Windows Live Mail Desktop Installation

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Hi Everyone,

I've been invitied to install Windows Live Mail Desktop by e-mail. As sure
as anything, I have downloaded and installed the Beta software and start
using it.

I run into a problem when opening the application. I am given the error:
"Starting Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta for the first time requires an
online connection. Please connect to the Internet and then try again. Contact
Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x80048883)"

I couldn't understand why that came up - I've always been on the internet
and "Working Online" when receiving the error. Pressing OK leads onto the
next error:
"Windows Live Mail Beta could not be started because msmail.dll could not be
initialized. Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta may not be installed correctly."

Having taken the hint, I have uninstalled and re-installed WLMDB a couple of
times, and have restarted inbetween each. No luck with that.

Does anyone else have the same issue?
Thanks.
- Andrew
 
I had the same problem. I don’t know what caused the problem exactly but I
tried opening WLMB strait after I get the error message and it worked fine.
I think it has something to do with the first time you run WLMB.
 
Andrew said:
Hi Everyone,

I've been invitied to install Windows Live Mail Desktop by e-mail. As sure
as anything, I have downloaded and installed the Beta software and start
using it.

I run into a problem when opening the application. I am given the error:
"Starting Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta for the first time requires an
online connection. Please connect to the Internet and then try again.
Contact
Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x80048883)"

I couldn't understand why that came up - I've always been on the internet
and "Working Online" when receiving the error. Pressing OK leads onto the
next error:
"Windows Live Mail Beta could not be started because msmail.dll could not
be
initialized. Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta may not be installed
correctly."

Having taken the hint, I have uninstalled and re-installed WLMDB a couple
of
times, and have restarted inbetween each. No luck with that.

Does anyone else have the same issue?
Thanks.
- Andrew
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The same problem also happened to me. Make sure that your firewall allows
WLMD to access the internet.
 
Hi Again,

Thanks for the support. I did manage to open WLMDB a little while after
sending the post.
Instead of opening WLMDB from the desktop shortcut, I opened the application
throught Program Files >> Windows Live Mail Desktop folder. Voila!
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta opened up just fine.

Perhaps opening WLMDB for the first time from the desktop will give you
problems, but having opened and used for the first time, I am now able to use
WLMDB from the desktop shortcut. Strange huh?

Thanks again - hope this helps anyone else.
- Andrew
 
Andrew said:
Hi Again,

Thanks for the support. I did manage to open WLMDB a little while after
sending the post.
Instead of opening WLMDB from the desktop shortcut, I opened the application
throught Program Files >> Windows Live Mail Desktop folder. Voila!
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta opened up just fine.

Perhaps opening WLMDB for the first time from the desktop will give you
problems, but having opened and used for the first time, I am now able to use
WLMDB from the desktop shortcut. Strange huh?
Click to expand...

Thanks for reporting back, Andrew. Now the real fun begins as you discover even
more bugs and features!
-steve
 
EBJOHNSONIV said:
I'm having problems downloading it. Any reason why?
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Probably, but...

it is rather difficult to diagnose since the
information you provide is pitiful.
 
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