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SG - 11 May 2008 09:02 GMT

Just curios of everyone that uses Windows Live Mail finds it to be better
than Windows Mail and why? If I were to install it, any known problems I
should be aware of and will it bring all my settings, contacts and so on
over?

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BurrWalnut - 11 May 2008 13:53 GMT

I can't say I gave it a thorough test but it messed me up completely.

I combined 2 hotmail accounts and a POP account and ended up with all the
Contacts being merged into one and one signature when I was expecting three.

> Just curios of everyone that uses Windows Live Mail finds it to be better
> than Windows Mail and why? If I were to install it, any known problems I
> should be aware of and will it bring all my settings, contacts and so on
> over?

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robertmiles@bellsouthNOSPAM.net - 11 May 2008 14:38 GMT

Windows Live Mail is able to connect to email providers such as Hotmail
who use a HTTP connection method; Windows Mail isn't. Windows Live
Mail keeps the messages for all email accounts separate; Windows Mail
uses a single set of Local Folders for all of them.

You'll find more Windows Live Mail users in the newsgroup meant for it:

microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM - 12 May 2008 14:26 GMT

I've used it and still do for Hotmail. I don't like it, but it's better
than IE for Hotmail.

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SG - 13 May 2008 11:25 GMT

Thanks people and I think I'll just stay with WM.

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>> Just curios of everyone that uses Windows Live Mail finds it to be better
>> than Windows Mail and why? If I were to install it, any known problems I
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> I've used it and still do for Hotmail. I don't like it, but it's better
> than IE for Hotmail.

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Gary VanderMolen - 13 May 2008 21:23 GMT

WLM is something you need to try for yourself, rather than relying
on someone else's impression. Some like its GUI, others hate it.
There is no drawback to trying it. If it turns out you don't like it,
merely uninstall, and WM is back just like before.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

> Thanks people and I think I'll just stay with WM.
>
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>> I've used it and still do for Hotmail. I don't like it, but it's better
>> than IE for Hotmail.

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SG - 14 May 2008 02:25 GMT

Thanks Gary for you input. I won't try it on this machine, but have another
I can test it on. One thing in your reply that impressed me was you say
after you uninstall, WM is back like before. I like that :>)

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> WLM is something you need to try for yourself, rather than relying
> on someone else's impression. Some like its GUI, others hate it.
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>>> I've used it and still do for Hotmail. I don't like it, but it's better
>>> than IE for Hotmail.

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Gary VanderMolen - 14 May 2008 09:17 GMT

You're welcome.

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> Thanks Gary for you input. I won't try it on this machine, but have
> another I can test it on. One thing in your reply that impressed me was
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>>>> I've used it and still do for Hotmail. I don't like it, but it's
>>>> better than IE for Hotmail.

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