Check Windows Live Mail on a PC with a new clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium

I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86 laptop
Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7 Home
Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the desktop,
signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message. How do I fix
it?

"rak" <> wrote in message
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> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86 laptop
> Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7 Home
> Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the desktop,
> signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message. How do I fix
> it?

If you did not use the 'migwiz' utility to migrate your settings from the
prior OS, you have no Inbox until you set up an email account in Windows
Live Mail.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Did you just create the Live ID used for signon ?

If so, logon at account.live.com, answer the verification if prompted to finalize ID creation and if a Hotmail/Live.com address go
to mail.live.com to complete the Inbox setup.
Close IE
Open WLM
Signon to Windows Live with that same Live ID
Add the Live ID account in WLM
If a Hotmail account, download the folders when prompted.

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"rak" <> wrote in message news:93MJm.9467$%...
> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86 laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of
> Windows 7 Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have
> an inbox yet" message. How do I fix it?

Signing in is not required to use WLMail as an email program.

Did you mean to say that you started WLMail and you got the "you don't have
an inbox yet" message?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail

"rak" <> wrote in message
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> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86 laptop
> Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7 Home
> Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the desktop,
> signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message. How do I fix
> it?

To ensure we all understand..
Windows Live Mail(WLM) was downloaded from download.live.com and installed on Windows 7.
WLM was opened and signed on to Windows Live with your existing Live ID account.
Your existing account is an
a. Hotmail type account(hotmail.com, live.com, or msn.com)
b. Third party email account registered as a Live ID
You added the email account in WLM in one of the following ways
c. Setup [a] as a Hotmail http account or Pop3 account
d. Setup [b] as a Pop3 or IMAP account using the settings provided by the provider of that account(not Hotmail settings)

You can logon at account.live.com and no verification prompt is present after logon.
You can access contacts.live.com
If a Hotmail account you can access your Inbox at mail.live.com

Comments appreciated, respond inline..

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...winston
ms-mvp mail

"rak" <> wrote in message news:%jXJm.15794$...
> Thanks for the reply. See my second post above. It is an existing account.
> Had it for a long time and use it for mesh, mail, calendar, sky drive, etc.
> Laptop is fine. Desktop lets me into my live account, etc. but I get the no
> inbox msg for mail.
>
> "...winston" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Did you just create the Live ID used for signon ?
>>
>> If so, logon at account.live.com, answer the verification if prompted to
>> finalize ID creation and if a Hotmail/Live.com address go to mail.live.com
>> to complete the Inbox setup.
>> Close IE
>> Open WLM
>> Signon to Windows Live with that same Live ID
>> Add the Live ID account in WLM
>> If a Hotmail account, download the folders when prompted.
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
>>
>> "rak" <> wrote in message
>> news:93MJm.9467$%...
>>> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86
>>> laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7
>>> Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the
>>> desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message.
>>> How do I fix it?
>>

"rak" <> wrote in message
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> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
> news:...

>> "rak" <> wrote in message
>> news:93MJm.9467$%...

>>> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86
>>> laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7
>>> Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the
>>> desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message.
>>> How do I fix it?

>> Signing in is not required to use WLMail as an email program.
>>
>> Did you mean to say that you started WLMail and you got the "you don't
>> have an inbox yet" message?

> Thanks for trying to help. See my second post above. On my laptop I
> click the live mail icon on the taskbar and go to mail directly. On my
> desktop with the clean install, I have no icon on the taskbar to click. I
> signed into windows live with my existing account and saw my network, etc.
> However, when I click on mail, I get the no inbox message. From what you
> are saying, I guess the question is, how do I get onto an existing live
> mail (not hotmail) account on my clean install of windows 7 on my desktop?

What is an "existing live account"? Windows Live Mail is a desktop
application, not an account. On a "clean install" of Windows 7, it will have
no account information until you add it. You have to supply the account
information to Windows Live Mail, or it does not know about any accounts;
but WLMail is not an "account" unto itself, it is just an application.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Sorry but I'm confused. I have a windows live account. Once I sign in, I
see a mail tab. Isn't that independent of the pc I'm on?

