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Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail
  1. #1


    fieseler Guest

    Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes the tray
    icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.



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  2. #2


    Mark M Morse Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    Hi fieseler:

    I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is several
    builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my systems since
    the previous build.

    ~ Mark




    fieseler wrote:

    >
    > Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes the
    > tray
    > icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.

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  3. #3


    dwolf Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    same problem

    "Mark M Morse" <mmm4444bot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:1CDAD409-1709-42CB-B774-D892F57483B4@xxxxxx

    > Hi fieseler:
    >
    > I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is several
    > builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my systems since the
    > previous build.
    >
    > ~ Mark
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > fieseler wrote:

    >>
    >> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes the tray
    >> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.
    >

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  4. #4


    hlin [MSFT] Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    How did you shutdown live mail? If you right-click on the tray icon
    and select "Exit", does it go away?

    Thanks,
    -Hua

    "dwolf" <jojonospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:ekOE$9qKIHA.2432@xxxxxx

    > same problem
    >
    > "Mark M Morse" <mmm4444bot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:1CDAD409-1709-42CB-B774-D892F57483B4@xxxxxx

    >> Hi fieseler:
    >>
    >> I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is
    >> several builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my
    >> systems since the previous build.
    >>
    >> ~ Mark
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> fieseler wrote:

    >>>
    >>> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes
    >>> the tray
    >>> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.
    >>

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  5. #5


    WayneD Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    Same problem here. Only seems to happen after I've sent a msg. Shutting down
    tray icon doesn't help. Have to open task bar and kill it there.

    "hlin [MSFT]" wrote:

    > How did you shutdown live mail? If you right-click on the tray icon
    > and select "Exit", does it go away?
    >
    > Thanks,
    > -Hua
    >
    > "dwolf" <jojonospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:ekOE$9qKIHA.2432@xxxxxx

    > > same problem
    > >
    > > "Mark M Morse" <mmm4444bot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > > news:1CDAD409-1709-42CB-B774-D892F57483B4@xxxxxx

    > >> Hi fieseler:
    > >>
    > >> I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is
    > >> several builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my
    > >> systems since the previous build.
    > >>
    > >> ~ Mark
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> fieseler wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes
    > >>> the tray
    > >>> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.
    > >>
    >

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  6. #6


    Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    I've found that, if I just ignore the icon and continue working, the NEXT
    time I switch on my computer and connect and then when I close WLM again,
    the icon goes away normally. Perhaps it is synching something somewhere and
    needs to be 'in action' as it were...

    Hope this helps,

    Russel


    "WayneD" <WayneD@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:80712D79-A8F2-4B00-96BA-E5AD261376AE@xxxxxx

    > Same problem here. Only seems to happen after I've sent a msg. Shutting
    > down
    > tray icon doesn't help. Have to open task bar and kill it there.
    >
    > "hlin [MSFT]" wrote:
    >

    >> How did you shutdown live mail? If you right-click on the tray icon
    >> and select "Exit", does it go away?
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >> -Hua
    >>
    >> "dwolf" <jojonospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:ekOE$9qKIHA.2432@xxxxxx

    >> > same problem
    >> >
    >> > "Mark M Morse" <mmm4444bot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> > news:1CDAD409-1709-42CB-B774-D892F57483B4@xxxxxx
    >> >> Hi fieseler:
    >> >>
    >> >> I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is
    >> >> several builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my
    >> >> systems since the previous build.
    >> >>
    >> >> ~ Mark
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >> fieseler wrote:
    >> >>>
    >> >>> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes
    >> >>> the tray
    >> >>> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.
    >> >>
    >>


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  7. #7


    Ronnie Pincus Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    Same problem here using Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme
    or reason.

