Howdy,

• As of Nov. 6th 2007 Windows Live Mail exited beta testing and was released for public use for Vista and Windows XPSP2.
• The content below provides information on Windows Live Mail and other Live applications

What: (Version Numbers for the 2008 released applications  as of Nov-6-2007)

 

Windows Live Application	Released Build Number
Windows Live Mail	12.0.1606
Windows Live Messenger	8.5.1302.1018
Windows Live Photo Gallery	12.0.1308.1023
Windows Live Writer	12.0.1366.1026
Windows Live Sign-In Assistant	4.200.514.2

 

Where: (Hot Links for additional information - Overview. Features, System Requirements, and Download)

1. Windows Live Mail
2. Windows Live Messenger
3. Windows Live Photo Gallery
4. Windows Live Writer
5. Windows Live Sign-In Assistant - included in Windows Live Mail or Live Messenger or the unified installer
6. Get Live - Unified Installer for multiple applications (Get.Live.Com)

• Note: The 'Get Live' link, once loaded, has an option to choose which application(s) to install and will also be the portal for future released Live applications

Additional information:

• Windows Live Team blog on the release and other features included in Windows Live Mail
• Wikipedia's Overview of Windows Live Mail
• Future updates(security and version) for Windows Live Mail and Live Applications will be deployed via Microsoft Updates
  • To configure Vista or XPSP2 for Microsoft Updates see this Microsoft article

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Revisions:

November 22, 2007: Original Published Date

May 23, 2008: Windows Live Tags Added