Live Mail won't connect its newsreader to the Verizon server

[McGyver]

I bought this Gateway laptop in July, with Windows Vista and Windows Live
Mail installed. Everything works well, but something changed. I used my
Windows Live Mail to read Usenet newsgroups from July through November and
it worked fine. I didn't use it from November until today. Now it has a
strange problem. The newsgroup access doesn't work if I connect through the
Verizon server. The newsgroup access works when I connect through the
Microsoft server.

I get this error message:

"Windows Live Mail cannot connect to the Internet, possibly because an
antivirus or firewall program won't allow it. Make sure any antivirus or
firewall programs on your computer allow Windows Live Mail (wlmail.exe) to
access the Internet."

Windows Defender is turned off.
Windows Firewall was on but I turned it off.
I added Windows Live Messenger as an exception in Windows Firewall.
I turned off the Trend Micro antivirus program.
I turned off the Spy Sweeper program.
The problem continues.
I'm stumped.

McGyver

 

[Guest]

I bought this Gateway laptop in July, with Windows Vista and Windows Live
Mail installed. Everything works well, but something changed. I used my
Windows Live Mail to read Usenet newsgroups from July through November and
it worked fine. I didn't use it from November until today. Now it has a
strange problem. The newsgroup access doesn't work if I connect through
the Verizon server. The newsgroup access works when I connect through the
Microsoft server.

I get this error message:

"Windows Live Mail cannot connect to the Internet, possibly because an
antivirus or firewall program won't allow it. Make sure any antivirus or
firewall programs on your computer allow Windows Live Mail (wlmail.exe) to
access the Internet."

Windows Defender is turned off.
Windows Firewall was on but I turned it off.
I added Windows Live Messenger as an exception in Windows Firewall.
I turned off the Trend Micro antivirus program.
I turned off the Spy Sweeper program.
The problem continues.
I'm stumped.

McGyver

You'll get answers for Windows Live Mail faster if you describe your
problem in this newsgroup:

microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Gateway laptops come with Windows Live Mail installed?
That's very strange because WLM is a special download, not
included with Vista. Also, WLM had a newer release last November,
so make sure you have the current version (12.0.1606).