Jonathan,
Thank you, we resolved our Mail issues and appreciated and understood your
explanation on restore points. We read "Help and support" their explanations
were vague not as clear as yours. Thank you.
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ey%23CyY4oJHA.5360@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Hi,
>
> Windows Mail will still be there, you should still be able to find it in
> the Start menu. Just remove the shortcut to Windows Live Mail. If for
> some reason you can't find it, just head over to \Program Files\Windows
> Mail and run the winmail program yourself. Naturally you can also create
> a new shortcut for it too.
>
> The amount of restore points will depend on how much disk space you have
> available, so it can go back only a few days or months depending on what's
> available and how many changes have been made to the system.
> Additionally, these restore points are only made every 24 hours (if your
> machine is on and idle) or when you install/uninstall software.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> or citation
> --
>
> "Lu C" <lachong@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news
7471E1A-F020-456F-8838-5DE10798DE28@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hi Jonathan,
>> Thank you for answering our post. We use Hotmail and Windows Mail. We
>> noted
>> that the upgrade to 2009 included WL Essentials (92.9MB) plus a WL Sync
>> (2.78 MB) and WL Upload Tool (225 KB). Should these programs also be
>> uninstalled? We like the System Restore option. However, Help and Support
>> does not explain how far back we can restore. Is there a time limit? Can
>> a
>> system be restored back 30 days or more?
>> Thank you.
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ugkMnRgoJHA.3312@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> When you install the latest Messenger, Windows Live Mail gets updated
>>> too.
>>>
>>> However, it was my understanding that all versions of Windows Live Mail
>>> do not have identities support, so I'm wondering if you were using
>>> Outlook Express?
>>>
>>> As a quick fix though, you may just want to use the System Restore
>>> feature in Windows to go back to before when you installed the latest
>>> Windows Live Messenger and everything should be back to the way it was
>>> before. To get to System Restore click Start, then Help & Support, and
>>> then 'Undo changes to my computer using System Restore'.
>>>
>>> Be aware though that uninstalling and reinstalling the old applications
>>> is certainly still an option, although we'll need to know which versions
>>> and which applications you need.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this
>>> signature or citation
>>> --
>>>
>>> "jumo" <jumo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news138FE54-A923-409A-BDA3-4F825A7AEA83@xxxxxx
>>>> I just downloaded the latest version of Windows Live Messenger (9). And
>>>> it
>>>> changed some things in my Windows Live Mail. I really do not need all
>>>> the
>>>> "bells and whistles", and would like to "roll-back" to the previous
>>>> version.
>>>> And I have multiple identities in Windows Live mail and don't want to
>>>> lose
>>>> any of the identities or their e-mails. Can I do this and if so..how?
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> P.S. I have Windows XP Pro
>>>
>>> >> >