I just bought a new computer with windows 8.1  I installed Windows Essentials and am trying to use Windows Live Mail 2012. I would like to know how I can delete messages. On my last computer (using Windows 7) I was able to delete individual messages by clicking "delete" I could also delete multiple messages by using the shift key and the down arrow. Now nothing happens when I hit the delete button.

Follow up note: I actually have two email addresses that I use. My "@msn.com" address won't let me delete email, however, I am able to delete messages from my "@comcast.net" email.

Thank you.