I am running Windows 7 and Windows Live Essentials 2012. When I open Windows Live Mail it shows the emails that I have received. There may be 1 or 21 the number is irrelevant. I begin at the top and open each in turn and delete as I go. At some point the program stops working and the message Windows Live Mail not responding appears at the top of the screen. I have uninstalled WLE and then downloaded WLE from the MS site and reinstalled with no effect, it still goes into not responding. The screen freezes and the little blue wheel spins. After a few seconds it begins to function again. I have my email set to check for mail every ten minutes.