Gordon wrote:

Not here it doesn't - I've converted my legacy Hotmail account to a
Windows Live account, installed the outlook Connector, and it STILL
tells me I can't subscribe unless I pay.

I believe it's the beta version that allows it. See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&displaylang=en
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]