Windows Live Mail not downloading all my messages

I have been using multiple hotmail accounts for years. I upgraded to Win XP
64 Bit, and installed the newest version of Windows Live Mail. Now, I have
sync'd numerous times, but folders that are more than a few years old will
not download their message contents. I can log into my Hotmail acocunts via
the web, and still access the messages, but the will not sync to my desktop
WLM. Any input?

Thanks!
Tim

Assuming you are using http and not the pop3 protocol for each of the multiple Hotmail accounts, are all the folders(viewable in
the web interface) present in each respective Hotmail account in WLM ?
- to determine if your account is using the http protocol in WLM rt. click on any account in the left hand pane, select
Properties, then click on the Server tab. Copy the server being used and include in a reply to this message.

If your incoming server is pop3(pop3.live.com) then you are using the pop3 protocol. When using pop3 only contents of the Hotmail
web interface Inbox are downloaded when performing a sync between WLM and the Hotmail server.

Additional questions if using the Http protocol(not Pop3)
- were these Hotmail accounts migrated into WLM from Outlook Express? If so, were they using WebDAV(http protocol discontinued
effective Sept 1, 2009) ?
- if you create a new folder in the web interface, does that folder appear locally after sync ? If so, have you tried copying
messages from the older folders, syncing, then see if the messages appear ?

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"Tim_In_RI" <> wrote in message news:26FA74EC-ECDC-4AEC-833C-...
> I have been using multiple hotmail accounts for years. I upgraded to Win XP
> 64 Bit, and installed the newest version of Windows Live Mail. Now, I have
> sync'd numerous times, but folders that are more than a few years old will
> not download their message contents. I can log into my Hotmail acocunts via
> the web, and still access the messages, but the will not sync to my desktop
> WLM. Any input?
>
> Thanks!
> Tim