As far as I know, Windows Live Mail is an open BETA test. A bunch of Hotmail users were asked to try it. I looked at my agreement, and I saw nothing about not discussing a problem any other place. So, I believe it was ok to list it. If not, I apologize.
Harvey
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:27:54 -0400
> To: [email protected]
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [H] OT Weird email un killable
>
> At 11:09 PM 6/25/2006, Harvey Best typed:
> >Got a List email with the title of, info as follows
> >
> >Wayne Johnson re:[H] re:Dell restore disks - WAS: Dells Remote Assistance
> >
> >If I click on this email in ANY way, my email viewer crashes. I mean
> >dead down.
>
> All it has is one line of quoted material, a comment then a winky.
>
> >I am using Windows Live Mail Beta
>
> Is this a public beta because if it isn't then I don't believe you're
> suppose to be talking about it outside the established MSFT channels.
>
> >I sent a support request and they gave me the following info:
> >
> >We understand that you are unable to use the Windows Live Mail
> >service properly. We apologize for any inconvenience this is causing you.
> >In order to solve this issue, please implement the following steps.
> >Optimize Microsoft Internet Explorer and then reset its default settings
>
> I would try clearing out IE's temporary files before going thru all
> that but what they're telling you should work if all else fails. The
> TIF [temporary internet files] are at "[drive]:\Documents and
> Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5\" & there shall be several weirdly named subfolders
> of this. Delete all the files in each of the subfolders of
> Content.IE5 then reboot. If that doesn't fix it then follow the steps
> MSFT people gave you part of which clears out the TIF files again but
> that's ok as it won't do any harm.
>
> Maybe Windows Live Mail Beta is trying to render the winky as a bmp &
> there use to be a bug in IE that wouldn't allow peeps to view bmps
> until the TIF was cleared out. I suppose the bug could've crept into
> this beta as well.
>
> Good Luck.
>
>
> ----------+----------
> Wayne D. Johnson
> Ashland, OH, USA 44805
> <http://www.wavijo.com>
>
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