E-mail Setup Guide - Windows Live Mail

Follow the steps below to set up a new e-mail account in Windows Live Mail.


Step 1

Open Windows Live Mail.

In the top menu, navigate to Options, and then click Email accounts....

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Step 2

In the Accounts window that pops up, click the Add... button.

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Step 3

In the Add an account window that pops up, select the Email Account option.

Then click the Next button.

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Step 4

Enter your e-mail address and e-mail password in the provided fields and make sure the Manually configure server settings option is checked.

Then click the Next button.

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Step 5

At the Configure Server Settings screen, enter the following information:

After you've verified that the information you've entered is correct, click the Next button.

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Step 6

Assuming the information you entered was correct, your e-mail should have been successfully added to Windows Live Mail.

You can now click the Finish button and your mail will be downloaded to your computer.

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