Where is the Mail control panel in 64bit Vista?
The Mail control panel is a useful tool for configuring Outlook profiles, e-mail accounts, and data files:
The Office Online article “Add or remove an e-mail account” is a great resource for learning how to use and configure e-mail accounts in Outlook using the Mail control panel.
In 32-bit Vista and Windows XP, you can find the Mail control panel in the following places:
1. By searching for “mail” in the Control Panel search box:
2. Or, by right-clicking on the Microsoft Office Outlook entry in the Start menu and choosing Properties
If you are a 64-bit Vista user like I am, you may be wondering where Mail is in the Control Panel folder. Searching for “mail” in the Control Panel folder will find it (#1 from above), and the right-click method (#2) will continue to work, but you may notice that Mail is not visible in the Vista Control Panel home:
Where did it go? You’ll be happy to know it’s not gone, it’s just been moved to the “View 32-bit Control Panel Items” folder. To get there, click on “Additional Options”, then “View 32-bit Control Panel Items”:
That will reveal the Mail control panel, hiding amongst the other 32-bit control panels:
Windows moved all of the 32bit control panels into this one location for the 64bit version of Vista, and Mail shows up since Outlook is a 32bit application and does not have a 64bit version.
I hope this information was helpful. If you happen to be on a scavenger hunt where one of the items requires finding the Mail control panel on 64-bit Vista, then you’re one step closer to winning. ;-)
Michael Affronti
Outlook Program Manager
