Anyone having problems with the new Windows Live Mail Beta?
As some of you know, I often participate in various beta tests. Frankly, I rarely find problems with MS beta releases.
Yet, FWIW, this morning, I thought the MS Windows Live Mail was just very slow, yet it appears to be somewhat dysfunctional. The inbox is problematic among other things.
Anyone else seeing this pronlem or others?
Thanks.
Mark
nmenaker
Jan 4, 06, 9:06 am
seems to work fine for me.
windows open quickly, everything is good.
BruceWG
Jan 4, 06, 10:09 am
I've just used it for the past couple of days, and it's has seemed to be reasonable. I don't use hotmail as my "main" account so it's not in constant use, but from casual checking I don't see any problems.
Bruce
sandyweb33
Jan 4, 06, 10:52 am
I've used it for a couple wks now and have had problems on and off mainly with it being slow. What made me go back to regular hotmail is that I have to keep centering the page using the vertical bar!
doc
Jan 5, 06, 12:04 pm
I've used it for a couple wks now and have had problems on and off mainly with it being slow. What made me go back to regular hotmail is that I have to keep centering the page using the vertical bar!
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Thanks everyone.
For me, it's been tough. FWIW, I think I may just go ahead and open up a place for someone else to join the beta! ;)
Mark
typhoon
Jan 5, 06, 3:49 pm
My issue with hotmail- having used Gmail since Oct 2004- is the lack of search function. I get millions of emails and sometimes it's hard to remember in hotmail what folder I saved things into. I also like the 'conversation' view in Gmail. Even with the beta hotmail I still find it too old-fashioned looking.
doc
Jan 10, 06, 11:12 am
Yes, typhoon, it is perhaps kinda' old fashioned looking I suppose, but that doesn't really bother me. The functionality does however!
Concerning the search feature, I'd thought hotmail has the "FIND" feature, but it's not all that great huh?
Mark
GUWonder
Apr 18, 06, 2:36 am
Any more recent news on this thing, like how does the use of this Windows Live Mail compare to use of the classic Hotmail when on a slow dial-up connection?
(Sometimes I have no other option or get an otherwise lousy lousy connection.)
And is there anyway for me to switch back (not that I will given I like what I've got with this)?
Coathanger
Apr 18, 06, 2:58 am
And is there anyway for me to switch back (not that I will given I like what I've got with this)?
In the options secion, there is the choice to switch from Classic Hotmail to the new Windows Live Mail format, and to opt out of the beta.
There is now a search bar at the top of the page, FWIW. Given the number of emails I am receiving at present, a very welcome function.
Does anyone know if the beta was targeted or can everyone just sign on?
lecter
Apr 18, 06, 3:07 am
Anyone could sign up on ideas.live.com, but up to now you have to have the US, UK or Japan as your home in your profile for you to actually get the invitation...there were also some people that had extra invites, but as you can well imagine, they quickly get used up :) I'm quite OK with it, just don't like the gynormous ad on the right, I think I'll pay for this service once I have the option to.
GUWonder
Apr 18, 06, 3:17 am
Anyone could sign up on ideas.live.com, but up to now you have to have the US, UK or Japan as your home in your profile for you to actually get the invitation...there were also some people that had extra invites, but as you can well imagine, they quickly get used up :) I'm quite OK with it, just don't like the gynormous ad on the right, I think I'll pay for this service once I have the option to.
For some the ad placement seems to blend in with the scroll bar that some use to read the email there.
lecter
Apr 18, 06, 3:27 am
What kind of view do you use? I went for the Outlook Express-style one (opening the message underneath...there is not nearly enough space (at least at 1280 x 1024) to do it properly horizontally.
lallyr
Apr 18, 06, 3:27 am
For some the ad placement seems to blend in with the scroll bar that some use to read the email there.
Its really bad unless you have a very good connection. I use the TATA PCMCIA card (which you might be aware of) and the speed is very good (132kbps). Not broadband but great for internet on the move. I found the BETA software too demanding for it so changed back to classic Hotmail.
Can anyone tell me what they find so great about BETA? I wasn't to convinced after trying it for a week!
lecter
Apr 18, 06, 3:34 am
Can anyone tell me what they find so great about BETA? I wasn't to convinced after trying it for a week!
Latest version of any software = the best version :D (isn't that why we all try to get in on Betas?)
Seriously though, I like the improved attachment service (faster and without that stupid, buggy popup), the fresh (albeit quite plain) look and the AJAX-powered right-click, drag & drop & multiple-select possibilities.
