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I still use Eudora with Windows 7 and also with Windows 8.1. The only problem is that from time to time after installing Microsoft updates I get a message that Eudora is not the default mail program. The simple solution is to right click the desktop shortcut and choose run as administrator. Then set the default in the window that comes up. IMHO Eudora is still the best pop mail client.

Third time’s the charm with Microsoft’s Surface

I bought a Surface 3 but returned it. I intended to replace my old iPad mainly for reading Wall Street Journal, the largest national newspaper, and Fortune magazine. Unfortunately the WSJ app is very poor compared to iPad version and Fortune does not have a Windows app as far as I can tell. I could go on but the bottom line is that until Surface gets better apps it is not a table, just a PC.

A Word for Media Center

I use my Windows 7 as a TV and a DVR with an attached dual tuner with cable card ($2/month from TW). It was a great day when I found this wonderful FREE application. When I tire of Google, browsing, working in Office, email and so forth, there is my wonderful TV. And oh yes the wife often has the ‘big TV’ monopolized. In short I would sure miss Media Center. My tuner manufacturer has designed the product specifically to work with Media Center. Hauppauge DCR-2650.

ron

I don’t see the problem. I use Eudora 7.1 on Windows 7 64bit without problems on a single user machine. On a two user machine there is a problem if both users want Eudora to be their default client. I find that the first user has no problem and there is a solution for the two user system, see below. After an update the solution may have to be applied again. My apologies to the original authors of the these hints. I found them on the web but have lost the links to the original authors.
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Windows 7 and Vista don’t allow programs to store data files in the location that Eudora 7 wants to use.

If the installer asks you to Choose Data Folder , select C:UsersAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora .

If the installer doesn’t ask you to choose, change the folder before running Eudora for the first time:

1. Right-click the desktop Eudora shortcut.
2. Click Properties .
3. Set the Start in: folder to “C:UsersAppDataRoamingEudora ”

If you have Windows 7 set up for two users and both want to use Eudora, you will encounter a problem with one of the users.

When starting Eudora for the first time on Windows 7, you may receive the following error after attempting to set Eudora as the default mail program:

“Eudora was unable to update the system registry. Your default mail program has not been changed”.

To resolve this, make sure that Eudora is set to check if it is the default mail program (Tools -> Options -> Extra Warnings -> “Start Eudora and it’s not the default mailer” should be checked).

Then, quit Eudora and start it again by right-clicking on the shortcut for Eudora and selecting “Run as Administrator”. When you choose to set Eudora as the default, you should no longer receive the error.

You may need to perform the “Run as Administrator” action twice. From then on, start Eudora as you normally would. However the problem may reoccur after a Windows Update. In that case perform this procedure again.