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Opening Hotmail email in Outlook Express

Quick Steps

Open Outlook Express.
Select "tools" from the menus on top of the window. And from the drop down menu choose "accounts". (figure 1)
Select the "Mail" tab. (which is to the direct right of the "All" tab) (figure 2)
On the right side of the current window press the "Add" button. (figure 3)
Select "Mail" from the drop down menu.
Follow the onscreen instructions and type your email display name. Click next.
Type your full email address. (ex. your_name@htomail.com) Click next.
At "Email Server Names" set "My incomming mail server is a" to "HTTP" "server".
Set "My HTTP mail service provide is" to "Hotmail". (or to the name of your HTTP mail service.) Click next.
Enter the account name. (ex. someone@hotmail.com) Then enter your password. Click next.
Click "Finish" to end the setup.
Go back to "Tools" and select "Accounts". Hit the "Mail" tab. Highlight the account you want to use and click "Set as Default."
Now you are ready to send and recieve Hotmail from Outlook Express.

Tutorial by: Robert L. Snyder

This tutorial was done using Outlook Express Version 6

Figure 1: Select "tools" from the menus on top of the window. And from the drop down menu choose "accounts".

Figure 2: Select the "Mail" tab. (which is to the direct right of the "All" tab)

Figure 3: Press the "Add" button.

Select "Mail" from the drop down menu.

Type your email display name. Click next.