Windows Live Mail Beta impressions

Last night I received an invitation from Microsoft to join the Windows Live Mail Beta:

I signed up and after 2 clicks my account was switched over. The new interface is very slick. Only the mail portion works in Firefox, but in IE, you get mail, calendar, tasks and reminders. It looks very much like Outlook 2003, and you can even drag and drop messages.

I hardly use my Hotmail account (I use mostly Gmail for web-based mail), but depending on how the “Windows Live” features develop, I could see myself changing. We’ll see…

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57 Responses to “Windows Live Mail Beta impressions”


  1. 1 Roy

    I downloaded Windows Live Mail and I hate it! How do I revert back to the regular Hotmail?

  2. 2 Graham

    If you click the Options link, there is then a Beta opt-out link.

  3. 3 Joe Malloy

    Smaller reading space (at least for we dinosaurs still with 15″ monitors), msgs ordered by date are current to earliest, rather than earliest to current, which I think is a better way to manage email. Just have to get used to it, I guess. Get what you pay for, especially with MS.

  4. 4 Andy

    I opted in and its a day later and my account has not been switched, but I am not able to get into hotmail anymore. How an I supposed to receive email in the meantime?

    A

  5. 5 Graham

    My account was switched over immediately. All I can suggest is that you do the regular things… clear the cache and your cookies. Maybe try from a different computer. Other than that, you could always try to find some contact address for Hotmail.

  6. 6 ryan

    will someone send an invite to

    ryan_begen@hotmail.co.uk

    plz

  7. 7 chris

    my hotmail is rooted aswell. i did the beta bullcrap as well, and it worked for bout 2 days, and now ive been without hotmail for 4 days. Ive tried on 3 computers now, and no luck. Messenger is working fine, but hotmail is messed. is there anyway of reverting back to the old hotmail without needing to access it….i doubt it, but thought id ask anyway. anyone with any ideas would be much appreciated

  8. 8 SJHill

    I can’t get in to my hotmail account any more either. How marvellous.

  9. 9 Graham

    Ryan (and to anyone else who isn’t scared off by the bad experiences), I’ve posted about how to get a Windows Live Mail beta invitation (the only way I know how to get an invitation).

  10. 10 JOSH

    live mail sucks, i have been almost a week now without my damn email and none of the support are answering tech support

  11. 11 pastel

    Im having the same problem..signed up and have not have email since….if anyone that has this problem..wants to at least view there email box (u still cant see the mail thou) if u log into http://www.live.com u can at least view what mail is in ur box ( i know..whats the point of that)
    what a pathetic piece of of crap they made..and with absolutely no support or help options anywheres..
    and for those of you that keep telling us to just OPT OUT..its not an option..we do not have that option..if we are lucky enough to log in..we see a completely different interface then you guys.
    sorry if i sound a lil fustrated…its because I AM lol

  12. 12 Seregwethrin

    Hey please send me a live mail beta invitation. I’m using live messenger beta and it’s very useful. I wanna try to use livemail.

    Thanx…

  13. 13 Moose

    Guys can you please send an invite to these addresses? Me and my guys are programers and could help you guys out with this. We’re extremely skilled in the bases of visual basics. How many of you guys cannot get to your hotmail anymore? I think I know a way, but pleas send me invites to these addresses. Me and the boys will get on it right away. Thanks!

    Invite:

    mustafaorama@gmail.com
    jacuzzi.flowers@gmail.com
    salehakhan10@hotmail.com

    THANKS!

  14. 14 Erwin Tang Yew Hon

    Anyone here got invitation to Windows Live Mail! If got can you send me an invitation!My e-mail is punkkidz_182@hotmail.com

  15. 15 BlueCode

    Please invite me!
    Million thx!!!

    bluecodemail (at) hotmail.com

  16. 16 Alif Be

    Could anyone please send me an invitation to windows live mail? Thx in advance. My email is alif98(at)hotmail.com

  17. 17 Madhu

    Guys can you please send an invite to these address

    madhu_bms@hotmail.com

  18. 18 C. Bala M Moorthy

    Can anyone send me an Invitation for Windows Live Mail Beta

    Thanx in Advance,
    Regards,
    Bala.

  19. 19 ron

    can u please send me an invitation
    thanks alot!

  20. 20 Jamshid Dastur

    Hello, I’ll be real thankful if you could kindly send me an invitation of Windows Live Mail/Messeger Beta,
    My email address is jamshiddastur@hotmail.com

    Thank’s in advance

  21. 21 Sharad

    I am having the same problem as others. Cannot read my Hotmail mails since I signed up to this Beta crap. Has anyone on this board managed to get a workaround ? Please post here if you have.

