windows live mail error code 0x8007007A

Anonymous
2016-05-04T22:46:53+00:00

Can anyone help me with wlm error code 0x8007007A? I get this message whenever I try to send an email. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

   Nick (nickbo13)

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications

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Anonymous
2016-09-22T22:29:43+00:00

error code 0x8007007A

I'm sorry that no satisfactory explanation of this error or resolution for it has been posted in this thread despite its age. This is most likely because the error is program-specific and independent of the operating system, so the question should have been asked in the program forum, not the one for a particular version of Windows. The original poster wasn't to know this, of course, but the moderators involved should have moved the question to the right place.

This error arises because you tried to send a message including a photo album. This feature no longer works as a result of changes at OneDrive, where the photo album would have been stored had the changes not taken place. This means that the message is now stuck in your outbox and may be preventing subsequent messages from being sent. The outbox is below the account folders in the folder pane:

Remove any unsent messages from the outbox, then compose a simple test message with a unique subject and send it to yourself. Post any new error message in your reply.  

You'll find some alternative suggestions for sharing pictures in this article: Avoid 'photo email' and send photos by email

The error has nothing to do with the account being used to send messages, so removing and re-adding this account will have no effect on it. Nor will repairing the installation, which ensures that all the program files are present and correct. There's nothing in the error message to suggest that there was anything wrong with them in the first place.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-10-11T22:16:55+00:00

    Started to have same problems with sending email this morning after I attempted to email an image through Google Earth.

    Any subsequent sends resulted in error 0x8007007a.

    Went to my outbox and deleted all emails, restarted Windows Live and everything is fine.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-09-29T11:59:48+00:00

    Remove the entire email account to fix a simple 'properties' issue?  Surely you can do better than that?  I have called my IP and they were far more helpful!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-26T17:59:49+00:00

    O!  I was wondering why I couldn't send many at once.  Thanks very much.  

    Roberta

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-09-26T14:02:50+00:00

    Hello, Yes, your work around most certainly works, however with restrictions. In the past, when you sent photos and sent them via the "album" option, the individual photos were formatted to a much smaller size when added to the album. This allowed me to sent up to 60 pictures in one album at a time. Using your method, the picture size is unaltered...... so you cannot send very many at once.....they will go, but it takes a long time. I've switched to Gmail and One Drive. Takes a bit of time to upload your photos, but once done.......easy !! And yes, Microsoft is getting exactly what it wants..... regardless of the impact on it's users. So what's new?

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