I recently updated my PC from Windows 8.1 to 10, and all programs are working just fine, including Windows Live Mail 11 (part of Microsoft Windows Essentials). A long time ago on an earlier version of Windows, I upgraded WLM 11 to WLM 12, only to learn that groups of email addresses (called Categories) do not work in WLM 12. Because it is essential (no pun intended) for me to send email messages to a number of groups, I went back to using WLM 11 and have been happy with it ever since. A quick check with Google this morning confirms that the WLM 12 problem with groups of email addresses has apparently never been fixed.

Now for the problem: Today I took a class about Movie Maker, which is also a component of Microsoft Windows Essentials. After learning how to use Movie Maker in class, I am eager to install it on my PC. When I began the installation process, I learned that not only would Movie Maker be installed, but Windows Live Mail 12 would replace WLM 11. Because of the email address group problem described above, I cannot allow this to happen. There seemed to be no way to remove WLM from the components that would be installed. I aborted the installation, safely preserving my WLM 11, but of course I now don't have Movie Maker. I'm wondering if there is some way to install Movie Maker without installing WLM 12. I chose only Movie Maker from the choices of Essential components. The installation decided on its own to include an update to WLM.