"N. Miller" <> wrote in message
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> "rak" <> wrote in message
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>
>> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
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>
>>> "rak" <> wrote in message
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>
>>>> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86
>>>> laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7
>>>> Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the
>>>> desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message.
>>>> How do I fix it?
>
>>> Signing in is not required to use WLMail as an email program.
>>>
>>> Did you mean to say that you started WLMail and you got the "you don't
>>> have an inbox yet" message?
>
>> Thanks for trying to help. See my second post above. On my laptop I
>> click the live mail icon on the taskbar and go to mail directly. On my
>> desktop with the clean install, I have no icon on the taskbar to click.
>> I signed into windows live with my existing account and saw my network,
>> etc. However, when I click on mail, I get the no inbox message. From
>> what you are saying, I guess the question is, how do I get onto an
>> existing live mail (not hotmail) account on my clean install of windows 7
>> on my desktop?
>
> What is an "existing live account"? Windows Live Mail is a desktop
> application, not an account. On a "clean install" of Windows 7, it will
> have no account information until you add it. You have to supply the
> account information to Windows Live Mail, or it does not know about any
> accounts; but WLMail is not an "account" unto itself, it is just an
> application.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Thanks for the reply.
Hope this helps to explain more clearly.
Yes, downloaded from download.live.com and installed on Windows 7 Home
Premium
Yes, signed on with an existing Live ID account
Not sure how to answer your next question. Assume b & d - accounts are
charter.net and gmail accounts. My Vista (x86) to W7 upgrade works fine.
Yes I can logon at live.com with no verification required
Yes I can access my contacts
It is not a hotmail account.

"...winston" <> wrote in message
news:...
> To ensure we all understand..
> Windows Live Mail(WLM) was downloaded from download.live.com and installed
> on Windows 7.
> WLM was opened and signed on to Windows Live with your existing Live ID
> account.
> Your existing account is an
> a. Hotmail type account(hotmail.com, live.com, or msn.com)
> b. Third party email account registered as a Live ID
> You added the email account in WLM in one of the following ways
> c. Setup [a] as a Hotmail http account or Pop3 account
> d. Setup [b] as a Pop3 or IMAP account using the settings provided by
> the provider of that account(not Hotmail settings)
>
> You can logon at account.live.com and no verification prompt is present
> after logon.
> You can access contacts.live.com
> If a Hotmail account you can access your Inbox at mail.live.com
> Comments appreciated, respond inline..
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
> "rak" <> wrote in message
> news:%jXJm.15794$...
>> Thanks for the reply. See my second post above. It is an existing
>> account. Had it for a long time and use it for mesh, mail, calendar, sky
>> drive, etc. Laptop is fine. Desktop lets me into my live account, etc.
>> but I get the no inbox msg for mail.
>>
>> "...winston" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Did you just create the Live ID used for signon ?
>>>
>>> If so, logon at account.live.com, answer the verification if prompted to
>>> finalize ID creation and if a Hotmail/Live.com address go to
>>> mail.live.com to complete the Inbox setup.
>>> Close IE
>>> Open WLM
>>> Signon to Windows Live with that same Live ID
>>> Add the Live ID account in WLM
>>> If a Hotmail account, download the folders when prompted.
>>>
>>> --
>>> ...winston
>>> ms-mvp mail
>>>
>>> "rak" <> wrote in message
>>> news:93MJm.9467$%...
>>>> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86
>>>> laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of Windows 7
>>>> Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live Mail to the
>>>> desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox yet" message.
>>>> How do I fix it?
>>>

On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:20:51 -0800, rak <> wrote:

> "N. Miller" <> wrote in message
> news:...

>> "rak" <> wrote in message
>> news:noXJm.15796$...

>>> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...

>>>> "rak" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:93MJm.9467$%...

>>>>> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86
>>>>> laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of
>>>>> Windows 7 Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live
>>>>> Mail to the desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox
>>>>> yet" message. How do I fix it?

>>>> Signing in is not required to use WLMail as an email program.
>>>>
>>>> Did you mean to say that you started WLMail and you got the "you
>>>> don't have an inbox yet" message?

>>> Thanks for trying to help. See my second post above. On my laptop I
>>> click the live mail icon on the taskbar and go to mail directly. On
>>> my desktop with the clean install, I have no icon on the taskbar to
>>> click. I signed into windows live with my existing account and saw my
>>> network, etc. However, when I click on mail, I get the no inbox
>>> message. From what you are saying, I guess the question is, how do I
>>> get onto an existing live mail (not hotmail) account on my clean
>>> install of windows 7 on my desktop?

>> What is an "existing live account"? Windows Live Mail is a desktop
>> application, not an account. On a "clean install" of Windows 7, it will
>> have no account information until you add it. You have to supply the
>> account information to Windows Live Mail, or it does not know about any
>> accounts; but WLMail is not an "account" unto itself, it is just an
>> application.


> Sorry but I'm confused.

That makes two of us.

> I have a windows live account. Once I sign in, I see a mail tab. Isn't
> that independent of the pc I'm on?

"Windows Live" is a suite of services, some with corresponding clients.

