I've just converted from Windows Mail to Live Mail. I'm using IMAP.



When new mail arrives, I don't get an audible alert. I've checked the
settings and they are ticked correctly.

95% of new mail also looks like previously read mail. Only very rarely does
it appear bold and with a the envelope closed. My old Windows Mail had this
problem too.

I'd appreciate a solution/advice?

Check that a sound is applied to 'New Mail Notification' through: Control Panel->Sounds and Audio Devices->Sounds [tab] (XP), Control Panel->Sound->Sounds [tab] (Vista).

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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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"Christopher" <Christopher@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ECEE412E-3832-4048-9026-41E09994629D@xxxxxx

> I've just converted from Windows Mail to Live Mail. I'm using IMAP.
>
> When new mail arrives, I don't get an audible alert. I've checked the
> settings and they are ticked correctly.
>
> 95% of new mail also looks like previously read mail. Only very rarely does
> it appear bold and with a the envelope closed. My old Windows Mail had this
> problem too.
>
> I'd appreciate a solution/advice?

Thanks Peter. I do now occasionally get an audible alert, but only
sometimes... which frustratingly is slightly more annoying than never getting
an alert. I feel it must be something to do with the way imap is handled by
windows live mail because most mail appears in the inbox looking as it has
all ready been opened and I'm guessing those are the mails that don't create
an audible alert.

"Peter.R" wrote:

> Check that a sound is applied to 'New Mail Notification' through: Control
> Panel->Sounds and Audio Devices->Sounds [tab] (XP), Control
> Panel->Sound->Sounds [tab] (Vista).
>
> --
> 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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>
> "Christopher" <Christopher@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ECEE412E-3832-4048-9026-41E09994629D@xxxxxx
>

> > I've just converted from Windows Mail to Live Mail. I'm using IMAP.
> >
> > When new mail arrives, I don't get an audible alert. I've checked the
> > settings and they are ticked correctly.
> >
> > 95% of new mail also looks like previously read mail. Only very rarely

> does

> > it appear bold and with a the envelope closed. My old Windows Mail had

> this

> > problem too.
> >
> > I'd appreciate a solution/advice?

>