Re: Choice of E-Mail Client in Windows Live Messenger

Hi Peter.R --
When I sign into WLMessenger and see that I have Mail indicated at the mail
icon, I press it and it takes me to WLMail even though the mail is not there
it seems to be in WLHotmail with no way to get to WLHotmail from there. (I
have never had an Hotmail or Outlook Express account and don't want either.)

I tried your suggestion below of not signing into WLMail first, but the same
situation happened. My recent move to VISTA has been confusing because some
of my emails go to WLMail and some go to WLHotmail
seemingly arbitrarily.

How can I get rid of WLHotmail? Windows Mail (for Old OE) so that all my
Live.com emails go to WLMail??????

AND< from WLMessenger envelope icon, I get WLMail with ALL my emails in one
spot?
Thanks, RuthF.

"Peter.R" wrote:

> Hi Ian.
>
> If you are signed in to Windows Live through Windows Live Mail, the e-mail button in WLMessenger will open WLMail, but if you are not 'signed in' through WLMail, then the e-mail button in WLMessenger will open Internet Explorer to your associated Hotmail account.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Peter.R
> (Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
> "There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare
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>
> "Ian" <> wrote in message news:A2C9DB77-91A2-4FAD-94D4-...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I use Windows Live Messenger in conjunction with an e-mail address issued in the msn.com domain.
> >
> > When I receive an e-mail I am alerted through Messenger and I can click the "Open your e-mail inbox" button (in Messenger) to view it. Familiar to all of us I'm sure...
> >
> > I have recently experimented with the Windows Live Mail desktop client and I now find that, when I click the above-mentioned button in Messenger, I am taken to Windows Live Mail to view my message there (rather than the traditional web-based Windows Live Hotmail client).
> >
> > For a number of reasons - I would prefer to NOT use Windows Live Mail to view my e-mail messages (by default) and would like to continue to view them using in web-based Hotmail. (It's lighter-weight, familiar & quick.)
> >
> > My Question: Is it possible to revert back to using web-based Hotmail, without uninstalling Windows Live Mail? I tried editing my Windows Live Mail configuration to remove my msn.com email account, but the program still gets launched when I click the e-mail button in Messenger. (I still want to use Windows Live Mail for its other features - RSS feeds & newsgroups, mainly).
> >
> > I have been through all the Messenger settings; and haven't found one for this. I half expect someone's will tell me I have to edit something directly in the Windows Registry. I'm good with that...
> >
> > Thanks in advance for knowledgeable responses.
> >
> > Ian

THANK YOU Peter,R. I had set up my two accounts but with POP3 servers and
wondered how to get the HTTP Server info I noticed was once there (and I had
no idea what it was for!).

It appears that this should work now. I am waiting for an email to est it.
I am so grateful to you for your detailed and quick resonse. If this works
now, I an continue my move to VISTA on my new laptop from my XP Pro desktop.

Thanks, RuthF

"Peter.R" wrote:

> Hi RuthF.
>
> If you are signed into WLMessenger with your @live account, the icon in Messenger will still indicate to you when you have received e-mail in your @live account, which is in fact a Windows Live Hotmail account.
>
> I think what you are saying is that you have not set up your @live (WLHotmail) account in WLMail. As such, you cannot access the e-mail in your @live account through WLMail even though WLMail is opened when you click on the e-mail icon in WLMessenger.
>
> So to set up your @live account in WLMail, go to Tools->Accounts...->Add [button]->E-mail Account [select]->Next [button]->... Fill the appropriate fields with your @live account details then click the Next button, leaving the option to 'Manually configure server settings for e-mail account' *un-checked*.
>
> Now you can use either the web interface or WLMail to access your WLHotmail (@live) account.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Peter
> (Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
> "There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare
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>
> "RuthF" <> wrote in message news:9C13F1AF-16AD-4C8D-8BE9-...
>
> > Hi Peter.R --
>
> > When I sign into WLMessenger and see that I have Mail indicated at the mail
> > icon, I press it and it takes me to WLMail even though the mail is not there
> > it seems to be in WLHotmail with no way to get to WLHotmail from there. (I
> > have never had an Hotmail or Outlook Express account and don't want either.)
> >
> > I tried your suggestion below of not signing into WLMail first, but the same
> > situation happened. My recent move to VISTA has been confusing because some
> > of my emails go to WLMail and some go to WLHotmail
> > seemingly arbitrarily.
> >
> > How can I get rid of WLHotmail? Windows Mail (for Old OE) so that all my
> > Live.com emails go to WLMail??????
> >
> > AND< from WLMessenger envelope icon, I get WLMail with ALL my emails in one
> > spot?
> > Thanks, RuthF.
> >
> > "Peter.R" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ian.
> >>
> >> If you are signed in to Windows Live through Windows Live Mail, the e-mail button in WLMessenger will open WLMail, but if you are not 'signed in' through WLMail, then the e-mail button in WLMessenger will open Internet Explorer to your associated Hotmail account.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers,
> >> Peter.R
> >> (Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
> >> "There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare
> >> ---------------