Last week we announced an update to Windows Live Essentials (including the new Windows Live Movie Maker—pretty slick!). But we didn’t mention yet that the update also addressed some customer and compatibility issues in Windows Live Mail. You can install all of the new updates from http://download.live.com.
Updates to Windows Live Mail include:
- Windows Live Mail can now properly import Outlook Express e-mail account settings that were transferred from a Windows XP to a new Vista or Windows 7 system using the Windows Easy Transfer wizard.
- We addressed a problem some users had with launching Windows Live Mail. In some cases, after you closed Windows Live Mail, the program would appear to close, but the wlmail.exe process would continue to run in the background. That process would prevent Mail from launching the next time you tried to open it.
- We’ve fixed a problem that occurred in Vista and Windows 7, where Windows Live Mail wouldn’t connect properly to POP e-mail servers using secure socket layers (SSL). This affected some users of Yahoo! Mail, but with the update it is now resolved.
This update is version 2009 (Build 14.0.8089.0726). To see what your current version number is, in Windows Live Mail, click the Help icon (the question mark next to where you sign in), and then click About Windows Live Mail.
One last thing… we’d like to thank you for your feedback. We rely on it as we continue to improve Windows Live Mail. Thank you for using Windows Live Mail and for helping us build a great product.
Rodger Benson
Lead Program Manager
Windows Live Mail
