Error 0x80070057 Windows Live Mail 2011 WLM 2011 photo pictures Picasa sending problem SOLVED

You will get a sending issue 0x80070057 Windows Live Mail 2011 added a terrible feature that forces users to log into and have a Microsoft Live account and to push you towards uploading images to some photo service called Skydrive.  It's a terrible feature and makes sending photo via Picasa and even just using the windows 'send to' feature useless when sending photos.

A couple of notes in addition to the steps below.  
 - You may need to create a Live Account, I was not able to find a way around this, just create a new one with the same username/password.
 - The contacts seemed to be linked to the new account, which is blank, so back them up before doing this.  (IMPORTANT)
 - You may or may not also have to change this option.  Options > Mail > Compose > and unchecked "Convert messages to photo emails when adding photos," 
 
There are tons of frustrated users, but at the end of the day this adds exactly 3 clicks to the process you used to do to send pictures as regular attachments.  If this all makes you too crazy, use Outlook or Thunder bird.  This issue is not a Picasa issue, it is a Windows Live Mail 2011 issue.

Via Windows Explorer:
1. Select the photos you want to send
2. Click the ‘email’ button
3. Select the size you want and click ‘attach’
 -- Or Picasa will get you to this same point.
4. When the email window opens click on the album to select it
5. Click the ‘format’ button at the top of the screen
6. Click on the paperclip icon on the left and the pictures will be regular attachments.

Kurt Rein
Mobile Computer Wizard
619 255-1215 Office