WMExperts tipped us about a new blog entry from the Windows Live for Windows Moble team. In it, they announce the launch of Windows Live for Windows phone!

And now...drum roll please...announcing...

Windows Live for Windows® phone!

The faithful among you will immediately see the changes that have been made to the application, but there are so many I'm going to list them out here so you get the complete picture:

• Windows Live Home - an entirely new feature!
• View you and your friends "What's new" feed from Windows Live and other major 3rd party social networking sites.
• View Windows Live photos and comment
• Upload photos to Windows Live and other 3rd party sites through integration with the new My Phone client
• View your Windows Live people
• Update your status and accept network invitations from others
• Improvements and Updates like
• Entirely new launcher screen
• Significant touch investments that shine with new Windows Mobile 6.5 devices
• Bing search integration
• Abuse reporting
• Automatic uninstall of previous versions
• Virtual memory improvement and reduced installation file size through client refactoring

We're very proud of the new features and improvements in this new client and we can't wait for you to start using it!  To obtain the latest version, you have a couple choices:

1. Browse on your mobile device to http://wl.windowsmobile.com
2. Use Windows Marketplace for Mobile on your Windows® phone
3. Visit the Microsoft Download center http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and search for "Windows Live for Windows phone"

Darn it - I went to marketplace, installed the 'new' Windows Live - went to Start menu, and now I get an error when I select Windows Live - not a Pocket PC application !!!

So I deleted this shortcut , and now I am stuck without Windows Live on my new phone. I searched Microsoft downloads but the version there is dated June 24th.

Laura, try http://wl.windowsmobile.com/ this is where I went to get the Windows live update.

Thanks Mayhem12, but I only see a download for Standard devices on that page.

I ended up having to do a clean reset on my phone to bring back the original Windows Live. Now I am going through setting it up again.

There should be two links:

I have a Windows phone Touchscreen (Pro) phone

and

I have a Windows phone Non-Touchscreen (Standard) phone.

They both should pop up and you should select the first option. Sorry if it doesnt work.

I think it detects the phone you have and gives you the link accordingly.

However it seems to think that the HTC Pure is a non-touchscreen device - Hmmm !

Boo!!! Sorry I couldnt help.

Here are the direct download links for the Standard and Professional CAB files.

I have a Windows phone Touchscreen (Pro) phone

I have a Windows phone Non-Touchscreen (Standard) phone
 

Thanks Bill - I wonder if this will uninstall the current version on the device? I shall try it and see how it goes, but I am a bit scared after what happened when I downloaded it from marketplace.

Laura Rooke:

Thanks Bill - I wonder if this will uninstall the current version on the device? I shall try it and see how it goes, but I am a bit scared after what happened when I downloaded it from marketplace.

Typically upgrading an application preloaded in ROM on the device simply "hides" the original version, since it can't be uninstalled.

If the app isn't actually in ROM, but installed as part of the "carrier customization" when you first fire up the device, it will be uninstalled, (but the original .cab file that installed it is still lurking in the ROM somewhere, which is interesting, but of no concern.)

At least with the direct download, (as opposed to the marketplace download) you should be able to uninstall it in "Remove Programs", which should restore the original version without the need for another hard reset.  (The operative term here being "should restore...!")

The install from Marketplace is asking me to exit from Windows Live - how does one do this?

I found the same problems when I tried to download and install the new version of Windows Live from the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. This was with a Touch Pro loaded with 6.5.

It appears that the Marketplace doesn't correctly see this phone as a Pro/touchscreen device, and downloads and installs the version for Standard. 

However, when I used the direct link above, I was able to successfuly download the CAB for Pro directly to my phone, after which it successfully installed over the old incorrect one. Now I have just the one, working version of Windows Live in my Start menu.

OK - Thanks Bill - I'll give it a go...............

The link that you provided work great - Thanks Bill - I didn't even begin to think that the marketplace downloaded the incorrect non-touchscreen version.

Is anyone else getting a random, but consistent error message with this new version of WL?  I keep getting a message on my screen stating something vague like:

 There was a problem.  Please try again.

The message pops up and covers the entire screen with the only option being to Dismiss.  When you Dismiss it, the message usaully comes back immediately 4-5 times before it finally stops.  I have been getting this about 2-3 times a day for about a week and half.  This is on a Verizon Touch Pro 2 with 6.1

 Has anyone else seen this?