Windows Live Mail no longer will send calendar reminders to my email account listed

I've checked other similar questions and all suggest "turning on notifications" which is no longer listed under "options" under calendar under Outlook.com.  I don't use Outlook, and never will (it sucks).  I like Windows Live Mail and am a paid MSN premium subscriber for over 30 years, and prefer to use it.  However, my calendar reminders do not get transmitted to my MSN email account.  I have the email acct set up in Outlook calendar options, I have all 3 of my calendars "checked," I have times and everything set, and the "Original Calendar" set as "primary."  I've entered test reminders in all 3 calendars, well in advance of current time, and no email is being generated.  I'm using both Win 7 and Win 8.1 (including XP).  None will work.  This always seemed to work perfectly, and I use the reminders to remind me of daily appointments.  What's the problem?