How to use Winmail on Windows 8.

**mathewgx** · 20 Jan 2012

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 !!

**vrosa** · 20 Jan 2012

Thanks for the info !

**fastfade** · 09 Feb 2012

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 Windows 8 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?

Thanks

**catman29** · 16 Feb 2012

I have got windows mail from vista working on Windows 8 beta. You have to save the mail prog for vista (32 or 64 bit) according to which version of Windows 8 you use. I use 32 (not tried with 64 bit). Then change permissions of windows mail in Windows 8, 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.

**vrosa** · 16 Feb 2012

c.1.7100.0

It makes thing imagine Windows build 6.2.7100

**fastfade** · 16 Feb 2012

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 Windows 8.

**krohm** · 09 Mar 2012

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

**Atari800xl** · 09 Mar 2012

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...

**krohm** · 09 Mar 2012

there is a post mentioned here may be of help to you

**endeavor** · 25 May 2012

Just for fun I installed WinMail on Windows 8 this afternoon to play a little...
I was surprised to see that MS at first had intended to use WM on 8 as you can see, since for whatever reason 8 comes stock with the same Program Files/WinMail folder as it was on 7, just like Vista has where of course WM works as is. On 7 & 8 successively MS had even built newer version WM files too, but upon each OS's release they didn't activate WM and so all by themselves the files would not start WM until retro modifications were made, similar to what we did on 7.

Doing a little work on 8, transferring files from 7 and a few other things although not exactly like it's listed in posts above though, iow, you don't need to regsvr the msidcrl30.dll anyway (may give the dllregusterserver error if you do) ...but anyway it works without regsvr and you do Not need a specific version of msidcrl30.dll either like it says above, I tried many different versions and they all work, but might as well just use the current msidcrl30.dll out of 7 as it is today since WM works very well with it there, and so just copy it from your /System32 folder from 7 over to 8, keeping in mind of course what you're using x86 or x64 depending.

Now to delete the existing 8 WM folder, at first I started typing the cmd's out but was a p.i.t.a, and so instead I used from this forums administrator Brink who created This neat little Add_Take_Ownership.reg to do it quicker, with benefits; after using that then right click on the Windows 8 WinMail folder, take ownership, and then right click again and deleted the folder. Then copied my existing working Windows 7 Programs 'WinMail folder' over to 8. (I have my own so didn't need to use the WinMail folder attached to the first post) Next, from here I then used our automation process from over at the other WinMail on 7 thread since it makes the rest of the process complete (although a few changes at this point are redundant but by running the automation doesn't hurt and actually has advantages) ..but importantly the WinMailEdit.reg within that gets merged makes WM accurate for all the reasons discussed over the years within the WinMail on 7 thread.

Anyway, within minutes I had WM to start up instantly, here's the first run screenshot... Screenshot

I agree with all the disclaimer warning statements given on the 'WinMail on 7' thread linked above, that using WM on 7, let alone using it on 8 - is Not Supported, and is a special per-user decision who Understands Completely what the tuts warning article is saying! ...but having said that if you totally do get it, and importantly have the technical ability to make the changes! ...then like so many of us enjoy and much prefer using WM on Windows 7 or 8... ..ymmv

For those who don't have the x86 msidcrl30.dll (since the first post only supplies x64) then here it is attached: