In reply to Vivien_M. post on December 6, 2013:

 

It's possible that the issue was caused by a corrupted program file in Windows Live Mail client installed in your desktop. Kindly repair Windows Live Mail by following the steps below:

 

1. Go to Control Panel.

2. Under Programs, click Uninstall a Program.

3. Locate Windows Live Essential 2011 then click Uninstall/Change.

4. When a window appears, select Repair all Windows Live programs.

5. Restart your computer after the repair.

During the past couple of weeks:

Re.  some emails from friends appearing in my "Inbox" as well as those under my "Sent Items":

when I attempt to delete them they stop windows mail from working and seem to create a loop by having the screen return to the Windows Mail home page.

I run Windows 7.

If I do the above repair, will it delete my other emails?

George