Can You Over Ride Windows Live

[FeedupwithWin7]

My computer is being held hostage by Windows Live. From my ability to message to email. All options are gone to choose which default mail/news server you WANT to use and are replaced by Windows Live. I'm truly disappoint in Windows7 from top to bottom.

If anyone knows how to over ride the default programs would you please let me know....


P.S. Hopefully someone will realize just how foolish this OS is. Such a let down from being told how "User" friendly it was suppose to be. As of now it is nothing short of a pain in my arse!

 

[richc46]

My computer is being held hostage by Windows Live. From my ability to message to email. All options are gone to choose which default mail/news server you WANT to use and are replaced by Windows Live. I'm truly disappoint in Windows7 from top to bottom.

If anyone knows how to over ride the default programs would you please let me know....


P.S. Hopefully someone will realize just how foolish this OS is. Such a let down from being told how "User" friendly it was suppose to be. As of now it is nothing short of a pain in my arse!

Dont mess around. Use system restore from a point before the problem.

 

[FeedupwithWin7]

Unfortunately my last point of restore is after the installation of Windows 7. Not sure how to get back to Vista without loosing all my information. For that matter I'm not sure if I format the hard drive if it will take me back to Vista (that I wasn't crazy about either)

 

[richc46]

Unfortunately my last point of restore is after the installation of Windows 7. Not sure how to get back to Vista without loosing all my information. For that matter I'm not sure if I format the hard drive if it will take me back to Vista (that I wasn't crazy about either)

Just try to uninstall it Go to control panel, it is listed in programs and features as windows live. Keep us informed

 

[Amdkt7]

Usually not a problem, W7 is much better about this. But it sounds like something has gone wrong in your system, because that is not normal behavior for W7. System restore seems like a very good choice in this case.
I removed Windows Live email myself, found that I had to rerun the Windows live installation to find the option of removing mail. There is no Windows Live email program listed in Programs and Features.

 

[richc46]

One last thing, before you do anything make a system image if you can. Put the image on an external. You may want it if things begin to go wrong with the uninstall.

 

[Amdkt7]

You may need to do a clean install of Win7. It sounds like the problem is coming from an upgrade from Vista to Win7. Clean install I believe is known as Custom install. Much better that way, less problems, such as the one you are having.

 

[FeedupwithWin7]

You can go into Windows Essentials and remove programs you don't want to use but in the process you also get a warning message not to do this as the entire thing is codependent on each program. If you remove it you also loose NETFrame and SQL as well as a few other components that your OS needs to run smoothly. Windows 7 had me in tears yesterday!!! I absolutely hate it!!!!!

 

[FeedupwithWin7]

You may need to do a clean install of Win7. It sounds like the problem is coming from an upgrade from Vista to Win7. Clean install I believe is known as Custom install. Much better that way, less problems, such as the one you are having.

Once I can figure out how to remove it there will NEVER be a re-installation!!!!!

 

[richc46]

You may need to do a clean install of Win7. It sounds like the problem is coming from an upgrade from Vista to Win7. Clean install I believe is known as Custom install. Much better that way, less problems, such as the one you are having.

Once I can figure out how to remove it there will NEVER be a re-installation!!!!!

The prior poster may be right but others who have uninstalled had not complaints. Make a system image first. IF your system gets hosed, then just put it back with the system image, you lose nothing.

 

[Amdkt7]

Don't give up on W7 yet. It is far better than Vista. Anytime you do an in-place upgrade of a system it is known to have problems. There are simply to many different situations for the installer to pick the right option. If the existing OS has a problem the new OS installer might do the wrong thing when it installs. Starting fresh is far safer. Don't blame W7 for what is likely a problem with your Vista configuration. Once you get used to W7 you will not want to go back. W7 is much friendlier than any version before.

 

[richc46]

Don't give up on W7 yet. It is far better than Vista. Anytime you do an in-place upgrade of a system it is known to have problems. There are simply to many different situations for the installer to pick the right option. If the existing OS has a problem the new OS installer might do the wrong thing when it installs. Starting fresh is far safer. Don't blame W7 for what is likely a problem with your Vista configuration. Once you get used to W7 you will not want to go back. W7 is much friendlier than any version before.

Best post of this thread so far. I concur 100%

 

[Dzomlija]

What other e-mail client have you installed? And have you tried this:

1. Click the Start Orb
2. Click "Default Programs"
3. Click "Set your default programs"

Oh, and one other thing: Windows Live is NOT a standard Windows 7 component, and is installed only if you have downloaded it and installed it yourself (or someone has done so for you). If it existed on your Vista installation prior to the upgrade, then it was carried over from Vista.

 

[jfar]

My computer is being held hostage by Windows Live. From my ability to message to email. All options are gone to choose which default mail/news server you WANT to use and are replaced by Windows Live. I'm truly disappoint in Windows7 from top to bottom.

