How to Set Up Hotmail Outlook Express

One of the benefits of setting up your Hotmail account to be accessible through Outlook Express is that you can have all of your email accounts in one location, cutting down on the need to go to a website to retrieve mail. It also allows you to have backup copies of your Hotmail messages. If you accidentally delete a message from your online Hotmail inbox, you will still have it stored in a second location via Outlook Express.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Internet access
• Hotmail account

Instructions

1. Open your Outlook Express email program.

2. Select the "Tools" option on the Outlook menu bar. Click on "Accounts."

3. Choose the option to "Add" a new email account.

4. Walk through the Outlook Express email setup wizard. During the mail setup, you will be prompted to enter your Hotmail email address, password and Hotmail server settings. For the incoming mail server you must enter pop3.live.com. Enter smtp.live.com for the outgoing mail server setting. When prompted for the "Account Name," simply enter your Hotmail email address.

5. Test your Hotmail account in Outlook Express by sending yourself a test message. This is done by clicking on "Compose" and sending a message from yourself to your own Hotmail address. Once the message arrives in your inbox, you will know your Hotmail account is working properly.

References

• Windows Live Website
• How to Set Up Outlook Express