But Outlook is big, and Windows Live Mail seems a bit confused. No, Windows Mail be your program.
Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Windows Mail Using POP
To add a free Windows Live Hotmail account to Windows Mail for sending and receiving messages:
- Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Windows Mail.
- Click Add....
- Make sure E-mail Account is highlighted.
- Click Next.
- Enter your full name under Display Name:.
- Click Next.
- Type your Windows Live Hotmail address under E-mail address:.
- Click Next.
- Make sure POP3 is selected under Incoming e-mail server type:.
- Type "pop3.live.com" under Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server:.
- Enter "smtp.live.com" under Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name:.
- Make sure Outgoing server requires authentication is checked.
- Click Next.
- Type your full Windows Live Hotmail email address (e.g. "me@hotmail.com" or "me@live.com") under E-mail username:.
- Enter your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
- Click Next.
- Make sure Do not download my e-mail at this time is checked.
- Click Finish.
- Highlight the pop3.live.com account.
- Click Properties.
- Go to the Advanced tab.
- Make sure This server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked under both Outgoing mail (SMTP): and Incoming mail (POP3):.
- Type "587" under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
- If the number under Incoming server (POP3): is not "995", enter "995" there.
- Click OK.
- Click Close.
Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Windows Mail with FreePOPs
To set up a free Windows Live Hotmail account in Windows Mail using FreePOPs:
- Install FreePOPs and make sure it is running.
- Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Windows Mail.
- Click Add....
- Make sure E-mail Account is highlighted.
- Click Next.
- Type your name under Display name:.
- Click Next.
- Type your Windows Live Hotmail address excluding the final ".com" under E-mail address:.
- If your Windows Live Hotmail address is "samsample@hotmail.com", for example, enter "samsample@hotmail".
- Click Next.
- Make sure POP3 is selected under Incoming e-mail server type:.
- Type "localhost" (excluding the quotation marks) under Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server:
- Enter your ISP's mail server under Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name:.
- Typically, you'll use the same server you use for your other non-Windows Live Hotmail email account.
- Click Next.
- Enter your full Windows Live Hotmail address under E-mail username:.
- Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
- Click Next.
- Make sure Do not download my e-mail at this time is checked.
- Click Finish.
- Now make sure the new account (probably named "localhost") is highlighted.
- Click Properties.
- Go to the General tab.
- Append ".com" to your Windows Live Hotmail address under E-mail address: to complete it.
- Go to the Advanced tab.
- Enter "2000" in the Incoming mail (POP3): field, replacing the default "110" that has been pre-entered.
- Click OK.
- Now click Close.
By but changing your user name, you can download from other Windows Live Hotmail folders than your Inbox, too.
