Install Windows live mail on Windows 8.

Anonymous
2013-03-13T19:01:11+00:00

Original title: windows mail on W8 to windows live mail?

I hate the mail program on my new laptop, Windows 8.  How can I change the email program to Windows Live Mail as I use with Windows 7?

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Anonymous
2013-03-24T01:03:37+00:00

Hi B Looney,

Thank you for your reply.

  1. Are you referring to mail app in Windows 8?
  2. Are you trying to use Windows Live mail instead of mail app?

Windows Live Mail.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-other-programs

Hope this helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-28T17:29:52+00:00

    Well, how do we install it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-08-20T12:38:25+00:00

    On a 64 bit computer, the file should be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared.

    On a 32 bit computer, the file is in C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Shared.

    This thread says Windows 7 but it should also apply to Windows 8.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/how-do-i-reinstall-wldcoredll/2075e9bf-2e5a-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?page=1

    Your question is where to find the file.  The thread seems to say that the file is on your computer.  It is just not in the right place.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-20T00:52:14+00:00

    I downloaded the Windows Essentials, but I can't open it.  I says that it can't start, because WLD Core.dll is missing from my computer.  How do I find this dll?

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-17T18:02:24+00:00

    I fired up my laptop and found that the mail app on the first screen shows Windows Live Mail.  It is version 2012 but I think it is the same as 2011.  It opens to the way I like in my Windows 7 programs.  I changed the way it is viewed with the messages previewed at the bottom.  There is a menu at the lower left with Mail, Calendar, Contact, etc.  The full editing menu is at the top.  I am puzzled that you could get your email without tapping an email button.  Hope you can find a solution to your problem.  I read that Microsoft is coming out with a fix for some of the Windows 8 problems later this year.

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