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Bruce

Flightless Bird
I've just installed Windows 7 64 bit which logs into Windows Live. I put in
my contact from Outlook Express but my email appear via Hotmail instead of
my blueyonder account. Can any one help.


Best Wishes
Bruce
 
L

LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
To log in to Windows Live, you always need hotmail account not any third
party email account. That is my understanding.

hth

"Bruce" <brucefalcon@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:xiUon.54390$1X5.11989@newsfe04.ams2...
> I've just installed Windows 7 64 bit which logs into Windows Live. I put
> in my contact from Outlook Express but my email appear via Hotmail
> instead of my blueyonder account. Can any one help.
>
>
> Best Wishes
> Bruce
>
>
>
 
R

R. C. White

Flightless Bird
Hi, Bruce.

Windows Live is a service and a whole suite of programs - most of which I
know little about. Windows Live Mail is just one of those programs. For
the full array, just go to http://download.live.com and download as few or
as many as you like - for free. They will all run in WinXP, Vista and Win7,
but are not an integral part of any of them. (If a new computer arrives
with WLMail pre-installed, then it must have been done by the OEM.) Besides
Windows Live Mail, there are Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Movie
Maker, Windows Live Photo Gallery - and several others. Because of this
variety of offerings, always be sure to specify WHICH Windows Live component
you have in mind when asking about one of them.

Windows Live Mail can handle POP3/SMTP, as well as Hotmail, IMAP, Gmail and
other protocols; POP3 is the only one that I know anything about.

To install a POP3 Mail Account in WLMail, first press <Alt> to see the
familiar Menu Bar (File | Edit | View... - just like in OE). Even better,
click the icon just before the question mark on the Toolbar and choose Show
Menu Bar; the Windows Live Mail Team decided to hide the Menu Bar by default
to give us more screen real estate. (Dumb choice, in my opinion.) Then,
just like in OE, click Tools | Accounts | Mail and Add your Blue Yonder
account, just as you did in OE.

While there are many differences "under the hood", the interface of WLM is
very similar to OE - once you turn on the Menu Bar. For plenty of
peer-to-peer support, just go to:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

(Ignore the word "desktop" in the NG name; that word was dropped from the
name of the program long ago, but it's not easy to change the name of a
Usenet newsgroup.)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Bruce" <brucefalcon@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:xiUon.54390$1X5.11989@newsfe04.ams2...
> I've just installed Windows 7 64 bit which logs into Windows Live. I put
> in my contact from Outlook Express but my email appear via Hotmail
> instead of my blueyonder account. Can any one help.
>
>
> Best Wishes
> Bruce
 
X

xxxx xxxx

Flightless Bird
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net>
Newsgroups: alt.windows7.general
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: Live mail


> Hi, Bruce.
>
> Windows Live is a service and a whole suite of programs

I HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO UPGRADE TO WIN 7
BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN OLD AND SET IN MY
WAYS. IT TAKES LONGER FOR MY OLD FART
BRAIN TO WRAP ITSELF AROUND NEW PROGRAMS
AND WAYS . HAVEING SAID THAT I TRIED WIN
MAIL AND THOUGHT "WHAT A BUNCH OF SHIT"
DONT NEED ANOTHER EMAIL VENDOR I HAVE
AN ISP WITH AN EMAIL.

OTHERS HERE HAVE DOPED OUT A WAY TO USE
WINDOWS MAIL FROM VISTA , I LOOKED INTO
IT . TOO MUCH TROUBLE OR I JUST DIDNT
UNDERSTAND WHY THE HELL MS WOULDNT
HAVE A WAY TO DO IT SEEMLESSLY .

OTHER PROGRAMMS THAT SUPPORT EMAL AND
NEWS GROUPS LIKE OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND
WINDOWS MAIL .

THUNDERBIRD SEEMS OK BUT I HAD TROUBLE
GETTING THE NEWSGROUPS TO WORK. ITS OLD
DONT THINK IT WILL BE UPDATED ANYMORE

FORTE AGENT , THIS SEEMS TO FULLFILL MY
NEEDS WELL AS IT VERY FLEXIBLE LOTS OF
FEATUFRES IM STILL TRYING TO LEARN.

AS OF RIGHT NOW IM STILL USEING VISTA HOME
PREMIUM AND TESTING THE NEW EMAIL SOFTWARE .
HOPEFULLY ILL GROW A PAIR O BALLS
AND (POSSIBLEY) FUCK UP A PERFECTLY GOOD
LAPTOP WITH A NEW OS .

OH CAPS ON SO I CAN SEE THE TEXT BETTER
 
C

Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:44 -0700, "xxxx xxxx"
<rlewisa1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>OTHER PROGRAMMS THAT SUPPORT EMAL AND
>NEWS GROUPS LIKE OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND
>WINDOWS MAIL .
>
>THUNDERBIRD SEEMS OK BUT I HAD TROUBLE
>GETTING THE NEWSGROUPS TO WORK. ITS OLD
>DONT THINK IT WILL BE UPDATED ANYMORE

Thunderbird was last updated to version 3.0.3 on March 1, 2010,
according to the release notes.
<http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.0.3/releasenotes/>
 
C

Conor

Flightless Bird
On 20/03/2010 01:54, LD55ZRA wrote:
> To log in to Windows Live, you always need hotmail account not any third
> party email account. That is my understanding.
>
No you don't. You just need a Windows Live account which can use any email.