If anyone knows how to over ride the default programs would you please let me know....


P.S. Hopefully someone will realize just how foolish this OS is. Such a let down from being told how "User" friendly it was suppose to be. As of now it is nothing short of a pain in my arse!

Hi, have you tried to set your Default Programs, this might help you.

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs\Set Default Programs.

 

[LBJay]

My computer is being held hostage by Windows Live. From my ability to message to email. All options are gone to choose which default mail/news server you WANT to use and are replaced by Windows Live.

Did you use the Transfer Wizard to save all your old Vista settings and move them to 7?

choose which default mail/news server

They're exactly were they were before (Live Mail>Tools>Accounts)

 

[FeedupwithWin7]

Well, just spent an hour on the phone with the company that I purchased the computer from. What a racket! I'm a paper packrat and dispose of nothing and never saw/read or removed a tag stating anything about a 90 day warranty. Isn't convenient that my software warranty expired at midnight last night but for $19.95 they'll sell me a recovery disc since when Windows 7 is installed it completely erases the built in recovery on a hidden partisan.

Once again another reason why I will never recommend that anyone upgrade to Windows 7. So sad that I spend $1000 on a good computer only to have it turned into a piece of crap by a ****ty operating system that not only takes over any control I did have but has made it virtually impossible to make it just go away. Thanks Microsoft...you just made me a believer in the Mac!!! Apples anyone?

 

[FeedupwithWin7]

My computer is being held hostage by Windows Live. From my ability to message to email. All options are gone to choose which default mail/news server you WANT to use and are replaced by Windows Live.

Did you use the Transfer Wizard to save all your old Vista settings and move them to 7?

choose which default mail/news server

They're exactly were they were before (Live Mail>Tools>Accounts)

No clue where you people are coming up with this information. I have and can find none of these. As for the transfer wizard I believe I did but like everything else they are gone...vanished into the hell of Windows 7 and the Windows Live Revolution of taking over the worlds computers!!!!!

Go into to tools and try and disable Windows Live Mail as your default mail program....HA HA HA It won't let you frickening do it!!!!

 

[richc46]

Well, just spent an hour on the phone with the company that I purchased the computer from. What a racket! I'm a paper packrat and dispose of nothing and never saw/read or removed a tag stating anything about a 90 day warranty. Isn't convenient that my software warranty expired at midnight last night but for $19.95 they'll sell me a recovery disc since when Windows 7 is installed it completely erases the built in recovery on a hidden partisan.

Once again another reason why I will never recommend that anyone upgrade to Windows 7. So sad that I spend $1000 on a good computer only to have it turned into a piece of crap by a ****ty operating system that not only takes over any control I did have but has made it virtually impossible to make it just go away. Thanks Microsoft...you just made me a believer in the Mac!!! Apples anyone?

I have no conncection to MS, so I am speaking from the heart. It is not the OS, it is the incompatablity of the OS and some computers, and also errors by some of those trying to install. It is a good OS and as much as I am saying good things about them, I also really feel bad that you have had such an unpleasant experience. If you stay with 7 or go elsewhere next time, I wish you the best of luck.

 

[ickymay]

My computer is being held hostage by Windows Live. From my ability to message to email. All options are gone to choose which default mail/news server you WANT to use and are replaced by Windows Live. I'm truly disappoint in Windows7 from top to bottom.

If anyone knows how to over ride the default programs would you please let me know....


P.S. Hopefully someone will realize just how foolish this OS is. Such a let down from being told how "User" friendly it was suppose to be. As of now it is nothing short of a pain in my arse!

why did you install windows live mail in the first place ?

 

[computersplus]

Microsoft

In Microsoft's eagerness to push new operating systems to as many people as possible they created the operating system upgrade.

The operating system upgrade is like running through a mine field meaning more than likely you will get blown up,this is not a Windows 7 issue or a Vista issue or an XP issue it is a user/Microsoft issue.

You must take into account that most computers that have been used for any length of time usually have some sort of issue either there is an infection the user is unaware of or the registry has some level of corruption what ever the case the possibility's are endless.

If you were to take a brand new unused computer out of the box and do an upgrade right that minute you would more than likely have no issue but the unsuspecting person who thinks I am going to upgrade my operating system today to this new fancy Windows 7 after running Vista for a couple of years ends up with a disaster on their hands and they end up bashing a perfectly good OS that's how Microsoft gets a bad rap yes it's their fault but only because they created the upgrade path.

Upgrades are not the answer and I wish Microsoft would stop offering them, If your going to go with a new operating system a complete format and fresh installation of the new operating system is always the best way to do it.

With flash drive capacity and price today and the amount of people who have external hard drives it's really not that hard to copy your pics,docs, and music onto one of these devices and wipe your drive and start from scratch to save your self from all the hassle of a failed upgrade.