Use Windows Live for these tasks:
- Search information on the Web
- Send and receive e-mails
- Send and receive instant messages
- Change your own status or view the status of others on your list
- Invite others for a chat conversation
- Block certain contacts from seeing your status or sending you messages
- Sign in as another user
Follow these steps to open the Windows Live program:
Tap Start > Programs > Windows Live.
note:To use Windows Live, you need a Microsoft.NET Passport account. To set up a Microsoft.NET Passport account, visit http://www.passport.net. After you have created an account, you can use the Windows Live feature.
Follow these steps to sign in Windows Live:
- Tap Start > Programs > Windows Live.
- Tap Sign in to Windows Live.
- Tap Accept.
- Type your e-mail address in the E-mail address box.
- Select a Web server from the list.
- Enter your password.
- Tap Next.
- Tap Next.
- Select the Sync e-mail check box.
- Tap Next.
- Tap Done. After you sign-in, you can access Windows Live™ search and services from the Today screen.