"Windows Live Hotmail" is an email service, accessed either with a web
browser, or an email client.

"Windows Live Messenger" is an instant messaging service, with an
associated client.

"Windows Live Photo Gallery" is a photo management service, presumably
with an associated client.

"Windows Live Writer" is a composition service, presumably with an
associated client.

"Windows Live Movie Maker" is video clip composition service, presumably
with an associated client.

"Windows Live Mail" an email client, which can access a Windows Live
Hotmail account, or any other email account.

Because this group is designed for discussion of Windows Live Mail, I
should probably assume you are speaking of Windows Live Mail. But I use
Windows Live Mail to access a couple of Windows Live Hotmail accounts, a
couple of AOL IMAP accounts, a Gmail IMAP account, a Fastmail IMAP
account, an 'at&t Yahoo! HSI' email account, and a couple of local (server
in my garage) IMAP accounts. It simplifies matters if you specify what
type of account you are having troubles with: POP3, IMAP, or HTTPMail (the
last being "Hotmail").

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konny, with the Lion and the Drum

Ditto. I am speaking of windows live mail. I have an existing windows live
account and use windows live mail (not hotmail) to access charter.net and
gmail.com email accounts. To do so I have to log into the windows live
account. I use the same log in to access live sync, sky drive and similar
live applications. The problem is that when I sign into my windows live
account on a computer other than my laptop -- even though I have installed
the windows live suite on that computer -- I cannot access my windows live
mail (which includes my charter email, my gmail, my newsgroups, my
contacts, my calendar, etc.) On the laptop it works fine on the desktop it
tells me I have no inbox.

"N. Miller" <> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:20:51 -0800, rak <> wrote:
>
>> "N. Miller" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>
>>> "rak" <> wrote in message
>>> news:noXJm.15796$...
>
>>>> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>
>>>>> "rak" <> wrote in message
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>
>>>>>> I'm running Windows Live Mail v 2009 build 14.0.8064.0206 on an x86
>>>>>> laptop Windows 7 Home Premium. I just did a clean install of
>>>>>> Windows 7 Home Premium on an x86 desktop. I downloaded Windows Live
>>>>>> Mail to the desktop, signed in and got the "you don't have an inbox
>>>>>> yet" message. How do I fix it?
>
>>>>> Signing in is not required to use WLMail as an email program.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you mean to say that you started WLMail and you got the "you
>>>>> don't have an inbox yet" message?
>
>>>> Thanks for trying to help. See my second post above. On my laptop I
>>>> click the live mail icon on the taskbar and go to mail directly. On
>>>> my desktop with the clean install, I have no icon on the taskbar to
>>>> click. I signed into windows live with my existing account and saw my
>>>> network, etc. However, when I click on mail, I get the no inbox
>>>> message. From what you are saying, I guess the question is, how do I
>>>> get onto an existing live mail (not hotmail) account on my clean
>>>> install of windows 7 on my desktop?
>
>>> What is an "existing live account"? Windows Live Mail is a desktop
>>> application, not an account. On a "clean install" of Windows 7, it will
>>> have no account information until you add it. You have to supply the
>>> account information to Windows Live Mail, or it does not know about any
>>> accounts; but WLMail is not an "account" unto itself, it is just an
>>> application.
>
>
>> Sorry but I'm confused.
>
> That makes two of us.
>
>> I have a windows live account. Once I sign in, I see a mail tab. Isn't
>> that independent of the pc I'm on?
>
> "Windows Live" is a suite of services, some with corresponding clients.
>
> "Windows Live Hotmail" is an email service, accessed either with a web
> browser, or an email client.
>
> "Windows Live Messenger" is an instant messaging service, with an
> associated client.
>
> "Windows Live Photo Gallery" is a photo management service, presumably
> with an associated client.
>
> "Windows Live Writer" is a composition service, presumably with an
> associated client.
>
> "Windows Live Movie Maker" is video clip composition service, presumably
> with an associated client.
>
> "Windows Live Mail" an email client, which can access a Windows Live
> Hotmail account, or any other email account.
>
> Because this group is designed for discussion of Windows Live Mail, I
> should probably assume you are speaking of Windows Live Mail. But I use
> Windows Live Mail to access a couple of Windows Live Hotmail accounts, a
> couple of AOL IMAP accounts, a Gmail IMAP account, a Fastmail IMAP
> account, an 'at&t Yahoo! HSI' email account, and a couple of local (server
> in my garage) IMAP accounts. It simplifies matters if you specify what
> type of account you are having troubles with: POP3, IMAP, or HTTPMail (the
> last being "Hotmail").
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konny, with the Lion and the Drum