They seem to have given up fixing the problems in Windows Mail, and
decided to offer a newer email/newsreader program instead. Outlook
Express won't run under Vista, so they needed at least one replacement
for it.
"joelhe" <joel43@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your reply, Winston. My concern is for a stealth
> deployment. We use Deep Freeze so that nothing can change on our
> computers without our knowledge and updates are turned off (our tech
> guys periodically unfreeze and update) but we always want to be in
> sync with the software that our students are using so that if MS did
> push Windows Live Mail on their PCs we would have to be prepared.
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> WLM seems to be a strange bird - a replacement for both OE and Windows
> Mail - that users may or may not choose to use so I wonder, if MS
> doesn't choose to push it, why did they bother with it in the first
> place?
>
> Joel
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> On May 15, 12:04 pm, "...winston" <winston...@xxxxxx> wrote: | Quote: | | | |
>> Windows Live Mail requires a user to install the application. Windows
>> Live application **updates***(e.g. two recent - Writer,
>> PhotoGallery have been deployed via Microsoft Update).
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>> Knowing that, are you concerned that you'll miss an update to WLM or a
>> stealth deployment as a replacement for something else in
>> use.
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>> Thus which of the above are the focus of your preparation plan ?
>>
>> Fyi..'Desktop' was dropped from the name quite some time ago(about a
>> year).
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
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>> "joelhe" <joe...@xxxxxx> wrote in
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>> > I have been searching without success for information on Microsoft's
>> > intentions on deployment of the Windows Live Mail desktop application.
>> > Is this going to be pushed in an update or service pack or left up to
>> > individual users to deploy. I run a learning center for senior adults
>> > and we would have to revise many of our courses if MS pushes
>> > deployment so we want to be prepared.
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>> > Anyone know anything?
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>> > Thanks - Joel
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