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Windows Live Calendar no popup reminders?
  1. #1


    crzzy1 Guest

    Windows Live Calendar no popup reminders?


    Windows Live Mail Calendar function has no popup reminders.
    After getting a silly hotmail account to placate Microsoft, for the
    privilege of having a "reminder icon" to click on in my client. Still,
    no popup reminders.
    It is a feature they have taken away.



    If I do set it up to send me an email reminder, under the email rules,
    I cannot make Live Mai play a sound. I can only give it a color.
    any ideas?
    I really just need to create reminders at a preset time to pop up on
    my computer screen.

    Thanks,
    Crzzy1.

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  2. #2


    ...winston Guest

    Re: Windows Live Calendar no popup reminders?

    Calendar event reminders are processed via
    a. Email
    b. Windows Live Messenger
    c. SMS capable device

    ....and only if using a Live ID and reminders are configured in the web interface(Calendar, Options/More Options)

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    ms-mvp mail

    "crzzy1" <cozzmo1@newsgroup> wrote in message news:c5f61281-b2da-4a5d-826b-b65155d9062a@newsgroup

    >
    > Windows Live Mail Calendar function has no popup reminders.
    > After getting a silly hotmail account to placate Microsoft, for the
    > privilege of having a "reminder icon" to click on in my client. Still,
    > no popup reminders.
    > It is a feature they have taken away.
    >
    > If I do set it up to send me an email reminder, under the email rules,
    > I cannot make Live Mai play a sound. I can only give it a color.
    > any ideas?
    > I really just need to create reminders at a preset time to pop up on
    > my computer screen.
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Crzzy1.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Crzzy1 Guest

    Re: Windows Live Calendar no popup reminders?



    "...winston" wrote:

    > Calendar event reminders are processed via
    > a. Email
    > b. Windows Live Messenger
    > c. SMS capable device
    >
    > ....and only if using a Live ID and reminders are configured in the web interface(Calendar, Options/More Options)
    >
    > --
    > ...winston
    > ms-mvp mail
    >
    > "crzzy1" <cozzmo1@newsgroup> wrote in message news:c5f61281-b2da-4a5d-826b-b65155d9062a@newsgroup

    > >
    > > Windows Live Mail Calendar function has no popup reminders.
    > > After getting a silly hotmail account to placate Microsoft, for the
    > > privilege of having a "reminder icon" to click on in my client. Still,
    > > no popup reminders.
    > > It is a feature they have taken away.
    > >
    > > If I do set it up to send me an email reminder, under the email rules,
    > > I cannot make Live Mai play a sound. I can only give it a color.
    > > any ideas?
    > > I really just need to create reminders at a preset time to pop up on
    > > my computer screen.
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > > Crzzy1.
    > .
    Yep, Winston reiterates it. No pop-up reminders.
    a simple, but necessary feature that MS has taken away from their email
    client.
    and in the same shameless stroke, force people to use their (Microsoft's)
    email.

    So the question still remains.
    How do I get Pop-up Reminders on my desktop?
    Thanks,
    Crzzy1



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    Dave Guest

    Re: Windows Live Calendar no popup reminders?

    There's always Outlook.
    If you don't mind straying from MSFT,
    Mozilla Thunderbird (email & news) has a great pop-up. And the Lightning
    (calendar) add-on does as well.
    However, Lightning doesn't work with the newly released TB 3.

    http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2313

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    http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
    http://download.live.com/wlmail


    "Crzzy1" <Crzzy1@newsgroup> wrote in message
    news89C8CD2-7F98-4785-99E7-DE489432134B@newsgroup

    >
    >
    > "...winston" wrote:
    >

    >> Calendar event reminders are processed via
    >> a. Email
    >> b. Windows Live Messenger
    >> c. SMS capable device
    >>
    >> ....and only if using a Live ID and reminders are configured in the web
    >> interface(Calendar, Options/More Options)
    >>
    >> --
    >> ...winston
    >> ms-mvp mail
    >>
    >> "crzzy1" <cozzmo1@newsgroup> wrote in message
    >> news:c5f61281-b2da-4a5d-826b-b65155d9062a@newsgroup

    >> >
    >> > Windows Live Mail Calendar function has no popup reminders.
    >> > After getting a silly hotmail account to placate Microsoft, for the
    >> > privilege of having a "reminder icon" to click on in my client. Still,
    >> > no popup reminders.
    >> > It is a feature they have taken away.
    >> >
    >> > If I do set it up to send me an email reminder, under the email rules,
    >> > I cannot make Live Mai play a sound. I can only give it a color.
    >> > any ideas?
    >> > I really just need to create reminders at a preset time to pop up on
    >> > my computer screen.
    >> >
    >> > Thanks,
    >> > Crzzy1.
    >> .
    >
    > Yep, Winston reiterates it. No pop-up reminders.
    > a simple, but necessary feature that MS has taken away from their email
    > client.
    > and in the same shameless stroke, force people to use their (Microsoft's)
    > email.
    >
    > So the question still remains.
    > How do I get Pop-up Reminders on my desktop?
    > Thanks,
    > Crzzy1
    >
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    ...winston Guest

    Re: Windows Live Calendar no popup reminders?

    You don't.
    Msft hasn't made that feature available nor has the API been released for any third party to provide that option.

    The options in the prior post(a,b,c) are all that is available and functional at this time for Windows Live Mail.


    Alternative...choose a different email client with calendar and pop-up capability.



    --
    ....winston
    MS-MVP[Mail]

    "Crzzy1" <Crzzy1@newsgroup> wrote in message news89C8CD2-7F98-4785-99E7-DE489432134B@newsgroup

    >
    >
    > "...winston" wrote:
    >

    >> Calendar event reminders are processed via
    >> a. Email
    >> b. Windows Live Messenger
    >> c. SMS capable device
    >>
    >> ....and only if using a Live ID and reminders are configured in the web interface(Calendar, Options/More Options)
    >>
    >> --
    >> ...winston
    >> ms-mvp mail
    >>
    >> "crzzy1" <cozzmo1@newsgroup> wrote in message news:c5f61281-b2da-4a5d-826b-b65155d9062a@newsgroup

    >> >
    >> > Windows Live Mail Calendar function has no popup reminders.
    >> > After getting a silly hotmail account to placate Microsoft, for the
    >> > privilege of having a "reminder icon" to click on in my client. Still,
    >> > no popup reminders.
    >> > It is a feature they have taken away.
    >> >
    >> > If I do set it up to send me an email reminder, under the email rules,
    >> > I cannot make Live Mai play a sound. I can only give it a color.
    >> > any ideas?
    >> > I really just need to create reminders at a preset time to pop up on
    >> > my computer screen.
    >> >
    >> > Thanks,
    >> > Crzzy1.
    >> .
    >
    > Yep, Winston reiterates it. No pop-up reminders.
    > a simple, but necessary feature that MS has taken away from their email
    > client.
    > and in the same shameless stroke, force people to use their (Microsoft's)
    > email.
    >
    > So the question still remains.
    > How do I get Pop-up Reminders on my desktop?
    > Thanks,
    > Crzzy1
    >
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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