Emails and embedded pictures are kind of an unhappy marriage. Another email program (Thunderbird is recommended) might be the best option you have. Worth a try, anyway, if no Windows Mail help comes along. Microsoft Outlook would be another option. It's not free, but as far as I know, there's a free trial somewhere.
By the way, do you mean Windows Mail (that came with Windows Vista, the direct successor of Outlook Express) or any version (which version) of Windows Live Mail? Those are different programs.
Kees
How do I switch off the function in windows mail that destroys all images I insert into the body of my emails by making them slightly smaller and also adds two ugly shadows which I do not want? Many of my images are small gif or png-images like symbols, etc with precise pixel definitions. These are all completely destroyed in windows mail!

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