    And dont people read comments before asking for Invites. LIVE MAIL BETA IS CRAP, DONT USE IT , YOU WILL LOST EVEN YOUR EXISTING HOTMAIL MAILS IF U DO , LIKE THE REST OF US

  22. 22 balmore lopez

    i want to change my email beta live tell how this program is garbage i can’t even see my emails or the inbox

  23. 23 Hosam

    Hello, I’ll be real thankful if you could kindly send me an invitation of Windows Live Mail/Messeger Beta,
    My email address is hadoka25@hotmail.com

    THANKS & BEST REGARDS

  24. 24 Muhammad

    Hello, I’ll be real thankful if you could kindly send me an invitation of Windows Live Mail/Messeger Beta,
    My email address is galaxy_net@msn.com

    THANKS & BEST REGARDS

  25. 25 Dave

    Can you please send me invitation
    at vintagephilcos@googlemail.com or dhenning2005@hotmail.com
    thanks

  26. 26 niloufer

    for all those having problems with hotmail beta… I just made a discovery. I could log in but wasnt seeing anything on the screen. then by chance I clicked on the screen and holding the mouse button down, selecting everything basically) I just scrolled and scrolled and was suddenly able to see everything in my mail box, only it had all dumped one below the other, including all addresses etc. at least i got to check mail. But I’m still cursing.

  27. 27 liqqle

    i would like an invitation to be sent to me plzzz!1:D

  28. 28 Joe

    The lack of browser compatibility is Windows Live’s biggest flaw - it only works properly on Explorer. When you try it on Firefox or Safari on a Mac, you can access your contact list very easily.

  29. 29 Tracy

    Don’t do it!!!!! Don’t be tempted by live mail, it sucks, none of the support staff actually suggest anything that works. I can’t even see the options box so that I can opt out.

  30. 30 salah

    i want the invitaion or live beta plz

  31. 31 evan

    i wana try it
    thx a lot

  32. 32 ali abbas

    i want to change mine id to windows live mail. please send me the invitation.

  33. 33 katie

    i just open a new live mail beta..for some reason it wont work,i try to read some mails i recieved from my friends list now it wont open…so what im gonna do is to advised pple not to used mail beta..all crap..

  34. 34 Olga

    will someone send an invite to

    veronelle AT msn.com

    please

    thanks

  35. 35 baris

    Hi. Anyone send me invatation for livemail beta my mail address barisbulutt@hotmail.com

  36. 36 Laith

    Can anyone please send me the invatation for livemail beta my mail address c_my_Shadow@hotmail.com

    Thanks

  37. 37 Helene Olsson

    Hi!
    Can you send an invitation to me, please?
    helenisen@hotmail.com

  38. 38 Prashant

    Guys, would somebody send me an invite for the beta version

  39. 39 Aven

    there is no invitation…this is not like gmail >_>

    and im having problems with it as well, i cant view any graphics on my emails >_

  40. 40 hanady

    hello iam having a problem with my window live messeger they always send me an error and imidiatly i sign out plz help me

  41. 41 simon cardinali

    can u please tell me how i can get windows live mail for john 69simon@hotmail.com and ilkeston69simon@hotmail.com thank you

  42. 42 kevin

    what a piece of s##t!! no i can’t get into my email, nice work bill you stupid f###!!!
    come in this morning and my email won’t let me log in, thanks for f###### up my day microsoft!!!

    STUPID F####!!!!

  43. 43 Arsalan

    Plz invite me i m very thanksful to u.

  44. 44 Arsalan

    a_hussain87@hotmail.com
    Plz invite me

  45. 45 Tam

    Can you invite the beta mail to me? please….

    yuan_yunyun_hotaru@hotmail.com

  46. 46 aaliyah

    please send me the WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER BETA INVATATION

  47. 47 Spiro

    plz invite me fast

    ea7_8@hotmail.com

  48. 48 ilker

    please invite me

  49. 49 joe

    upgrade my hotmail account

  50. 50 Rabih Antrazi

    I f some body can invite me to get the new to update my hotmail i will be very thanksfull to you my friend.

    Thank you.

    Best Regards,
    Rabih

  51. 51 houssam

    please send me invitation for windows live mail in order to download it
    thanks

  52. 52 txx

    Can you invite the beta mail to me?

    please
    please
    please
    please
    please
    please

  53. 53 badi agha

    Please Send Me The Invetation
    All Regards
    Badi Agha

  54. 54 Mehak

    PLEASE HELP ME I WANT TO USE WINDOWS LIVE MAIL BETA MY ID IS UP THERE AND THE SECOND ID IS humera_m_iqbal@hotmail.com
    SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE INVITE ME PLEASE PLEASE ……

  55. 55 steph

    %$#^&@$
    i’m really aggrivated with the MSN Hotmail Beta.
    i want the old regular hotmail back!!
    anybody know how??

  56. 56 manuel quintero

    i want to join the windows live hotmail

  57. 57 Bond

    I want to use Windows Live Mail beta.
    Could you sent the invitation to me? My e-mail is bond_kwok@hotmail.com

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