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Question

Live Email images

Oct 10, 2014 4:36PM PDT

Hi, newbie here, seeking some help if possible
AM using Windows Live Email 2012, when I receive Emails any images that should show are just the normal little x, even when friends send info with pics from News Sites they don't show, heaps of small "x"s
Used to have the option "Show Images" and that is gone as well
What gives? a bug or some other issue maybe, any ideas on how to fix would be appreciated
Have tried the usual, going into Properties etc and making sure the Block images is unticked
Thanks

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Can be true and not yours to fix.
Oct 11, 2014 6:47AM PDT

That is, you need to try this on the Email's WEB Mail interface to see if the emails are actually any good. Some folk lose it over the red X when the sender isn't sending a good formatted email.

Again, see if the Web Mail looks OK. And be aware Windows Live Email (the app) is something without much support. When it breaks, we try uninstall, reinstall but support looks to cost a lot.
Bob

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Oct 11, 2014 9:41PM PDT

Thanks for the response, know Microrich doesn't help or provide free support, will look at getting another email account and give up on Windows Live
Don't know how to go into EMail Web interface, thanks though, appreciate the help

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Confusing.
Oct 11, 2014 10:11PM PDT

Windows Live Mail isn't an e-mail account, it's a program on your computer, and it will work with all e-mail accounts from alll e-mail providers that offer a pop3-interface. So there's no need to take another e-mail account, just using another e-mail program might be enough.

And what the web interface to your e-mail providers webmail in your browser is, depends on your e-mail provider, not on your browser or your e-mail program (because that isn't used) or on Microsoft (unless it's a Microsoft provided e-mail address, like hotmail.com or live.com).
So if you have a yahoo.com e-mail address (just an example) yahoo.com can tell you how to access it via a browser.

Kees