 Windows Live Dashboard required users to sign-in with their Windows Live ID to check whether the service has been downloaded or not.At that time, web-based services such as Windows Live Hotmail (then "Windows Live Mail") was also part of the list.Shortly after its initial beta release, the original "Windows Live Essentials" website became unavailable and the website was redirected to "Windows Live Betas" (then "Windows Live Ideas"), and as a result "Windows Live Dashboard" also became unavailable.