Disable or Uninstall Skydrive? Is it possible?

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Hi All,

I've read virtually every "solution" to the basic question of how to get rid of Skydrive (from hotmail, from computer, from whatever) and I have not yet found a solution that works. I've spent a lot of time on the Windows Live Hotmail forums and their staff is useless. I have never come across someone who has done it. I have 2 questions:

(1) Has anyone EVER actually disabled/uninstalled Skydrive and, if so, how.

(2) If the above is not possible, how does one bypass Skydrive/Web Apps and simply download/save a MS Word document as we used to -- with a click. Skydrive is (a) so cumbersome and (b) I DO NOT want my documents saved on the web.

I am already switching to gmail, and will slowly phase out the hotmail account I've had for nearly 20 years, but this will take some time....

I am not a computer wiz, so please, any "solutions" need to be in plain English.

Many thanks, Steve

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Anonymous

Steve...Good News...I figured out how to stop it opening up automatically in SkyDrive

In your hotmail account go to options.

Select: Active View Settings

Select: Hide Photos and Video Previews. Then click NO for the question: Do you want interactive updates from Websites you have accounts for?

It worked...Let me know if it worked for you.

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Anonymous

Well as I said before - I use WLM and have a ASkydrive account. When i send a picture I get an option to create a photo album on Skydrive OR NOT. I just choose the "NOT" option and the photo attaches in the normal way.

Or, you could actually DO it the "old" way - create your new email message and attach the picture. Just like any other file...

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2010-12-22T19:31:56+00:00

I have NO Problems with Skydrive AT ALL. Using WLM 2011 on Windows 7, if I attach a picture by clicking on the "Attach File" icon there's a link that comes up in the new mail message "Change to Album" If I don't click on the link, I don't get an album. Skydrive is not involved AT ALL - the picture just attaches like a normal attachment. Simple.

All other files just simply attach as normal attachments

I can't see what you are all fussing about...

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An explanation is:

When I try to send a picture from my picture viewing software, WLM opens with the photo already in a skydrive album. There is no option not to send it like this. The reason I use this method of sending photos is that the application automatically reduces the size of the pictuire to send it.

Now skydrive is really messing me up. See what I mean Gordon?
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Anonymous

2010-11-26T08:52:58+00:00

I have NO Problems with Skydrive AT ALL. Using WLM 2011 on Windows 7, if I attach a picture by clicking on the "Attach File" icon there's a link that comes up in the new mail message "Change to Album" If I don't click on the link, I don't get an album. Skydrive is not involved AT ALL - the picture just attaches like a normal attachment. Simple.

All other files just simply attach as normal attachments

I can't see what you are all fussing about...

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Anonymous

2010-11-25T23:22:21+00:00

"Skydrive is a pain in the ____, really. If somebody can teach me how to remove it, it would be like an angel came down from heaven to vanquish the devil."

AMEN - at least my SKANKY Skydrive has me locked out. (Win7 64bit, IE 8 32 bit, Office 2003)

Pls let me know if anyone has clues on this oddball situation, glad I never depended on such goofiness!!!
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