I've accidentally discovered that I CAN have a POP3 Gmail account, despite the instructions suggesting that IMAP is the only option. Well, if that is unavoidable, I will 'live with it'.
I now have multiple copies of folders like Inbox, Sent Items, etc (at least two anyway). To the extent that it is possible I want to continue email the way I had it in Outlook Express.
I'm now using Windows Live Mail in Win7 after using Outlook Express for over a decade - which I found quite satisfactory.