Thanks for that tip Winston, I had not considered that since I always use the same ID to sign in to WL through WLMail.
I also forgot to mention that there is a registry edit that can be used whilst WLMail and WLMessenger are open and 'signed in' with the same Windows Live ID, that will break the integration between them and so cause the e-mail icon in WLMessenger to open the Web browser to the associated Hotmail account:
Open regedit (Start [button]->Run...->regedit [typed]->OK [button])
Browse to the Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Communications Clients\Shared
Double-click on the the Value named 'Mail Primary Account'
Delete the Value data (which will be the Windows Live ID) for that Value.
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Cheers,
Peter.R
(Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 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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"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:B273B8EF-EE9C-4800-BACA-6480906F2CC1@xxxxxx
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> Thanks Peter I stand corrected and learned something new.
>
> I did notice that "Not 'signed in' has a broad and unique definition.
>
> WLMsgr's email icon calls Hotmail Web UI if WLM\Tools\Options\Connections\Stop Signing In\ is activated and also if a different
> LiveID is used for signing on in WLM.
>
> If the same LiveID was used to sign-on in WLM as WLMsgr, then WLMsgr's email icon will still call WLM until a different Live ID is
> used or Stop-Signing-In is activated for that Live Id (I.e. Cancelling the Sign-on with the same id in WLM is not sufficient)
>
> The above is for Vista, I suspect it's the same on XP, but have yet to step through it on XP.
>
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> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
>
> "Peter.R" <Peter.R@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ez2OpHd2IHA.4492@xxxxxx
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>> Hi Ian.
>>
>> If you are signed in to Windows Live through Windows Live Mail, the e-mail button in WLMessenger will open WLMail, but if you are
>> not 'signed in' through WLMail, then the e-mail button in WLMessenger will open Internet Explorer to your associated Hotmail
>> account.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Peter.R
>> (Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 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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>> "Ian" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A2C9DB77-91A2-4FAD-94D4-D110E274584F@xxxxxx
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I use Windows Live Messenger in conjunction with an e-mail address issued in the msn.com domain.
>>>
>>> When I receive an e-mail I am alerted through Messenger and I can click the "Open your e-mail inbox" button (in Messenger) to
>>> view it. Familiar to all of us I'm sure...
>>>
>>> I have recently experimented with the Windows Live Mail desktop client and I now find that, when I click the above-mentioned
>>> button in Messenger, I am taken to Windows Live Mail to view my message there (rather than the traditional web-based Windows
>>> Live Hotmail client).
>>>
>>> For a number of reasons - I would prefer to NOT use Windows Live Mail to view my e-mail messages (by default) and would like to
>>> continue to view them using in web-based Hotmail. (It's lighter-weight, familiar & quick.)
>>>
>>> My Question: Is it possible to revert back to using web-based Hotmail, without uninstalling Windows Live Mail? I tried editing
>>> my Windows Live Mail configuration to remove my msn.com email account, but the program still gets launched when I click the
>>> e-mail button in Messenger. (I still want to use Windows Live Mail for its other features - RSS feeds & newsgroups, mainly).
>>>
>>> I have been through all the Messenger settings; and haven't found one for this. I half expect someone's will tell me I have to
>>> edit something directly in the Windows Registry. I'm good with that...
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for knowledgeable responses.
>>>
>>> Ian