Maybe it would be better to follow the instructions specifically for Windows Live Mail at this link:
http://email.about.com/od/livemailde..._get_gmail.htm
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Cheers,
Peter
(Windows Vista Home Premium 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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"ML" <ML@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0C3C7B0D-1D71-44A2-B2C1-6F6DF425C26F@xxxxxx
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> One issue with these directions (not setting [Gmail] as the root folder but
> putting the full path names under special folders), is that WLMD throws an
> error when it gets to [Gmail], the label or folder holding the other folders,
> in the send and receive process, though it then continues with the rest of
> the folders.
>
>
> "ML" wrote:
>
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>> By following a slight variation on these gmail IMAP windows mail directions
>> (adjusted slightly for WLM), I can get all the Sent Mail to appear properly,
>> but I still can't get all my mail in the gmail Inbox folder to appear in WLM
>> Inbox for imap gmail.
>>
>> http://email.about.com/od/windowsmai..._get_gmail.htm
>>
>>
>> "ML" wrote:
>>
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>> > Unlike Thunderbird, with WLMD, I can't get all my Gmail imap messages from
>> > the Inbox or Sent Mail folders to appear--only a few of the most recent
>> > messages appear. The correct number of messages will appear in WLMD beside
>> > the folder name for a minute or two (over a thousand) but then disappear, and
>> > only the most recent few will actually be downloaded. The All Mail folder
>> > seems to work correctly however.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts?
>> >
>> > (p.s. I have Imap set up by changing the root folder in settings to
>> > [Gmail] and setting special folders to "Sent Mail," "Drafts,"
>> > "Trash," and "Spam.")