GUWonder
Apr 18, 06, 3:40 am
Its really bad unless you have a very good connection. I use the TATA PCMCIA card (which you might be aware of) and the speed is very good (132kbps). Not broadband but great for internet on the move. I found the BETA software too demanding for it so changed back to classic Hotmail.
Thanks for that info. (I sometimes have poor connectivity and will make sure to change to the classic set up in advance if I can.)
Coathanger
Apr 18, 06, 4:34 am
Can anyone tell me what they find so great about BETA? I wasn't to convinced after trying it for a week!
I mean there is nothing revolutionary about BETA's in general, but I enjoy trying out something new and different. Having my hotmail account since 1996, I have been through all the various formats and quite welcome the drag and drop functionality, plus the viewing panel. Additionally, the search function is great for overloaded inboxes.
Agreed about the file attachements, much more streamlined and just gets on with the job. FYI, I have an Australian account so it seems they are now moving beyond the original markets (yay!).
GUWonder
Apr 18, 06, 5:52 pm
Can't go back to classic Hotmail view. Get messages saying it is being built still or something. Weird, since a few hours ago I was able to swap back and forth.
lallyr
Apr 19, 06, 1:16 am
Can't go back to classic Hotmail view. Get messages saying it is being built still or something. Weird, since a few hours ago I was able to swap back and forth.
Happend with me too. Must be a hicup with the software. The next time i logged on it was back to the normal view.
Try it again in a few hours. ^
How many MB's space do you get with Beta?
lecter
Apr 19, 06, 1:37 am
You get 2 GB....though they still lack a graph that tells you that :D
GUWonder
Apr 19, 06, 3:07 am
Happend with me too. Must be a hicup with the software. The next time i logged on it was back to the normal view.
Try it again in a few hours. ^
How many MB's space do you get with Beta?
Glad to hear it's not just me. :D
I discovered the same thing a couple of hours ago. How bizarre. :)
MagMile
Apr 19, 06, 8:49 am
One irritation I have with Live Mail (or maybe it's some combination of that with the IE browser) is that the window it's open in seems to claim priority over other windows. E.g., if I refresh my mail and go to a different window before it finishes refreshing, the Live Mail window will switch back to itself as the top window on my display. I could swear I've seen a Windows setting somewhere that disables this but can't find it now. I'm using W2K for my OS if it matters.
UALOneKPlus
Apr 19, 06, 11:54 pm
You need XP powertoys to stop the application from stealing the focus.
kid
May 17, 06, 1:26 pm
You need XP powertoys to stop the application from stealing the focus.
Microsoft's programmers made this to work with Windows though they warn that it doesnt support Powertoys.
TweakUI is pretty neat.
Did I already say its free.
doc
Oct 12, 06, 12:36 am
Its really bad unless you have a very good connection. I use the TATA PCMCIA card (which you might be aware of) and the speed is very good (132kbps). Not broadband but great for internet on the move. I found the BETA software too demanding for it so changed back to classic Hotmail.
Can anyone tell me what they find so great about BETA? I wasn't to convinced after trying it for a week!
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All this is true or at least was.
It has been much better, at least inasmuch as I've personally seen, in recent months.
Mark
doc
Nov 16, 06, 12:07 pm
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...It has been much better, at least inasmuch as I've personally seen, in recent months.
Mark
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At least it had been much better, in my experience, at least until earlier this morning. FWIW, I'd thought I commented on this earlier, but maybe I'm getting senile or something.
I had received a few "server too busy" messages, but it appears to be okay now... at least for me. Hopefully others are not having ongoing difficulties, as noted here:
Also, I've heard rumors to the effect that hotmail will eventually be morphing into the windows live mail format soon - whether you and I like it or not.
Anyone know anything about this?
Please let me/us know, thanks.
Mark
doc
Nov 16, 06, 12:21 pm
Put more simply, does anyone know when hotmail, as we've known it, will disappear here in the US?
Thanks,
Mark
Leumas
Nov 16, 06, 12:36 pm
I always thought Windows Live Mail is the next version of Hotmail, so as you said, it'll disappear.
I have nothing solid just speculations - I suspect it'll disppear around the same time when Vista comes out for the consumers, i.e., end of Jan.
vt2k
Nov 16, 06, 5:17 pm
Put more simply, does anyone know when hotmail, as we've known it, will disappear here in the US?
My guess is once all the bugs are ironed out. :D
doc
Nov 17, 06, 6:27 am
My guess is once all the bugs are ironed out. :D
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LOL! You think they'll really wait for that!!
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