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Discussions about live.com on WindowsForum.com cover issues accessing login.live.com on browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and IE, with workarounds such as using Tor. Users report problems signing into Microsoft accounts and services like OneNote, as well as confusion after the introduction of Microsoft Accounts, which changed how live.com sign-ins work. Other topics include using live.com email with Windows 8 and the Mail app, where users find limited controls and difficulty managing contacts. There are also mentions of Messenger and live.com not working on Vista, and ideas for deeper integration of live.com with Windows features like bookmarks and gadgets.
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    Windows 7 can't access login.live.com on any browser (except Tor)

    I'm seeing a blank page when I try to visit Sign in to your Microsoft account It's not working in Chrome, Firefox or IE, but it does work in Tor browser. I'm using a Windows 7 PC which is connected via Ethernet. I can view Sign in to your Microsoft account on my Windows 8 laptop which is...
  2. BudVitoff

    Windows 7 We were happy before "Microsoft Account" came up.

    Running under Win 7, we have six Outlook accounts. Ordinarily, all our email work was done locally under Outlook; however, occasionally we had to go out to live.com to get into accounts at the server. No problem -- sign in with our email address and password and we were fine. Then somebody...
    • BudVitoff
    • Thread
    • email gmail live.com outlook user experience windows 7
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 and Outlook.com

    I've been using Windows 8 for a couple months. I have a live.com email that I use to log into Win 8. When I open Mail app (outlook and live.com) it comes up full screen and has very few controls. About all you can do is send a email. No contacts. When I go to use live.com within the Chrome...
    • vinoman
    • Thread
    • contacts control design email gmail live.com mail app outlook user experience windows 8
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista Messenger and live.com doesn't work in vista

    Issue solved
    • RJ45
    • Thread
    • issues live.com messenger solutions windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows Vista Vista and Live.com integration

    Hi all: I was just thinking how much potential Microsoft has by integrating live.com with Vista and future OS releases. I think they can have something very "innovative" by doing this. They can do this as an option rather than a built-in feature to avoid any anti-trust suits. Anyway, here...
    • sashok
    • Thread
    • bookmarks calendar contacts document storage email future releases gadgets innovation integration live.com microsoft monetization office online online services rss sync user experience web interface windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support