How to Fix Windows Live Mail Error 0x8DE00005 or Code 3219 – Resolved

Approved By Rollins Duke

Published On November 28th, 2023

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Problem: Windows Live Mail Server Error 0x8DE00005

While using Windows Live Mail email client, users get server error 3219. It does not allow to send email from WLM and displays an error message 0x8de00005.

Server Error: 3219

Server: http://mail.services.live.com/DeltaSync_v2.0.0/Sync.aspx

Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x8DE00005

Solution for Windows Live Mail Server Error 3219

An error message 0x8de00005 or WLM error 3219 can be solved by following the mentioned steps:

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Step 1: Deactivate Old Account

As the mailbox is not working therefore, new messages will not be downloaded into account. Moreover, no synchronization will take place. Therefore, it is better to deactivate it that will ensure that the folder structure content will be intact at the time of the transaction by following given steps:

Click on the Account Name >> click on Properties
Deselect an option of ‘Include this account when receiving mail or synchronizing’ from the General tab.
Once it is done then, click on Apply and Ok.

Step 2: Set New IMAP Account

Set up new IMAP account to totally eliminate Windows Live Mail error 3219 (0x8de00005), press Ctrl-Shift ₊ T >> begin “Add your email accounts, wizard”.
Enter email id, password, and display the name for outgoing messages.
Choose “Manually configure server settings” >> click Next.
Choose IMAP for Incoming Server and for incoming server address enter “outlook.office365.com” and port as “993”.
Now, Choose “Requires a secure connection (SSL)”.
Choose clear text for the “Authenticate using”.
Now, enter the full email address for the “Log-on username”.

Note: You can see IMAP server name – “imap-mail.outlook.com”. However, servers with the name are not consistent anymore. Thus, altering it to “outlook.office365.com” is a more reliable option and provides better results as well. Even changing a server name will not affect messages that are present in the mailbox.

Set an Outgoing mail server address as “smtp.live.com” and change the port to “587”.
Choose an option “Requires a secure connection (SSL)” and “Requires authentication”.
Now, click on Next and Finish.

The program will try to simply connect and download the account folders with its contents. Once it is completed, choose properties with a simple right-click on account name.

Go to IMAP tab, choose “Check for new messages in all folders” & “Store special folders on IMAP server”.
Enter the following paths:

Sent Items path:
Drafts path:
Deleted Items path:
Junk path:

Once it is done then, open “Show/Hide IMAP folders” and click on “Reset List” button to refresh the folder list from the server.

Step 3: Remove Old Account

Once you have shifted all your email messages from old account to your new one successfully. Then, you can remove your old account. This will help to permanently delete all your messages as well as folders present in your old mailbox. An old account will be removed from folder pane. Even, this step is irretrievable. Thus, one must be sure before executing it.

Final Words

Many times, error creates a pause in the working process same as in case of Windows Live Mail. Therefore, we have come up with a solution to resolve Windows Live Mail Error ID 0x8DE00005 or Code 3219 in an efficient manner.