Setting up Windows Live Mail

Adding the email settings on Windows Live Mail

  1. Click on the "Add an e-mail account button located on the left (refer image above), or go to "Tools" -> "Accounts" and hit the "Add" button. Now choose "E-mail Account".
  2. You should get the Add an E-mail Account window similar to one below.
  3. Enter your email address, your password and display name. Hit the "Next" button to continue.

    Add and setup a new email account on Windows Live Mail email client

  4. You now need to select your incoming mail server type POP3 and enter your Incoming Server Name. Now enter your Outgoing Server name. To continue, click on the "Next" button.

    Entering your email server information to setup the new email account in Windows Live Mail

    Special Instructions regarding the Outgoing Mail Server SMTP
    We normally recommend that you use your ISP's SMTP mail server. If you are planning on moving between different ISP's then we recommend that you setup your SMTP to use our servers.

    For your SMTP server enter your website address. Then click My Outgoing server requires authentication.
  5. The Windows Live Mail setup process is now complete. You have a choice of setting the new account as the default by checking the box.
    The final screen of the Windows Live Mail setup process

Modifying the properties of the email account

The last step is to modify the properties of the newly set up email account. Right-click on the account in the left panel and select "Properties". Under the generals tab, enter the reply email address and then shift your attention to the Advanced tab. Uncheck the "Leave a copy of messages on server" unless you really want to store your emails online too.