Windows Live Mail

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Windows Live Mail – viewing old emails on a new PC

We had a catastrophic failure on a dell that was 3 years old and had to reinstall everything. When we log in to Windows Live Mail, we have no history. There are no signs of emails received or sent. Sorry if this is a stu …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 30, 2012

do you have a live chat troubleshooter?

i have been trying to open my indows live mail and i get a prompt that says password is incorrect, i know that the password IS correct but i still get the same prompt please advise

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 30, 2012

Recover deleted Hotmail messages

original title : Windows Live Mail problem Hi! I am trying to Contact Firedog regarding an issue related to Windows Liver Mail but the 'submit' function on the 'contact me' form on his page leads to a 'are you sure you w …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 29, 2012

Lost contacts in transfer

I used Easy Transfer to switch from Windows XP Outlook Express to Windows 7 Live Mail. The email messages transferred but there are no contacts listed. I have signed into Live ID but still no contacts

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 29, 2012

How do i redirect e-mails

I just changed my e-mail address from *** Email address is removed for privacy *** to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. Is there a way to redirect e-mails from the old one to the new one? I put it under this …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 29, 2012

Which file contains local folders in Windows Mail?

My computer got corrupted. I had to re-install Vista. Saved what I thought was my email program Windows Mail. After re-installing I tried to take my old and re-install Windows Mail. I got it going but the saved folders a …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 28, 2012

I have two Windows Live accounts. (A) I want to close one, but I cannot. What to do? (B) Can I advise all my Contacts in my new Hotmail account of my new preferred email address in one easy mailing?

I have had a Windows Live account for many years using my Yahoo mail address as the ID. Today, I decided to shift to Hotmail, and I created a new Hotmail account to which I exported all my Yahoo mail contacts. In so doin …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 27, 2012

problems with Microsoft Live Mail

I'm having some issues with Microsoft Live Mail. The first issue is that new mail doesn't automatically appear in my in box. I have to hit the send/receive button, go out of the application and log back in before the mai …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 27, 2012

what is a white list in Windows Live Mail

In responding to my Windows Live Mail aquestion on why some of my contacts' incoming e-mail is misdirected to junk folder instead of inbox. Was told to "add them to the while list". How do I find white list and how do I …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 27, 2012

Windows Live Mail has stopped working

I started a thread with this - error code 0xE5E0247, calendar contains corrupt data‏ - no resolution after days and days. I completely removed Windows Live Essentials and reloaded. Now clicking "Windows Live Mail" a wind …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 27, 2012

SMTP problems

I built a new computer, and installed Windows live mail. I have 4 accounts from diffrent sources - none of them yahoo or gmail. I can recieve mail perfectly, but cannot send, it says the server cannot be found. I have go …

Unanswered Windows Live Mail Archived 0 answers Last activity: Jun 27, 2012