Shoutbox

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Originally posted by ahmetgns
Windows Live Mail Desktop is the reason, isn't it? It prevents us to tick that option because we must be able to use address book through WLMD even if we are not connected to the internet, because address book is shared between WLMail Desktop and WLMessenger.

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No it is not the reason. I use the WLMail (formerly WLMail Desktop) aswell as WLMessenger Beta and i can check that option if i want to. Have you noticed that you can choose to sign in to your Live ID, it is not mandatory.

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Originally posted by Windows Live Help
About signing in to Windows Live Mail Beta
You don't have to sign in with a Windows Live ID (The user name and password that you use to sign in to any Windows Live, MSN, or Office Live sites and services. If you have a Passport Network, Hotmail, or Messenger account, you can use it as your Windows Live ID.) to use Windows Live Mail Beta, and you can add accounts and send and receive e-mail normally without signing in. However, if you do sign in to Mail Beta, you gain access to additional features such as:


Photo E-mails: If you create a Photo E-mail (A Mail Beta e-mail message containing multiple photos in a photo layout.) while you're signed in to Mail Beta with a Windows Live ID, high-quality versions of the photos are saved on Windows Live servers for 30 days, and linked to thumbnail versions in the e-mail. This means that the e-mail will be smaller, and that the recipients can view the photos without having to download them. For more information, see Add photos to e-mail messages.
Windows Live Messenger: If you have Messenger installed on your computer, you can automatically sign in by clicking the Messenger icon  in the folder pane (The left pane in the Windows Live Mail Beta window, containing the folder structure for all the e-mail accounts, newsgroup accounts, or RSS feeds that you've added. On the Mail tab, the Folder pane also shows your Outbox and any offline storage folders on your computer's hard disk.) , and also access Messenger features such as instant messaging and Windows Live Call from within Mail Beta. For more information, see Send an instant message or another type of message.
Windows Live Contacts: If you're signed into Mail Beta with a Windows Live ID, you see the same address book (A list of contacts, that contains the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of each of your contacts. If you're signed in with a Windows Live ID, Mail Beta uses the contacts list associated with your Windows Live ID.) as you do in Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger, and other products that use Windows Live Contacts. Any changes that you make to your contacts in Mail Beta also take effect in those products and services. You can also choose to share your contact information on your Windows Live space, and ask to receive automatic updates when your contacts change their contact information. For more information, see Organize your contacts.
Blog This: Post e-mail messages that you've sent and received, RSS (Really Simple Syndication. A type of web feed designed for the easy sharing of headlines, blog posts, and other web content.) articles, or newsgroup (An online bulletin board where messages are posted for public consumption and response.) posts directly to your online blog (Short for weblog. An online journal or newsletter that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the website.) on Windows Live Spaces. If you aren't signed in to Mail Beta, and you don't have Windows Live Writer Beta installed on your computer, you have to manually enter a Windows Live ID before you can continue. For more information, see Post messages on an online blog.

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If you haven't ever signed in to Mail Beta, your address book only contains the contacts that you've added directly to Mail Beta.

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You could have found this out if you had just clicked the ? (help) button in WLMail Beta.

That option beeing greyed out for you could have to do with the type of account you are using (limited, no admin priviledges) or the settings for WLMessenger in NIS.