Update for Windows Live Essentials Mail 2012 (KB3093594)

[Tai]

I received a notification of the KB3093594 update for Windows Live Mail, to continue allowing WLM to be used, however some around the web are reporting the update effectively kills WLM ... anyone on Neowin installed it (on Win 7) and if so is your WLM still working ?

 

The message from MS read: "Dear user, In a few weeks, we will be making some changes to our email services that might impact your @outlook.com, @hotmail, @live or @msn email account. These changes will prevent your email from being delivered to the Windows Live Mail 2012 application that you use. In order to continue using Windows Live Mail 2012 to send and receive email for your account, you need to install the latest update ..."

[Dot Matrix]

... I didn't know anyone was still using Windows Live Mail...

[+Eternal Tempest MVC]

I can't fully test it, but the build number for a new clean install of Windows Live Mail is "Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3528.0331)"

After installing the KB Update, it's bumped up to "Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3563.0918)"

 

I was then able to sign in to my Microsoft Outlook (non-work) e-mail account. 

 

[7Dash8]

47 minutes ago, Dot Matrix said:

... I didn't know anyone was still using Windows Live Mail...

When the alternative is the laughably garbage Mail app, WLM will continue to enjoy great popularity.

[Tai]

2 hours ago, Eternal Tempest said:

I can't fully test it, but the build number for a new clean install of Windows Live Mail is "Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3528.0331)"

After installing the KB Update, it's bumped up to "Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3563.0918)"

 

I was then able to sign in to my Microsoft Outlook (non-work) e-mail account. 

 

Thanks for replying & testing it out, I'll wait a few days to see how this works out for others then go ahead and install ..

[tim091]

 WLM is the only half decent free alternative to Outlook that I have found.

 

I found that when I applied the patch I lost all of the folders I had created under my Inbox. If I logged into Outlook.com they were all still there so I waited for some sort of synchronisation to restore them. Didn't happen.

 

I uninstalled WLM (as the KB udate is not listed seperately in Add/Remove Programs (show Windows Updates enabled)). But problem was the same.

 

I then renamed the WLM folder in C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail to Windows Live Mailold.

 

Launched WLM and as expected it showed no emails at all. I set up the account and it connected and pulled in all of the mails and the missing folders.

 

All working OK now but that is without the patch. I assume that if I apply it I will be back with the same problem again!

 

Not happy to have wasted all that time and, according to the Microsoft email, I will HAVE to apply the patch or WLM will not work soon.