Problem with latest W7 updates

On my spare W7 Home Premium machine, since the latest round of updates
Windows mail does not work. Still works on my W7 Ultimate machine.
So reinstalled HP and unlocked WM and it worked. Joy of joys I thought, then
it updated WM would not start. Not losing much hair (not much left anyway).
But it is a PITA.

 

I take it you're talking about "Windows Live Mail?"

There's a widespread issue with it being affected by a couple of framework
updates, and I've encountered this on a customer's computer a week or so
ago.

The only solution is to completely uninstall WLM (along with any other
"Windows Essentials" components), then re-boot and re-install it from the
"Windows Essentials" installation stub
(http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows-live/essentials) - make sure you
untick all the other crap it wants to install though.

This process won't lose any of your WLM settings or already-downloaded
e-mail.

 

No Bob "Windows Mail" I used a fix from Win74ums, (took me a while to read
it as win 7 forums) that does hacks to activate Mail as supplied on the Home
Premium DVD. It is basicly what was in Vista, but was not activated during
an install.

 

P.S.
I am using WM on my main PC and it has not been affected (W7 Ult). I f you
check the headers you will see this, not that I know how to do that.