Hi Guys, would be great if Windows 10 gave some notification of update downloads while they were happening.
I have run into problems that could be easily avoided by having this feature.
Also, am sick to death of having Windows Live Mail being such a hit or miss affair as its my preferred email program.
Live Mail hangs, and doesn't start (on average) 50% of the time. ****?
Can you just make it "play well" with Win 10?
I AM USING WINDOWS LIVE MAIL 2012. I RECEIVED THE E-MAIL FROM 'MS' ABOUT THE UPDATE TO THIS S/W FOR USERS OF WIN.10 AND ALSO URGING WIN.10 USERS TO USE THE BUILT IN E-MAIL PROGRAMME INSTEAD.
I UPDATED MY WINDOWS LIVE MAIL 2012 S/W AND ALSO TRIED TO CONFIGURE THE BUILT IN E-MAIL PROGRAMME. AS I DIDN'T LIKE THE ONE WITH WIN. 10 I CONTINUED USING WINDOWS LIVE MAIL 2012.
BUT TODAY I WAS HORRIFIED TO SEE THAT FOR ALL THE E-MAILS THAT I HAD SENT FROM ALL MY E-MAIL ACCOUNTS SINCE THAT DAY ARE SHOWING THE 'To' AS MY OWN E-MAIL I.D. i.e., SAME AS THE 'From'. I THINK THIS MISTAKE MUST HAVE CREPT IN WHEN THE S/W WAS UPDATED & THAT THERE MAY BE GLITCH IN THAT.
I ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE 'Account' COLUMN IS ALSO BLANK NOW FOR BOTH THE ACCOUNTS IN THE SENT FOLDER.
ANOTHER THING I HAVE OBSERVED NOW IS THAT IN BOTH THE ACCOUNTS IN THE JUNK FOLDER THE 'From' IS NOW SHOWING BLANK. SO, IF ANY WANTED E-MAIL HAS GONE TO JUNK FOLDER, I HAVE TO MOVE ALL THE JUNK TO MY INBOX BEFORE I CAN SEE THE SENDER'S NAME TO CONFIRM IF THE SAME IS WANTED OR NOT. THIS IS QUITE AN IRRITANT.
DOES 'MS' OR ANYBODY HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM OR IS THERE A 'FIX' AVAILABLE NOW FOR THIS ?
PLEASE SUGGEST REMEDY.
Original Title: Email design
How can I access or form a background design for my emails? I am using Live mail.
Every time I try to send an email in Live Mail 2012 the message goes to the Outbox and doesn't get sent. I have read some of the suggestions given to others with this problem, such as moving the outgoing messages to a new folder and deleting the Outbox. However, I can't delete the Outbox because that option is grayed out. Another suggestion was to make a new folder, move all Inbox messages to it, make another new folder, move sent messages to that and delete the Sent folder. But the Sent folder is also grayed out. If I exit Live Mail a message box pops up telling me that there are messages in the Outbox and do I want to send them. When I say yes an error box pops up after several seconds. The error is:
The connection to the server has failed.
Subject 'test moved messages'
Server: 'smtp-mail.outlook.com'
Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E
Protocol: SMTP
Port: 25
Secure(SSL): Yes
Socket Error: 10013
I have tried Port 25, Port 887 and Port 587 for outgoing messages and this error pops up every time. Obviously, I cannot send myself a message via Live Mail because it goes immediately to the Outbox and sits there. However, I can send a message to myself via Outlook.com and some time later it will appear in Live Mail's inbox. I much prefer Live Mail as an email client and would like to get this problem resolved.
Any help will be appreciated.
Can somebody from Microsoft please confirm what's going to happen with Windows Live Mail (WLM) in future and under what circumstances will it be able to be used in future?
I have been using WLM since it's introduction (and Windows Mail and Outlook Express going all the way back to Windows 95). This application ideally suits my purposes and up until recently, it has been working normally on my current Windows 10 Home (64 bit) desktops and laptops. Recent update issues and the related storm of news have suggested that Microsoft is scrapping WLM in favour of the 99% useless app built into Windows 10. I cannot afford to lose the numerous historic calendar entries and hundreds of e-mails (with associated attachments) stored locally on my PC's and several days have just been wasted tracking down a fix when the calendar entries disappeared without warning a day or so after a round of Windows 10 updates. My backups saved the day here but this scare implies a real risk that I may wake up one morning and find several year's a vital records gone without warning and without trace with no by-your-leave or thanks-for-the memories from a previously (moderately) reliable Microsoft. Hence the questions.
