Windows Live Mail
What is Windows Live Mail?
Windows Live Mail is a free of charge email client from Microsoft. It is the successor to Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. The application is available for download via the Windows Essentials suite.
Overview
The most common release is 12.0.1606.1023, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named wlmail.exe. The setup package generally installs about 48 files and is usually about 1.05 MB (1,097,216 bytes).
Program details
URL: windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
Installation folder: C:\Windows\Installer\{583EF20C-4DD0-43B0-8178-F0E8F76BBB09}
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{70854FE6-3BF1-4C69-94D0-BEB821102E34}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.05 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Windows Live Mail
| Program executable: | wlmail.exe |
| Name: | Windows Live Mail |
| Path: | C:\Windows\Installer\{583EF20C-4DD0-43B0-8178-F0E8F76BBB09}\wlmail.exe |
| MD5: | 445c97b4f13d3cde120cd0cb3b73b812 |
Additional files:
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maillang.dll - Messenger (Windows Live Mail)
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wab32res.dll - Microsoft (R) Contacts DLL
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msmail.dll
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abimport.dll - Windows Live Address Book Import Module
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mailacct.dll - Microsoft Internet Account Manager
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mailcomm.dll - Microsoft Internet Messaging API Resources
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mailimp.dll - Windows Live Mail Import & Export
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mailres2.dll
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mailrt2.dll - Microsoft Windows Live Mail RT Lib
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smapi.dll
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ucspell.dll - Spell Checker
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wabapi.dll
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wlmfilter.dll - Microsoft® ASC (Windows Live Mail Desktop Filter Library)
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actorbas.dll - Basic Actor
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adorner.dll - Adorner
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aimg.dll - Image Actor
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alayout.dll - Layout Actor
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canproxy.dll - Canvas proxy
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canvas.dll - Canvas base
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cnvsshrd.dll - Canvas shared
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dgeneral.dll - DXT general
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msspell3.dll - Natural Language Components (Microsoft Speller)
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pibase.dll - Publish base
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piorg.dll - PIOrganize
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uxcore.dll - Windows Live Client UX (Windows Live Client UX Core Module)
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wcics.dll - Windows Live Mail (Windows Live Mail ICS Parser)
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wcstore.dll - Windows Live Mail Calendar Store
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wcstoreproxy.dll - Windows Live Mail Calendar Store Proxy
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wcsync.dll - Windows Live Mail Calendar Sync
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wldlog.dll - Windows Live Desktop Logging
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- wlmail.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8C3A23E7-C1C4-4412-A7F2-F8029E722715}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- wlmail.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Windows Live Mail.
Startup File (User Run)
- wlmail.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Windows Live Mail' and executes as C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- wlmail.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| wlmail.exe |
| Memory: | 79.15 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001066485% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002155% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008510% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 11,328,191 | |
| Switches/sec: | 5 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 42.14 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 32.84 KB | |
How do I remove Windows Live Mail?
You can uninstall Windows Live Mail from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Windows Live Mail, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Windows Live Mail.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 45%
Win 8 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
54.93% |
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| Windows XP |
30.49% |
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| Windows 7 |
12.42% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.16% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
49.46% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
30.69% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.99% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.49% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.63% |
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Geography
46.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
46.50% |
| Germany |
13.75% |
| United Kingdom |
7.97% |
| France |
3.15% |
| Italy |
2.71% |
| MA |
2.71% |
| Canada |
2.28% |
| DZ |
2.28% |
| Australia |
1.49% |
| Netherlands |
1.31% |
| TN |
1.23% |
| Spain |
1.23% |
| Brazil |
1.23% |
| Taiwan |
1.05% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
30.20% |
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| Medion |
20.30% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.26% |
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| Acer |
7.89% |
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| American Megatrends |
7.38% |
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| Toshiba |
7.38% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.69% |
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| Intel |
3.19% |
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| Sahara |
2.68% |
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| Gateway |
1.34% |
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| ASUS |
0.84% |
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| Sony |
0.84% |
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Common models |
| Dell Studio 1535 |
8.24% |
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| Medion P8610 |
7.57% |
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| Dell XPS M1530 |
6.01% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
5.35% |
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| MEDION P6612 |
4.23% |
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| DIXONSXP DIXONSXP ... |
4.01% |
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