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i did have a problem uninstalling the program, as it didn't show up in "programs" but the live installer thought it actually was installed. what i ended up doing was just doing a system restore until i found a time where Windows Live Essentials was nowhere to be found on my machine. It took several restores to find this. Then i downloaded the install file and windows live mail installed correctly. when prompted for my hotmail name and password, i entered that, and it just worked. i don't know what went wrong the first time, or what was corrupted, but this go round was a success. as to what was preventing me from using my hotmail account in WLM the first time, i don't have a clue, and that is really going to bug me not knowing the cause of the problem. i came across MANY people have issues similar or identical to mine, but no solutions at all. i just got lucky i guess and it worked the second time. anyway, thanks for your help everyone, i'm sure i'll be back soon with another.
wes