This PC was quite a mess and I've managed to restore just about everything except this.  Under programs in the control panel Windows (Live) Essentials isn't listed there for me to select and repair, as suggestions were posted.   In order to try again I have to use the utility to uninstall each component of Windows Live and then try installing it again.  This last time I managed to get Photo Gallery and Movie Maker to run once again, but still no Windows Live Mail.