windows live mail

[chinrubber]

when i click on read mail icon in command bar it opens windows live mail without asking for password which it should ask for,also when i go to sign in box for windows live mail it has my email address as it should (no remembered password) but if i cancel sign in it still opens to mail box. Can anyone explain whats happening as i have never come across this problem
Pete

 

[Jonathan_King]

I am sorry, I cannot really get what you are saying. Even though you sign out, it still logs you in automatically?

 

[chinrubber]

when the sign in to windows live ID comes up my email address is there but the password is blank which is what i want(i want to be able to put the password in myself), but if i then click cancel or click off the sign in box it takes me to my email inbox page anyway.

 

[Jonathan_King]

What browser are you using?

 

[chinrubber]

internet explorer 8

 

[Jonathan_King]

Try clearing your cookies and see if the problem goes away.

 

[myzr7]

I had the same problem and found this out. Click on forget me, then sign back in and leave remember password blank as usual. Then when you are done remember to click sign out. Also if you are signed in to messenger this could be a cause of your nuance. Good luck to you!

 

[chinrubber]

cleared cookies but problem persists. This has me baffled, if i click sign in without a password i am prompted for my password but then if i cancel without putting a password i go straight to email inbox. Have you any other ideas.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Check your saved passwords list in IE, and delete anything related to mail.

 

[myzr7]

cleared cookies but problem persists. This has me baffled, if i click sign in without a password i am prompted for my password but then if i cancel without putting a password i go straight to email inbox. Have you any other ideas.

I finally understood your problem and the same goes for me. that seems buggy to me. Please post back if you find the cure for this odd behavior!

 

[chinrubber]

thank you for replies, on live mail inbox page if i go to tools ...options.... accounts hotmail is listed as default i have no other account listed. I dont wish to appear stupid but am i getting confused is live mail and hotmail conflicting. Are they seperate email programs, do i have to use one or the other. Apologies for my lack of knowledge.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Live mail and Hotmail are the same thing.

 

[myzr7]

chinrubber,
After looking at this more I think that is the designed behavior of this shortcut to Live Mail inbox on your desktop. This does not open WLM on the internet right? Just opening your inbox is what its suppose to do weather or not you put in your password. I had never used that command to get to my inbox. I have WLM icon on my taskbar. You can remove that command from the bar if you wish. Please let me know if you find something more on this. Thanks for pointing this out.

 

[chinrubber]

the problem is anyone could open my emails without a password. I placed a shortcut on the desktop as you said but the same thing happens. There must be a simple solution surely it cant be right that without a password you can open the email program. I have run out of ideas. Thanks for your help

 

[Jonathan_King]

If you are concerned about privacy, try another browser. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox seem to be the most popular. Personally I use Chrome.

 

[myzr7]

the problem is anyone could open my emails without a password. I placed a shortcut on the desktop as you said but the same thing happens. There must be a simple solution surely it cant be right that without a password you can open the email program. I have run out of ideas. Thanks for your help

So are you saying that clicking on read mail opens up your live mail account in a web page and that anyone could do this that had your user name. I thought it was opening on your desktop inbox. That does make me concerned about IE 8

 

[chinrubber]

in the end i uninstalled windows live email and just placed a shortcut to hotmail on my desktop which works well just as its supposed to.
thanks for the help