- Install FreePOPs.
- Select All Programs | FreePOPs | FreePOPs from the Start menu.
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Install FreePOPs
Select "All Programs | FreePOPs | FreePOPs" from the "Start" menu
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- Install FreePOPs
- Start Outlook Express
- Click "Add" and select "Mail..."
- Type your name
- Enter your Windows Live Hotmail address
- Make sure "POP3" is selected under "My incoming mail server is a ___ server"
- Type your full Windows Live Hotmail address under "Account name:"
- Click "Finish"
- Highlight the newly created account in the "Internet Accounts" list
- Enter "2000" under "Server Port Numbers | Incoming mail (POP3):"
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