Hi there

I was wondering if some kind person could assist me with setting up Windows Live Mail.  Earlier this year I brought a new PC which came with Windows 8.1.  I spent 2 days setting up the dashboard but LiveMail wasn't there so I went with the Windows Mail client? that comes with 8.1.  Have been using it for six months and don't find it intuitive although its cool to have such a clean  looking mailbox.

For the last six months it has been beset with problems - corrupted emails, constant password re-authentication required and now emails that download but that cant be deleted.  All in all, a daily irritation and now almost unusable.  I found out today that Live Mail was still out there and have downloaded it and set it all up and it works fine.  However it has been a while sice I have used it and are wondering how to do the following:

1.   Transfer the contacts from my existing windows mail to my windows live mail?

2.   Pin Windows Live Mail to the 8.1 dashboard (not the desktop)

3.   Very annoyingly No 3 has just exited my brain so I will no doubt have to add to this thread once it finally wends its way back to my increasingly geriatric brain!!!!

If you can help that would be great!:)  N