--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
 
C

Conor

Flightless Bird
On 20/03/2010 00:04, Bruce wrote:
> I've just installed Windows 7 64 bit which logs into Windows Live. I put
> in my contact from Outlook Express but my email appear via Hotmail
> instead of my blueyonder account. Can any one help.
>
>
In Tools, Accounts you can set the default account.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
 
T

Trev

Flightless Bird
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:76s8q5h4mkdkkmrla7qg7s2n9t1nqu6v5u@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:44 -0700, "xxxx xxxx"
> <rlewisa1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>OTHER PROGRAMMS THAT SUPPORT EMAL AND
>>NEWS GROUPS LIKE OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND
>>WINDOWS MAIL .
>>
>>THUNDERBIRD SEEMS OK BUT I HAD TROUBLE
>>GETTING THE NEWSGROUPS TO WORK. ITS OLD
>>DONT THINK IT WILL BE UPDATED ANYMORE
>
> Thunderbird was last updated to version 3.0.3 on March 1, 2010,
> according to the release notes.
> <http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.0.3/releasenotes/>
>

Yes but He stuck in his ways Just like the shift key
 
J

Jim

Flightless Bird
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:18:43 -0000, "Trev" <trev_uk@hotmail.com
invalid> wrote:

>
>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>news:76s8q5h4mkdkkmrla7qg7s2n9t1nqu6v5u@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:44 -0700, "xxxx xxxx"
>> <rlewisa1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>OTHER PROGRAMMS THAT SUPPORT EMAL AND
>>>NEWS GROUPS LIKE OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND
>>>WINDOWS MAIL .
>>>
>>>THUNDERBIRD SEEMS OK BUT I HAD TROUBLE
>>>GETTING THE NEWSGROUPS TO WORK. ITS OLD
>>>DONT THINK IT WILL BE UPDATED ANYMORE
>>
>> Thunderbird was last updated to version 3.0.3 on March 1, 2010,
>> according to the release notes.
>> <http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.0.3/releasenotes/>
>>
>
>Yes but He stuck in his ways Just like the shift key

If you had gone to the bottom of the message , you would have seen why
he used capslock .
 
L

LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
That is why I prefer top posting as opposed to bottom posting! One goes
straight to the main point rather than going through all the ramblings of
people!

hth


"Jim" <bojimbo261@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> If you had gone to the bottom of the message , you would have seen why
> he used capslock .
 
X

xxxx xxxx

Flightless Bird
>
> That is why I prefer top posting as opposed to bottom posting! One goes
> straight to the main point rather than going through all the ramblings of
> people!

> "Jim" <bojimbo261@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:tts9q5dml9olocri2e803odd78tg0clksp@4ax.com...
>
>> If you had gone to the bottom of the message , you would have seen why
>> he used capslock .
>

YEAH WELL FLAMED IF I DO AND flamed if i don't ;-)

i re downloaded thunderbird and will give it another try

i also realize i didn't give windows live mail a good look
i thought i HAD to get a new email server/account
guess i don't humm .

i think my pair are growing a bit s.oon i will install
win-7 ultimate , so i can have xp virtual machine haha
why i just didn't get win xp 64 bit i don't know , compatibility
issues with laptop i suppose .

hope all this discourse helps everyone i know it did me .
many suggestions hear and a few try's of new software
has made me somewhat less apprehensive of screwing up
my perfectly good laptop .

new backup software , acronis true image
new browser just for shits n giggles , mozilla

3 new email newsgroup packages
win live mail -going to give this a second look
forte agent - playing with off n on
thunderbird - gotta start over

i keep waiting for my direct neural implant interface
ala lawnmower man the movie . hope i have a working
when it becomes a reality .
 
R

Roy Smith

Flightless Bird
"Jim" <bojimbo261@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:tts9q5dml9olocri2e803odd78tg0clksp@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:18:43 -0000, "Trev" <trev_uk@hotmail.com
> invalid> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:76s8q5h4mkdkkmrla7qg7s2n9t1nqu6v5u@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:44 -0700, "xxxx xxxx"
>>> <rlewisa1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>OTHER PROGRAMMS THAT SUPPORT EMAL AND
>>>>NEWS GROUPS LIKE OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND
>>>>WINDOWS MAIL .
>>>>
>>>>THUNDERBIRD SEEMS OK BUT I HAD TROUBLE
>>>>GETTING THE NEWSGROUPS TO WORK. ITS OLD
>>>>DONT THINK IT WILL BE UPDATED ANYMORE
>>>
>>> Thunderbird was last updated to version 3.0.3 on March 1, 2010,
>>> according to the release notes.
>>> <http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.0.3/releasenotes/>
>>>
>>
>>Yes but He stuck in his ways Just like the shift key
>
> If you had gone to the bottom of the message , you would have seen why
> he used capslock .

But still that's no excuse. He could always use a larger font...
 
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