Windows Live Essentials 2011 – Highlights

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Interesting move, including Silverlight in WLE.

I'm not going to install it. The interface sucks. I'll give up LiveMail before I use the new WLE.

Lets hope they include a simple mail client in W8.

Thats almost laughable, they are going out of their way to include the ribbon bar in every application they have. As much as I like the ribbon bar myself, there are applications that don't need any such interface. And including the ribbon bar in such applications will only add complexity to what is otherwise known as a simple application.

Personally I don't understand why a toggle between both interfaces would be so difficult to design. This would cater to both parties, the ones who want the ribbon bar and the ones that don't.

Put me in the don't aisle.

That seems like such a simple idea that MS is looking right through the genius of it.

Maybe there is some kind of strange belt tightening going on there. Using some proven design instead of developing something better.

Microsoft still needs to fix the Junk Mail in Windows Live Essentials 2011. I have 3 email accounts. One is through my isp, thne I have Hotmail and Gmail. I tried the beta version when it was made available. When you teill Windows Live Mail to block a sender with either of the 2 options it only works for Hotmail. I downloaded Live Essentials 2011 last week and it still doesn't block junk mail that you tell it to unless it's for Hotmail. It wasn't like this in previous Windows Live/Live Essentials versions. This is idiotic on Microsoft's part and a huge time waster for there customers.If they don't fix it soon, I'm uninstalling it and moving to Thunderbird.

Ouch, that would be a PITA!!!

brkkab123, Instead of installing Thunderbird, you could use a third party mail program called Pop Peeper. It is a small download, barely uses any system resources while checking for mail, plus you can check unlimited mail accounts (including HotMail and Gmail) and if you're so inclined, you can access accounts via IMAP, if they support it.

I have used this program for over five years and it works very well, with only a few minor issues. If you're interested, here's the link .. Pop Peeper

Pop Peeper Primary Features

• Easy Setup - accounts are imported from your existing email client(s)
• Supports POP3, IMAP (including GMail, AOL, AIM, Netscape, FastMail, mail.com, etc), SMTP, GMail, Hotmail\MSN\LiveMail, Yahoo, MyWay, Excite, iWon, Lycos.com, RediffMail, Juno, NetZero
• IDLE is supported for IMAP accounts which allows instant notification when new mail arrives in your inbox
• Support for RSS feeds is available with purchase of the Premium Add-on Pack
• Read, delete, print and reply to Email without opening your email client
• Send email directly from POP Peeper
• SSL support for POP3, IMAP and SMTP
• HTML email support
• Password protection
• Address book
• Options to protect you from messages that contain viruses and web bugs
• Send, save and open file attachments
• Run POP Peeper off your portable storage device
• No account limit -- notifies you of an unlimited number of accounts
• Many ways to receive new mail notification: skinnable desktop alerts, audio, flashing scroll lock LED and more
• Specify how often all accounts are checked for new mail or set individual intervals for each account
• Extensive help with useful tips and information

Email Notification Options

• Sound notifications: single sound for any new mail, or a customized sound for each account
• Tray icon notification that display the color and number of new messages for each account
• Flashing scroll lock LED
• Windows popup indicating which account(s) received new email
• BalloonTip displays the subject and sender of the last email message received
• Automatically open POP Peeper or launch your email client when new email is received
• Skinnable popup (optional download)
• ScreenSaver (optional download)
• Chime can repeat a sound until acknowledged and\or launch another program when new mail arrives (optional download)
• Snarl notification system plugin (optional download)
• Voice Notification announces the subject and sender of your new messages (premium download)

I'm with Yodap, the wise old sage

Lets get some feedback in this thread. I quite like WLM. It's facilities are good for my purposes, linked to interrnet accounts and hotmail. I like the "ribbon" menu bar, which can be minimised , out of sight, as default with a single click.
But, obviously it is not pleasing most and I am interested in knowing the plus's and minus's from others. I understand, whilst I do not use it, that it is now very similar to Outlook, yet, even on this site, I have read disparaging comments from outlook users.??