Here's a solution for all who want to use winmail and windows 8.
The procedure is almost the same as windows 7 , but we will need a dll file.
First , we do the same procedure as in windows 7 :
a) Take ownership of winmail forder ( if you use windows 8x64 , you need to take oweneship of program files/winmail and program files(x86)/winmail). Remember to check the " show system files " before that.
b) Delete all the files in winmail forder and replace them with the windows 7 / winmail files.
c) Copy msidcrl30.dll to c:/windows/system32 folder
d) Now , we have to register the above dll. Open cmd and type : regsvr32 "c:/windows/system32\msidcrl30.dll" and press enter.
Reboot , just in case , and you're done !!
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Thread: How to use Winmail on Windows 8.
- 01-20-2012 #1My System Specs
How to use Winmail on Windows 8.
- 01-20-2012 #2
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Join Date : Jan 2011 Belo Horizonte City Posts : 2,467 Windows 7 SP1 x64, Windows 8 CP x64, Windows 8 Server CP
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Thanks for the info !
- 02-09-2012 #3My System Specs
When i register regsvr32 "c:/windows/system32\msidcrl30.dll" i get the RegSVR32 message saying the dll is not compatible with the x86 ver of win8 i'm running.
Repeated process (after reboots) but still doing something wrong.
Just recalled that i ran "WinMailEdit" prior to starting instructions in this post - could that be my issue?
Any ideas?
ThanksLast edited by fastfade; 02-10-2012 at 07:38 AM.
- 02-16-2012 #4My System Specs
- I have got windows mail from vista working on w8 beta. You have to save the mail prog for vista (32 or 64 bit) according to which version of w8 you use. I use 32 (not tried with 64 bit). Then change permissions of windows mail in W8, bit of a pain, delete the files and the en-us folder, then copy the vista windows mail files to the windows 8 mail folder. Received an error message about msidcrl30.dll, but downloaded version c.1.7100.0, put it in windows\system32 folder and it works. Think problem was with the later version.
- 02-16-2012 #5
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It makes thing imagine Windows build 6.2.7100c.1.7100.0
- 02-16-2012 #6My System Specs
i'll just wait a bit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview version & give it a go then...i've used the workaround several times successfully with win7 32/64bit. i most likely just botched my initial effort with win8.
- 03-09-2012 #7My System Specs
i just got it working. just follow the instructions above
make sure windows mail is in program files as opposed to program files (x86) and it should work
just imported all my old folders etc, got 2 email accounts working on it now... aullll good
- 03-09-2012 #8My System Specs
I use Windows 8 Consumer Preview 32 bit.
The msidcrl30.dll from the download above seems to be the 64-bit version? It doesn't work on my system.
My Windows 7 version (32-bit) also doesn't work.
Who can help me with a working msidcrl30.dll version so I can use Winmail in Windows 8 CP? Thanks...
- 03-09-2012 #9My System Specs
there is a post mentioned here may be of help to you
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