HOW TO SET UP WINDOWS LIVE EMAIL ACCOUNT
TO GET STARTED:
The first thing you will need to do is download the application and install it. You can get the application at the following web address:
GO TO: http://get.live.com to download the program
Executable file for a direct download
Once the download has completed, double click the install file
Click the next button on the dialog box and you will be presented with the user agreement from Microsoft for Windows Live Mail desktop.
Once you have read the agreement and decided that you are ok with what is in the Service Agreement click the "I accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement" box and then click the Accept button.
The next dialog box will ask you if you would like to have a desktop shortcut installed on your desktop. For convenience I recommend that you leave this option selected. However, if you like to keep your desktop clean and devoid of unnecessary icons then you can uncheck the option as it will not affect how the program functions.
Now click the "Next" button.
The application will now be installed to your computer.
Click the finish button.
NEW DIALOG BOX:
Before you can login and use Windows Live Mail desktop, you will need to configure your Live Mail account following the instructions for setting up your account there.
Type your Live Mail account email address into the “Windows Live ID” field
This address is your email address.
Then enter the password you configured when you initially configured your Live Mail email account.
Click the Sign in button
NEW DIALOG BOX ASKING IF YOU WANT TO IMPORT EMAIL ACCOUNTS, FOLDERS, CONTACTS, ADDRESS BOOK, ETC.
CHECK THE BOX IF YOU DO WANT TO IMPORT.
If you have been regularly using Outlook Express on your personal computer, which is the computer you’re currently trying to install Windows Live Mail desktop on, you may want to check the box shown in the dialog above. This will import all the settings and email that you have accumulated in Outlook express into Windows Live Mail desktop
providing you with a central place with which to handle your email. If you do not want to handle all your mail with Windows Live Mail desktop then leave the box unchecked. Once you have made your decision click the Next button.
NEW DIALOG BOX FOR ADDING ACCOUNTS:
Select "Add an e-mail account" radio button
Click Next to complete that task manually.
IF YOU ARE ADDING EMAIL ACCOUNTS DO THE FOLLOWING:
Enter the following information in the dialog box:
• Your Full Name
• Your Live Mail account email address.
• Your Live Mail Login ID.
o You will have to first uncheck the "Automatically determine my login ID"
box so that you can enter text into the Login ID box.
o Enter your Live Mail account email address which you entered in the
Email address box.
• Live Mail account password.
o This would be the password that you set when you first logged into Live
Mail.
Before you continue make sure that the "Manually configure server settings for e-mail account" box is not checked. If it isn’t checked proceed to the next step.
Click the next button
ADD EMAIL ACCOUNT WIZARD DIALOG BOX APPEARS
Select the HTTP item in the drop down box shown in the dialog box.
Click Next
CONGRATULATORY DIALOG BOX APPEARS:
Asks if you want to make this account that you’ve added the default mail account? Leave box checked if you do.
The only option that needs to be considered here is "Set this account as the default mail account". Choosing to leave this option selected means when you start up Live Mail desktop it will automatically show the inbox of this account. Since Live Mail will now be your primary school email account, it is recommended that you leave this checked.
Check add another account if you want to do so
If not click finish button
NEW DIALOG BOX:
ASKING IF YOU WANT TO IMPORT CONTACTS FROM YOUR OTHER ADDRESS BOOKS:
OPTIONS ARE: IMPORT CONTACTS FROM OUTLOOK AND DO YOU WANT TO MERGE DUPLICATE CONTACTS?
DO YOU WANT TO GET AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED CONTACT INFO FROM MESSENGER CONTACTS?
This dialog box gives you the ability to import your contacts from both Outlook and MSN into Windows Live Mail desktop. If you regularly use these applications on the computer you are installing Windows Live Mail desktop on. You can leave the checked boxes shown above; else you can uncheck them and proceed to the next step
Click the next button.
NEW DIALOG BOX:
Do you want to help Microsoft improve your experience?
YES or NO
When you have made your selection click the finish button.
NEW DIALOG BOX:
ASKING IF YOU WANT TO MAKE WINDOWS LIVE MAIL YOUR DEFAULT EMAIL PROGRAM
YES or NO or check ask me again next time
Click Yes here if you do not already have another application managing any
other email accounts. Otherwise click No
YOU NOW HAVE ACCESS TO ALL YOUR EMAILS IN YOUR LIVE MAIL EMAIL ACCOUNT.