the question is about Windows Live Mail, which is a different program. Also, I see no reason why Windows Messenter would have to be set up to use Windows Mail. Windows Mail is a stand alone e-mail program and it makes no more sense that Windows Messenger would have to be set up when using it as it does when using Outlook Express. I'm talking about using it to receive e-mail from an account. Just as you can use Outlook Express in conjunction with Windows Messenger, I expect you can use Windows Mail in similar ways. But it is not necessary to have Windows Messenger set up to use the program as a stand alone e-mail program. I've used Windows Live Mail and it works properly and I have never set up Windows Messenger on my computer. As far as the problem itself is concerned, when you open a message you should be placed in a read only edit field where you can read the message. That is, you are placed in a read only edit field if you are reading mail as plain text. What happens when you press enter on a message? If you can't up and down arrow and read the text, can you route the JAWS cursor to the window and see the message text? Gene -----Original Message > Hi, I am not sure but I use that now and have Vista home Premium and > running Jaws 10.. My son was a network systems engineer and administrator > and toldme when I got this computer last year that I would need to set up > Windows Messenger to use Windows mail.. You might try doing that.. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Godwin > To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:54 PM > Subject: [accesscomp] Can't read a message in Windows Live Mail > > > Greetings all, > > I installed Windows Live Mail and when opening a message, I can tab thru > and read all the fields but the text of the message. I'm running a Vista > box with JAWS 11. Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance, > Andrew