This post will show you how to get an Windows Live ID that is not for your country, for example if you live in the UK but want a @live.com Windows Live ID, and since when you sign up using a UK IP address you will just be shown @live.co.uk and @hotmail.co.uk.

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Some people think and have reported that Windows Live Sync does not install when people install the Windows Live Essential software.

If you have not installed the Windows Live Essentials, go ahead and download and install it, you can get the setup file of Windows Live Essentials from http://download.live.com either the web or the stand alone.

Accept the Service agreement of the Windows Live Essentials.

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First of all this is NOT supported by Microsoft and may be against the EULA of Windows Home Server. This guide will show you how to install Windows Live Essentials onto your Windows Home Server, by using the MSI files.

1. Go ahead if you have not done it and install the Windows Live Essentials installer and install the programs of the suite you want. The install will have to be on a XP or Vista system, since the installer knows that it should not install to a Server. The installer can be found at http://download.live.com either the web or the all(offline) installer will do.
2. Open up an explorer window and click on:- “Tools” > “Folder Options” > “View” tab then in the Advanced settings uncheck the box “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” click “Apply” then “OK”. (more…)

Windows Live Wave 3 web services was released 1 December and Windows Live Essentials was released about 16 December. Below is a overview of the Wave 3 of Windows Live. There will be further posts about the Windows Live Essentials and Services.

This is how to create a Windows Live ID using an email address outside the Windows Live email system.  Say that you love GMail and the rest of Google Services or have a MobileMe account but want some action when it comes to the Windows Live Services but dont want another email address to look after.

If you go to http://login.live.com then click "Sign up for an account" then when it asks you "Do you have an email address" select the option "Yes, use my e-mail address" you fill in all your details then you have to go to your inbox of the Email service and confirm that your own the email address.  Once you confirm this you can sign into any Windows Live service (except Hotmail) using your current email address.