I'm trying to remove and reinstall WLM because I'm having problems with it. I went through this procedure, which I found on this board:
Uninstall Windows Essentials.
Delete the following folders:
- C:\Program Files(x86)\Windows Live
- C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Windows Live (was not on my computer so I could not delete)
I could not delete this folder as it was not on my computer: C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Windows Live
I did see a folder: - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Windows Mail but I was unable to delete that one (it requires some sort of administrator level which I don't have)
I downloaded Windows Essentials from this link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials-other#essentials=overviewother
I only installed Mail, not all the other programs.
I did get a confirmation message after uninstalling it and reinstalling it that both things had happened successfully. However, once I opened WLM, all the emails that were previously in my storage folders are still there. So, somehow, I don't think I actually removed WLM and reinstalled it. :-(
I am using Windows 7 Pro with Service Pack 1. Anyone have a clue how to get a CLEAN install of WLM?