Vista - [bug] WLM can't be restarted

Hello!
My config is in the signature.

I'm a new WLM user. I've always been using WM 'till the other day.
I like WLM but I've suddenly found a bug: randomly, or to be exact after some time WLM is working, when I exit, the icon will still stay in the traybar. If I exit clicking on the traybar icon then I won't be able to restart it and reports an error saying that probably its files are locked by another program...
If I open Task Manager I see actually wlmail.exe is still in the list (!!), so that's why files are locked. It's not an AV problem as it suggests...
If I kill the wlmail.exe task then I can restart it without problems.

I don't use other Windows Live products, not even Messsenger.

This is a bug (when quitting) that definitely needs a fix.

There is a shut-down bug in WLMail that would be the cause of your problem. It occurs when "Upload Larger Images to the Web When Sending a Photo E-mail" is *un-checked*.

This option is available only when you are signed in, but if it is un-checked it still causes the shutdown bug even when not signed in.

So make sure the option "Upload Larger Images to the Web When Sending a Photo E-mail" is *checked* at: Tools->Options->Send [tab] (available only when signed into Windows Live through WLMail).

If you do find that "Upload Larger Images to the Web When Sending a Photo E-mail" is checked (which it is by default), then just uncheck it and click "Apply", then check it again and click "Apply" again.

Now, whilst this shut-down bug is due to the option "Upload Larger Images to the Web When Sending a Photo E-mail" being un-checked, in my experience, it does not manifest until a new compose window, or a saved draft has been opened. Even if the new compose window or saved draft is closed without editing, saving, sending etc., WLMail will not shut down properly.

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Cheers,
Peter
(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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"hexaae" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:4e77b8a3f10839c9fdd8b05b0a94a402@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Thanks a lot!
I did uncheck that option indeed (don't want it to waste bandwitdth and sometimes I connect with my UMTS mobile with only 50MB a day).
Very competent reply, thank you again.

Why don't they fix this "known bug" then? Will do in next version?

Ciao!

"hexaae" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:06deae5bb714510e46e26f5f5d0b65b3@xxxxxx-gateway.com...
The response indicates the presence of an entirely different "bug" -
this time with the operation of this newsgroup.

I normally use Outlook Express to view (and contribute) to newsgroups -
and I access newsgroups via the servers at news.datemas.de and
nntp.motzarella.org.

Both servers reveal two previous messages in this thread - the original
post from hexaae and the subsequent "thank you" from hexaae. However,
the "very competent reply" is missing from both news servers.

A visit to the web-based version at
http://www.microsoft.com/communities.../default.aspx? does
show three previous posts, including the "very competent reply" from
Peter.R. A further comparison between the web-based version of this
newsgroup and the news server indicates that many posts are not
available via nntp servers.

Does anyone have an explanation for this discrepancy?

"Bob Lucas" <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:g86g76$sh3$1@xxxxxx
....I'm not sure, but I think it's because Peter.R encodes his posts
with base64. Google Groups doesn't archive them, either, which is a
great pity. They show up fine if you use the MS news servers:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
instead of motzarella or datemas. I use motzarella for alt groups,
but their retention is very short.
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Noel

You're welcome hexaae. Glad to help.

The next version should appear within a month, and I am confident it will be fixed then.

This bug sure did have us confused, as it had been evident for several versions I believe. Finally the problem setting was "stumbled upon" by RonnieJP in January this year, which should steer the WLMail team in the right direction to finally rectify it.

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Cheers,
Peter
(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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"hexaae" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:06deae5bb714510e46e26f5f5d0b65b3@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Good to hear, thank you. It's annoying when a known bug gets never fixed...

"Peter.R" <Peter.R@xxxxxx> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:#ChNas7$IHA.4512@xxxxxx

I quoted RonnieJP's message in late December.
Regardless of whether it was January or December, hopefully it will be
fixed.
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Ronald Sommer

"Peter.R" <Peter.R@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#ChNas7$IHA.4512@xxxxxx

You're right Ron, it was late December, thanks for that.

I was looking at the date of my reply to RonnieJP's announcement, which was actually quite delayed due to my holiday.

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Cheers,
Peter
(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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"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#XfUEu$$IHA.5884@xxxxxx