Microsoft KB Archive/220851

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OLEXP: How to Configure Outlook Express to Use a HotMail Account

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ID: Q220851

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Outlook Express version 5 for Windows 98
 * Microsoft Outlook Express version 5 for Windows 95

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure Outlook Express to use a HotMail account.

If you are using Outlook 2000, 98 or 97 this article does not apply. For additional information about using Outlook 97, 98, or 2000 with Hotmail, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q234704 OL2000: How to View Hotmail Messages in Outlook 2000" "Q259114 OL98: Outlook 98 Does Not Work with HotMail" "Q259113 OL97: Outlook 97 Does Not Work with HotMail"

MORE INFORMATION
To configure Outlook Express to use a HotMail account:


 * 1) If you already have a HotMail account, skip to step 3. If you do not have a HotMail account, start Outlook Express, point to New Account Signup on the Tools menu, and then click HotMail.
 * 2) Follow the instructions on the screen to finish setting up your HotMail account.
 * 3) On the Tools menu, click Accounts, click Add, and then click Mail. If your Tools menu does not contain Accounts, then you are not using Outlook Express.
 * 4) Type your name, and then click Next.
 * 5) Click I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use, type the e-mail address of your HotMail account, for example, myname@hotmail.com, where myname is your HotMail user name, and then click Next.
 * 6) In the My incoming mail server is box, click HTTP.
 * 7) In the My http mail service provider is box, click HotMail, and then click Next.
 * 8) In the Account name box, type your HotMail account name, in the Password box, type your HotMail password, and then click Next.
 * 9) Click Finish.

Hotmail server URL:

"http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp" If you already have configured a Hotmail account you can check the account settings by using the following steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Accounts. If you do not see Accounts listed on the tools menu, you are not using Outlook Express.
 * 2) On the Mail tab, click your Hotmail account, and then click Properties.
 * 3) On the General tab, check that your user information is correct.
 * 4) On the Servers tab, check that the Server URL is http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp. Also check that your Login name is in the format myname@hotmail.com and that your password is correct. Passwords are case sensitive. If you see server information for a POP3, SMTP or IMAP server, then your account is configured incorrectly and you should use the steps above to configure a Hotmail account. Hotmail uses HTTP mail servers.
 * 5) On the Connection tab, make sure the method that you used to connect to the Internet is correctly shown. This is usually through a local area network, or a dial-up connection.

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Version : WINDOWS:5

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