feedback first impressions

I've been waiting months to use this product and after using it for <5min I'm already ready to uninstall it.
I too find it more than annoying you have to log in to WLMD via Hotmail. However, more annoying is that for a desktop mail client you can't change your default "send" account aways from said Hotmail account. This in iteself makes WLMD pretty much a non-starter in my books, why should a user be FORCED into having Hotmail as my default e-mail account - on a desktop mail client!?
Now, maybe I'm misunderstanding the target of this product... I thought it was an Outlook Express replacement - if so it fails because of the above. If it's supposed to be a desktop version of Hotmail, then I guess it's ok.
So far I have one more complaint, the little icon for WLMD on the taskbar looks like an icon for an e-mail reply window and not for the main e-mail client. This is a little confusing as I was trying to figure out where WLMD went...

Only thing I can reply to factually on this one is that Windows Mail is the replacement for Outlook Express. The rest I don't know anything about. Don't use Hotmail.

"Vito" wrote in message

I've been waiting months to use this product and after using it for <5min I'm already ready to uninstall it.
I too find it more than annoying you have to log in to WLMD via Hotmail. However, more annoying is that for a desktop mail client you can't change your default "send" account aways from said Hotmail account. This in iteself makes WLMD pretty much a non-starter in my books, why should a user be FORCED into having Hotmail as my default e-mail account - on a desktop mail client!?
Now, maybe I'm misunderstanding the target of this product... I thought it was an Outlook Express replacement - if so it fails because of the above. If it's supposed to be a desktop version of Hotmail, then I guess it's ok.
So far I have one more complaint, the little icon for WLMD on the taskbar looks like an icon for an e-mail reply window and not for the main e-mail client. This is a little confusing as I was trying to figure out where WLMD went...

He is talking about Windows Live Mail Desktop, which has nothing to do with Windows Mail except that it is the same programming team and Microsoft in its infinite wisdom sends WLMD users here.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.
"PuppyBreath" wrote in message

Only thing I can reply to factually on this one is that Windows Mail is the replacement for Outlook Express. The rest I don't know anything about. Don't use Hotmail.

"Vito" wrote in message I've been waiting months to use this product and after using it for <5min I'm already ready to uninstall it.
I too find it more than annoying you have to log in to WLMD via Hotmail. However, more annoying is that for a desktop mail client you can't change your default "send" account aways from said Hotmail account. This in iteself makes WLMD pretty much a non-starter in my books, why should a user be FORCED into having Hotmail as my default e-mail account - on a desktop mail client!?
Now, maybe I'm misunderstanding the target of this product... I thought it was an Outlook Express replacement - if so it fails because of the above. If it's supposed to be a desktop version of Hotmail, then I guess it's ok.
So far I have one more complaint, the little icon for WLMD on the taskbar looks like an icon for an e-mail reply window and not for the main e-mail client. This is a little confusing as I was trying to figure out where WLMD went...

Vito wrote:

I've been waiting months to use this product and after using it for <5min I'm already ready to uninstall it.
I too find it more than annoying you have to log in to WLMD via Hotmail. However, more annoying is that for a desktop mail client you can't change your default "send" account aways from said Hotmail account. This in iteself makes WLMD pretty much a non-starter in my books, why should a user be FORCED into having Hotmail as my default e-mail account - on a desktop mail client!?
Now, maybe I'm misunderstanding the target of this product... I thought it was an Outlook Express replacement - if so it fails because of the above. If it's supposed to be a desktop version of Hotmail, then I guess it's ok.
So far I have one more complaint, the little icon for WLMD on the taskbar looks like an icon for an e-mail reply window and not for the main e-mail client. This is a little confusing as I was trying to figure out where WLMD went...
Thanks for your comments, Vito. as I understand the design decisions, the team

wanted to make WLM Desktop users have and use a Hotmail account as the primary account. There's a bunch of feedback like yours being floated to the team suggesting that they reconsider this design decision. -steve
-- Stephen Boots MVP MSN.COM sboots@mvps.org