Start Live Mail in "Inbox"

finchp

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Mar 30, 2010, 1:16:01 PM3/30/10

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Is there any way I can set Live Mail to always go to the Inbox when it starts ?

This used to be an option in Outlook but can't see it in Live Mail

Bob Campbell

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Mar 30, 2010, 1:34:07 PM3/30/10

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I think you're right; there is no option to set the default folder when
opening WLM. WLM opens to the folder that was open when you exited WLM.

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rhlhamlet

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Mar 30, 2010, 2:38:44 PM3/30/10

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Sure.... Windows Live Mail will open in the folder last used. Make sure
you are in the "inbox" when shutting mail down and it will open there
next time.

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Emrys Davies

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Tools > Options > General > check 'Send and receive messages at start-up' >
OK

Bruce Hagen

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Mar 30, 2010, 5:14:38 PM3/30/10

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That does not change the view from the last folder you were in when you
closed WLMail.
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Michael Santovec

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Mar 30, 2010, 7:34:13 PM3/30/10

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Right click the short cut that you using to start WLM and select
Properties and modify the command line to

"C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /mail

The actual location of the wlmail.exe may vary depending on your version
of Windows. Just add the /mail to whatever you find.

WLM will open to the Inbox of your default mail account.

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Bob Campbell

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Mar 30, 2010, 8:02:49 PM3/30/10

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Oh yeah, that's right.

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Ildhund

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Mar 30, 2010, 5:22:59 PM3/30/10

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> Is there any way I can set Live Mail to always go to the Inbox when it starts ?
>
> This used to be an option in Outlook but can't see it in Live Mail

I may be misremembering, but I think Ron Sommer wrote that you could append a /mail switch to the shortcut you use to launch the program. For example, "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /mail should deliver you to the inbox of your default account. Please post back to say whether this works or not.
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jimcogan

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Apr 7, 2010, 12:11:27 PM4/7/10

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I have tried this suggestion "right click mail\properties\inserting "mail" at the end of the target line. Unfortunately it does not work. I also tried to put "inbox" at the end of the target line and it made no difference. I am using Windows 7.

Michael Santovec wrote:

Right click the short cut that you using to start WLM and selectProperties and

30-Mar-10

Right click the short cut that you using to start WLM and select
Properties and modify the command line to

"C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /mail

The actual location of the wlmail.exe may vary depending on your version
of Windows. Just add the /mail to whatever you find.

WLM will open to the Inbox of your default mail account.

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Michael Santovec

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Apr 7, 2010, 5:22:59 PM4/7/10

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Is is not "mail" but " /mail" that needs to be added (without the
quotes).

There must be one or more spaces after the program name and before the
/mail. The slash is critical.

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...winston

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Apr 7, 2010, 7:56:36 PM4/7/10

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"C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /mail

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Jim

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Jim

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May 25, 2010, 11:16:11 AM5/25/10

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I tried to reset the target area in "properties", it worked once or twice but
then it
failed. I am not clear about position of the spaces before or after "/"
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Bruce Hagen

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May 25, 2010, 11:41:40 AM5/25/10

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You do realize this thead is two months old.

This is what is in my Target field. There is a space before you add /mail

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /mail

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Gary VanderMolen [MVP]

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May 25, 2010, 2:53:18 PM5/25/10

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One space before, no spaces after /mail, no space between
the '/' and 'mail'.

Lament: Does nobody remember good old DOS any more?
It should be a required course! :-)

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> One space before, no spaces after /mail, no space between
> the '/' and 'mail'.
>
> Lament: Does nobody remember good old DOS any more?
> It should be a required course! :-)
>

I vaguely remember DOS but I don't remember too anything much good about
it<g>.

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Jim

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May 27, 2010, 4:26:13 PM5/27/10

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I think it is working now. I did not realise that the extra " /mail" had to
be put in on every shortcut that are used to start live mail. If I used a
different shortcut to start and then I had put in the extra " /mail" again.
Because I was using my voice to start the mail program I did not know which
shortcut was being used and I sometimes used at different one. Thank you for
all the help.

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Jim

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May 27, 2010, 4:24:38 PM5/27/10

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Because of disability I use my computer with my voice (Dragon
NaturallySpeaking). I usually start my mail by saying "start Windows live
mail". Just now I started it by clicking on the link in the taskbar and I
think it worked by opening in the inbox.

Windows only opened in the inbox when I started using the link in the
taskbar. I will have to try it from the start menu.

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Jim

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May 27, 2010, 5:46:38 PM5/27/10

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I think everything is working properly now. I replied to the main thread.
Thank you very much. The reason that it did not work all the time was
because I opened the mail using different shortcuts and I had to make the
alteration with each one of them, putting in the extra " /mail" on each
shortcut. Now it seems to work everywhere.

I also started with DOS and a language called Comal, a structured BASIC.
Thank you again for your help.

"Jim" wrote:

> I've tried to copy the target area, I again put it on Dragon Pad , put in the
> extra space but when I replaced it in the target area it still did not work

> > .
> >

Jim

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May 27, 2010, 5:47:21 PM5/27/10

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I've tried to copy the target area, I again put it on Dragon Pad , put in the
extra space but when I replaced it in the target area it still did not work

"Gary VanderMolen [MVP]" wrote:

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