How to add your e-mail account to Microsoft Outlook Express
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If you use Outlook Express to access your Hotmail Inbox, you can download the free Windows Live Mail program or you can change your Outlook Express settings to use the POP3 (POP3, or Post Office Protocol 3, is a protocol that's used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server.)
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Use Windows Live Mail as your e-mail program
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If you have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later installed on your computer, we recommend installing Windows Live Mail to access your Hotmail account. Windows Live Mail is a free e-mail program with many of the same features as Outlook Express, such as synchronizing your e-mail messages, folders, contacts, and more. It also includes junk mail filtering and a built-in calendar that works with your Windows Live Calendar.
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Add a Hotmail POP3 account in Outlook Express
NOTE: If you are moving from DAV to POP3, there are a few important differences. With POP3, there is no synchronizing. For example, if you read an e-mail message in Outlook Express the message will be unread if you view your Hotmail account on the web. Also, only messages in your Hotmail Inbox will display in Outlook Express. Other folders, and any messages in them, will not be displayed.
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1. In Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Accounts.
2. Click Add, and then click Mail.
3. Type your name, and then click Next.
4. Type your full Hotmail e-mail address, and then click Next.
5. Enter the following information, and then click Next:
· In the My incoming mail server is a list, click POP3.
· In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server box, type pop3.live.com
· In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type smtp.live.com
6. Type the account name (type your full MSN address if you have an @msn.com account) and the password for your Hotmail account. Clear the Remember password check box unless you're the only person with access to the computer. Make sure that the Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box isn't selected.
7. Click Next, and then click Finish.
8. In the Internet Accounts window, click the Mail tab, click the Hotmail account that you added, and then click Properties.
9. Click on the Servers tab and under 'Outgoing Mail Servers', please check the "My server requires authentication" box.
10. Click on the Settings button to the right of the "My server requires authentication" option. You may need to turn on the "Use same settings as my incoming server" option unless you are using a special account setup requiring a different Account name and password. Most people will need to use the default option of "Use same settings as my incoming server".
11. Click the Advanced tab, and under Server Port Numbers, enter the following information, and then click OK:
· In the Incoming mail (POP3) box, type 995.
· In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, type 25 or 587.
· Under both Outgoing mail (SMTP) and Incoming mail (POP3), select the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) check box.
· Under Delivery, select the Leave a copy of messages on server check box if you want to see your messages when you use Hotmail in a web browser, your mobile phone, or other e-mail programs. By default, Outlook Express will delete the messages from the Hotmail server when they are downloaded to your computer.
12. Click OK.
13. On the Internet Accounts window, take a look at your mail accounts by selecting the Mail tab. If you see your Hotmail account with Type 'HTTP', select the account and click the Remove button (NOTE: this should apply if you are moving from the DAV protocol to the POP protocol - you've added an account with POP through the above instructions and now need to delete the previous account accessed through DAV).
