Vista - Pin default Mail Account ?

I am running Windows Live Mail 12.0. 1606 - under Vista

I have three email accounts setup in WLM.

I normally use the "default" email account daily.

I occasionally use the other two, but very little.

I want the default email account to be automatically selected
"EVERY" time I click on New to create a new email.

If my default email account is highlighted, then it is selected as the
FROM email address for this new email. Otherwise, it is not selected.

If I am not careful, I accidentally send a new email
from one of the other two secondary email accounts - when
I really wanted to create the email from the default email account.
The new outgoing email is always selected from the highlighted email
account.

QUESTION: is there a way to "PIN" the default email account to the NEW
email function?
That is, how do I "force" all outgoing emails to be generated from the
default email account?
Just selecting it as the "default" does not seem to do much of anything ...

THANKS,
Gene

What you have described is how WLM works.
Whichever account folder you have last selected becomes the
default identity for a new email.
There is no workaround that I know of, other than going back
to Windows Mail.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"Gene" <genes@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u95awziYIHA.1208@xxxxxx

Not goin' back for sure :-)

What ever happened to the old "Open with the Input folder" option ?
That would at least get me started with the correct account on boot.

THANKS,
Gene



"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uc9sj5iYIHA.2268@xxxxxx

I don't think the "Open with..." option was ever in OE.
You may be thinking of Outlook?
You'll just have to remember to click the desired account folder
before starting a new email.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"Gene" <genes@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23bA5ABjYIHA.4208@xxxxxx