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Old 05-15-2008, 07:08 AM
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Default Put Windows Live on Your Windows Mobile Phone

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"Windows Live for Windows Mobile is now available to download for your Windows Mobile phone. Windows Live for Windows Mobile lets Windows Mobile users sync their email from Windows Live Hotmail as well as their Windows Live Contacts. Just download the .cab file for the version of Windows Mobile you are running (Standard or Professional). Windows Live for Windows Mobile works on phones running both Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile 6 (and 6.1)."



It seems like just yesterday we were reporting on the Beta version being available for download, huh? Well Windows Live is now available and ready for download in final version form. While Windows Live isn't exactly on my must have software list - mostly due to the incredibly annoying integration of my Exchange contacts with my Windows Live contacts - the program did serve to be pretty handy the few times that I did use it. According to Neowin and Windows Live Messenger has been removed as to not interfere with revenue that the carrier would normally make off SMS... which I find utterly ridiculous because the same argument could be made for email and Microsoft chose to leave Hotmail integration in with this software package. Oh well. You can download the latest version of Windows Live for Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs here.
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I have WindowsLive [Mail + Messenger] on my HTC TyTN II and it's ver 10.6.0031.2600. If I download and install this no IM version will I loose my Messenger functionality or will the CAB just overwrite the Mail part? Any idea what version this is?
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I have WindowsLive [Mail + Messenger] on my HTC TyTN II and it's ver 10.6.0031.2600. If I download and install this no IM version will I loose my Messenger functionality or will the CAB just overwrite the Mail part? Any idea what version this is?
If you install this version over your device's existing version, you lose Messenger. Sad, but true.

Also, this version is v10.6.0040.2801.
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I miss the good old days when messenger didn't try to hi-jack your contacts, then they made messenger/mail sync with your device which doesn't work all the time. now they take out messenger and leave contact sync (most of the times this messes up my contacts and I re-sync using outlook/async after delete my live sign-in) and mail (which you can get via web anyway). I don't think I'll be using my hotmail or messenger anytime soon. I'll stick with gmail and im+ for my mail/messaging needs.
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I miss the good old days when messenger didn't try to hi-jack your contacts, then they made messenger/mail sync with your device which doesn't work all the time. now they take out messenger and leave contact sync (most of the times this messes up my contacts and I re-sync using outlook/async after delete my live sign-in) and mail (which you can get via web anyway).
You can disable contact syncing. I used to have a lot of problems with missing/duplicate contacts back when Windows Live forced you to sync contacts just to use Messenger, so I play it safe now by just disabling that option.
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will have another go at live messenger. although most my friends have moved to yahoo messenger or gtalk
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I actually really liked the Messenger client on Windows Mobile. Is there no standalone version of it now either?
 
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I dont use IM on my Mogul, but I dont wanna loose the function. To me the IM is slower than Threaded Text messaging. Maybe they shouldnt have wasted time creating an Threaded Text program for 6.1 and just improved the IM function on the devices and used that as a Text program.
 
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Exclamation problems with Windows Live...

Anyone else have problems with their device after installing the new version of Windows Live?

At first everything seemed fine but then a few minutes later I found my device so slow it was unusable.

Memory was fine...
Couldn't find a process that was taking over the CPU either...

I ended up hard-resetting my device.

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It totally hosed my Tilt, and I had to hard reset. I recommend against putting this software on a device.
 
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