Windows Live Essentials 2011 is not available for Windows XP users for compatibility reasons, so Microsoft continues to offer the 2009 version for download at http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-xp. Just uninstall the 2010 version before installing.
Hope this helps,
John
P.S. There was no 2010 version, but the 2011 version includes some significant design changes so your father may still prefer to stick with the 2009 version for the time being.
I want to find the best/safest place to have my father download the 2009 version of Windows live mail. I want this version because when 2010 version came out it requires sending/uploading pictures in e-mails in some very funky way, which I hated. My father uses e-mail only to send and receive basic e-mails and family/vaca pictures. I think this is best for him. Where can I do this for him and/OR am I wrong about newer versions of WLM? His new computer has 2011 on it. (ALL I know is that when my 2009 version got the 2010 upgrade I hated it and I went and found a way to get rid of the upgrade, thru a forum, and did so!! Thank goodness. Thx

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