser instead, more security that way.

I am not sure of how many here do use an email client, Outlook in particular.

I'm sure you'll find Windows 7 everything you hoped it to be. If you need assistance we'll be glad to help ya.

Thanks Nibiru!

What exactly is the "Windows 7 Outlook"?

It's the email client that used to be known as Outlook Express. It's no longer bundled with the software but available as a separate download.

Go to Windows 7 and Outlook and you can read more about it.