I've been given to understand that the recent problems only apply to people using the various Microsoft email systems (Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com and the like) and/or being signed in with an MS account to enable syncing across devices. Is this correct?
After much digging, I've also been led to believe that the advice from Microsoft about WLM ceasing to work properly after some planned near future changes at Microsoft really only applies to the MS account users and involves changes to the way the MS mail servers work rather than to the WLM application itself. Is this correct?
I do NOT use a Microsoft account (only set one up to get at this forum) and I have never "signed in" to WLM (or any of it's predecessors. All of my WLM records/documents are stored locally in the default hidden folders in the AppData directory structure. I have no need and no desire to sync them to anything.
The calendar is totally local and never online to sync with MS or anybody else.
The e-mail services (three separate accounts) used with WLM are domain specific (nothing remotely related to Microsoft) and part of the service from my Internet Service Provider. These are POP3/SMTP services but may have to move to IMAP in future.
- Will the planned changes to the Microsoft mail systems impact WLM in this standalone/local accounts only scenario?
- Will WLM itself continue to work into the future and, if so, for how long?
Please note that I'm not too concerned about ongoing development/support for WLM at the application level provided that it continues to work at current levels of functionality with domain specific IMAP/POP3/SMTP e-mail services and recognise it's own calendar data without being killed by a Microsoft update either directly or as collateral damage from a Windows 10 update.
I also do NOT accept being forced into use of a Microsoft account to use Windows 10 and normal desktop applications. I have no need and no desire for "apps" and no use for them (even if Microsoft enabled them) on my Symbian phone. If I could find a safe way of getting rid of all the "cloud" and social media/sharing apps on my PC without it corrupting the start menu in Windows 10, I would happily do it...but that's another story.
Clarification of these WLM matters would be greatly appreciated.
Can somebody from Microsoft please confirm what's going to happen with Windows Live Mail (WLM) in future and under what circumstances will it be able to be used in future?
I have been using WLM since it's introduction (and Windows Mail and Outlook Express going all the way back to Windows 95). This application ideally suits my purposes and up until recently, it has been working normally on my current Windows 10 Home (64 bit) desktops and laptops. Recent update issues and the related storm of news have suggested that Microsoft is scrapping WLM in favour of the 99% useless app built into Windows 10. I cannot afford to lose the numerous historic calendar entries and hundreds of e-mails (with associated attachments) stored locally on my PC's and several days have just been wasted tracking down a fix when the calendar entries disappeared without warning a day or so after a round of Windows 10 updates. My backups saved the day here but this scare implies a real risk that I may wake up one morning and find several year's a vital records gone without warning and without trace with no by-your-leave or thanks-for-the memories from a previously (moderately) reliable Microsoft. Hence the questions.
I've been given to understand that the recent problems only apply to people using the various Microsoft email systems (Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com and the like) and/or being signed in with an MS account to enable syncing across devices. Is this correct?
After much digging, I've also been led to believe that the advice from Microsoft about WLM ceasing to work properly after some planned near future changes at Microsoft really only applies to the MS account users and involves changes to the way the MS mail servers work rather than to the WLM application itself. Is this correct?
I do NOT use a Microsoft account (only set one up to get at this forum) and I have never "signed in" to WLM (or any of it's predecessors. All of my WLM records/documents are stored locally in the default hidden folders in the AppData directory structure. I have no need and no desire to sync them to anything.
The calendar is totally local and never online to sync with MS or anybody else.
The e-mail services (three separate accounts) used with WLM are domain specific (nothing remotely related to Microsoft) and part of the service from my Internet Service Provider. These are POP3/SMTP services but may have to move to IMAP in future.
- Will the planned changes to the Microsoft mail systems impact WLM in this standalone/local accounts only scenario?
- Will WLM itself continue to work into the future and, if so, for how long?
Please note that I'm not too concerned about ongoing development/support for WLM at the application level provided that it continues to work at current levels of functionality with domain specific IMAP/POP3/SMTP e-mail services and recognise it's own calendar data without being killed by a Microsoft update either directly or as collateral damage from a Windows 10 update.
I also do NOT accept being forced into use of a Microsoft account to use Windows 10 and normal desktop applications. I have no need and no desire for "apps" and no use for them (even if Microsoft enabled them) on my Symbian phone. If I could find a safe way of getting rid of all the "cloud" and social media/sharing apps on my PC without it corrupting the start menu in Windows 10, I would happily do it...but that's another story.
Clarification of these WLM matters would be greatly appreciated.
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