Completely remove windows live mail windows 7

The standard uninstall process leaves behind Registry entries and various folders, so when I reinstall WLM the problem I am trying to fix still remains.

When I then moved to Windows 7 using the data transfer tool, all the WLM messages and parameters were all transferred — and so was the bug.

Windows Live Support say that the fixit called Diagnose and fix program installing and uninstalling problems automatically works for Windows Live Essentials. There are several font-size idiosyncrasies in WLMail, some of which have been corrected by yesterday's KB Which particular one did you suffer from?

Go to source To load the programs in this menu in alphabetical order, you can click Name directly above the top program's name. Click Windows Live Essentials. Doing so will select it. This button is above the list of programs. Clicking it will invoke a pop-up window. On Windows XP, this option is simply titled Uninstall. Click Remove one or more Windows Live programs. It's the top option in the pop-up window. Click the "Mail" checkbox.

This box is to the left of the Mail icon, which resembles an envelope. You can also check any other items you wish to uninstall if need be. Click Uninstall. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will begin removing the Windows Live Mail program from your computer.

The process should only take a few moments. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

Type in "temp" no quotes as the folder name and click OK. If you get an error message that "temp" already exists, simply cancel the operation. Now it's time to open an administrative command prompt.

Click Start and type in "cmd" no quotes ; wait for CMD. Now, use your mouse to highlight the text below: wlarp. Then, go to the Administrative Command Prompt window you opened up in Step 3, and right click in the middle of the window and select Paste from the dialogue menu. The text you copied in Step 3 should now be output into the command prompt, and you should see a "Windows Live Essentials" window appear with a green progress indicator.

Once that progress indicator reaches the end, Windows Live Essentials should be uninstalled from your machine. Now you're ready to install Windows Live Essentials again. Go to Microsoft's web page and download the latest version of Windows Live Essentials , then execute the installer.

It should present you with a page where you can choose which parts of Windows Live Essentials you want installed on the machine, then click Next and have the program s installed. Everything should now work. Additional 1-on-1 Help: From Dennis If this is over your head or if you are still having problems with Windows Live Essentials, you can contact me for remote desktop assistance. The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions.

Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen.