HT1277 just updated to Lion, mail won't open.  What do I need to do?

Had OSX 10.5, installed Snow Leopard and then Lion.  Email won't open, says I can't use mail with this system.  What do I do next?

It sounds like you moved Mail out of the Applications folder, and mapped that Mail to the Dock.  Go to the Applications folder and see if your current operating system compatible Mail program is in the Applications folder.  Note 10.7 is Lion.  10.6.8 and earlier versions of 10.6 are Snow Leopard.    You posted in the wrong forum for Lion.  We can ask a moderator move the thread once you verify what operating system you are running, and update your profile to be more accurate.

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        29  Foundation                          0x00007fff8be9bfdc _NSAppleEventManagerGenericHandler + 105
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        37  AppKit                              0x00007fff89c4452a NSApplicationMain + 867
        38  Mail                                0x0000000104d1ec34 Mail + 887860

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