    <nobodygr8@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:e7m8a9xKIHA.2432@xxxxxx

    > I've found that, if I just ignore the icon and continue working, the NEXT
    > time I switch on my computer and connect and then when I close WLM again,
    > the icon goes away normally. Perhaps it is synching something somewhere
    > and needs to be 'in action' as it were...
    >
    > Hope this helps,
    >
    > Russel
    >
    >
    > "WayneD" <WayneD@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:80712D79-A8F2-4B00-96BA-E5AD261376AE@xxxxxx

    >> Same problem here. Only seems to happen after I've sent a msg. Shutting
    >> down
    >> tray icon doesn't help. Have to open task bar and kill it there.
    >>
    >> "hlin [MSFT]" wrote:
    >>

    >>> How did you shutdown live mail? If you right-click on the tray icon
    >>> and select "Exit", does it go away?
    >>>
    >>> Thanks,
    >>> -Hua
    >>>
    >>> "dwolf" <jojonospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >>> news:ekOE$9qKIHA.2432@xxxxxx
    >>> > same problem
    >>> >
    >>> > "Mark M Morse" <mmm4444bot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >>> > news:1CDAD409-1709-42CB-B774-D892F57483B4@xxxxxx
    >>> >> Hi fieseler:
    >>> >>
    >>> >> I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is
    >>> >> several builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my
    >>> >> systems since the previous build.
    >>> >>
    >>> >> ~ Mark
    >>> >>
    >>> >>
    >>> >>
    >>> >>
    >>> >> fieseler wrote:
    >>> >>>
    >>> >>> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes
    >>> >>> the tray
    >>> >>> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.
    >>> >>
    >>>
    >
    >

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  8. #8


    Geesey Guest

    RE: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    I have the same problem only my tray icon disappears but the wlmail process
    doesn't close on exit. I can't start live mail again until I kill all the
    wlmail processes that are running.

    "fieseler" wrote:

    > Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes the tray
    > icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  9. #9


    Robert Aldwinckle Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    "Geesey" <Geesey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:F9331B2A-664F-4012-9EF3-BE588E9CD92C@xxxxxx

    > I have the same problem only my tray icon disappears but the wlmail process
    > doesn't close on exit. I can't start live mail again until I kill all the
    > wlmail processes that are running.

    I hope you are at least inspecting what they are doing,
    e.g. using Task Manager's Processes tab and delaying
    your killing spree if there is any activity (especially I/O activity)
    associated with them? You may have to use the View menu
    to add additional statistics; otherwise use Process Explorer.

    For example, apparently WLM still has some kind of compaction
    procedure which may operate *after* you close it. Killing it
    in the middle of that might result in corrupting whatever files
    it would have been updating. Etc.

    In that scenario I imagine what might be happening is that
    you have reached the limit of the number of closes before
    the cleanup procedure gets invoked so it starts doing its thing
    in the background under the closing task. So then if you
    terminate it prematurely I suspect what could happen is that
    you would just see the same thing the next time until you
    a) allow the cleanup procedure to complete or b) disable
    the cleanup procedure (e.g. in the Maintenance dialog
    before closing the application.)

    FWIW I have yet to see either feature in effect,
    so I don't know exactly what you can see
    and the above is just (educated) speculation.


    ---


    >
    > "fieseler" wrote:
    >

    >> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes the tray
    >> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.


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  10. #10


    Ronnie Pincus Guest

    Re: Tray icon does not dissapear when i close live mail

    I did a little experimentation and concur with WayneD. The wlmail.exe
    process still runs in Task Manager after closing Live Mail, but only if you
    create a new message. You don't even need to send it. Yet, replying to a
    message works OK and Live Mail closes fine. Interesting.

    "WayneD" <WayneD@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:80712D79-A8F2-4B00-96BA-E5AD261376AE@xxxxxx

    > Same problem here. Only seems to happen after I've sent a msg. Shutting
    > down
    > tray icon doesn't help. Have to open task bar and kill it there.
    >
    > "hlin [MSFT]" wrote:
    >

    >> How did you shutdown live mail? If you right-click on the tray icon
    >> and select "Exit", does it go away?
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >> -Hua
    >>
    >> "dwolf" <jojonospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:ekOE$9qKIHA.2432@xxxxxx

    >> > same problem
    >> >
    >> > "Mark M Morse" <mmm4444bot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> > news:1CDAD409-1709-42CB-B774-D892F57483B4@xxxxxx
    >> >> Hi fieseler:
    >> >>
    >> >> I'm not sure if it's weird, but it is unresolved. This bug is
    >> >> several builds old; yet, it seems to be resolved on most of my
    >> >> systems since the previous build.
    >> >>
    >> >> ~ Mark
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >> fieseler wrote:
    >> >>>
    >> >>> Im having a weird problem where i close live mail, but sometimes
    >> >>> the tray
    >> >>> icon & background service (wlmail.exe) will not shut down.
    >> >>
    >>

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