Vista - How to change WLM Default...

Hi!
I'd been using web interface for my MS' mail IDs before I install the WL
mail pack. At that time, when I click the mail icon on the WL messenger then
the web page shown automatically and not required to enter password again (of
coz' the WL messenger login done) & I can handle multi IDs linked w/o
re-enter password too. I love this function most, likely it's the WLM unique?
But now, it linked to WL mail client & required re-enter password for every
ID that are unnecessary, inconvience & disturbing... Can I change it back to
the web interface as default when I click the mail icon on WL Messenger? Or
the only way that not to use WL Mail as a default mail client?

Moreover, I found it's not secure enough even it required password at every
login for new mail, but the WL Mail still open & the old downloaded mails can
be read w/o password.

Of coz' I don't want to save the passwords permanently in the program, I
preferred one login for multiple IDs as same as web interface for degree of
security enough.

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CKKwok

How about starting over with some common terms
What are MS mail ID's
Is the WL mail pack = Windows Live Mail(WLM)
Is WLM = Windows Live Mail or Windows Live Messenger(WLMsgr)

If you wish security, logoff of Windows and ensure Windows has a password requiring logon to prevent unauthorized access to your
Windows profile and WLM email.
- Logon with a password in Windows Live Mail(WLM) only provides access to other Live services for that same logged on Live
ID(e.g. Contacts, display picture).



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...winston
ms-mvp mail


"CKK" <CKK@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BCA1A4FE-960F-419A-8DF3-307A9FD7983A@xxxxxx

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:26:00 -0700, CKK wrote:
Windows Live Mail is an email client. Runs on the computer, independent of a
web browser.
Windows Live Mail can integrate with the Windows Live Services, or not. If
you choose to integrate with the Windows Live Services, it will ask for one
Windows Live ID, and use that to log in for synchronization of that Live ID
contact list with the WLMail address book.
I believe that Windows Live Messenger will invoke MS Internet Explorer for
Windows Live Hotmail checks, if Windows Live Mail is either not installed,
or not signing in to a Windows Live ID. Not sure which. But I am reasonably
certain that once you set Windows Live Mail to sign in with a Windows Live
ID, it becomes the client invoked by Windows Live Messenger.
Try this:

Tools | Options | Connection. Click on the "Stop signing in" button. This
will completely bypass the Windows Live sign in action, and Windows Live
Mail will just start normally. When you click on the Mail icon in Windows
Live Messenger, one of two things will happen:

If you sign in with a Windows Live account ('hotmail.com', 'live.com', or
'msn.com' domain), MS Internet Explorer will be invoked, and log you in to
your Windows Live email account in the appropriate domain.

If you sign in with a Windows Live ID outside of the Windows Live domains,
Windows Live Messenger will invoke your default email client (at least it
started Pegasus Mail in my case).
Windows Live Mail does not have a user log in. It will start up without the
log in, if you follow the steps I outlined above. It will open the email for
the accounts set up for the Windows User account you used when you started
your computer. *Any* user who accesses that computer user account will have
access to *all* files on the computer which are given the permissions of
that user account. That is the nature of Windows XP or Windows Vista. If you
don't want others to access your files, set up a user account with a
password, and don't share the password. You can either log out, when you
leave the computer, or you can use the "Windows Key + L Key" to lock others
out of access to the computer.
The Windows XP, or Windows Vista operating systems allow all persons access
to all files and applications with the permissions of the logged in user. If
you share the computer, but don't want to share your files, or applications,
and application data, you must create separate User Accounts, with
passwords, for each person you share the computer with.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

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...winston
ms-mvp mail


"N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1bz8yl8r2r8og.dlg@xxxxxx-both. Further if WLM is not installed or set to not sign in with a LiveID(stop signing in) though opening WLMsgr requires
signon with a LiveID, if using a Live ID outside of the LiveDomain(ie. no Hotmail associated account) the default email client(as
you noted below) should open.
Only if the same ID is used to sign in to WLMsgr. A different Live ID will:
a. If a Live Domain, open Hotmail's UI
b. If a non Live ID domain, open the default email client
YesYes

"Stop Signing In" worked for me!

Thanks!
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CKKwok


"N. Miller" wrote:

MS' mail IDs mean all mail ID of mine @hotmail.... @live...

WL mail Pack actually the Windows Live pack downloaded from "Get Windows
Live"... excepted WLMsgr been in used before the Live Pack (mail, photo
gallery, Writer...etc.) installed.

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CKKwok


"...winston" wrote: