Outlook and Hotmail

ted34 · 17 Feb 2009 at 20:06

Trying to get hotmail (windows live) setup with outlook. Have installed outlook connector and typed in the email address, password and username but it won't send or receive - doesn't even give error messages, just nothing arrives in inbox and although it appears to send from outlook no message actually does.

Any suggestions?

Paul11 · 17 Feb 2009 at 20:18

look in , tools, account settings and see if your account is listed in there.

Smorgasbord · 17 Feb 2009 at 22:00

When you first run Outlook after installing the connector, did you receive a dialogue box requesting your hotmail user name/password? Or did you setup via tools > Email Accounts etc?

Skeeter · 17 Feb 2009 at 23:09

Can you do this? Thought you had to have a paid for Hotmail account to be able to use it through Outlook?

PCDave · 17 Feb 2009 at 23:25

Skeeter said:
Can you do this? Thought you had to have a paid for Hotmail account to be able to use it through Outlook?

it can be done very easily and is free! all you need to do is run the new account wizzard enter your details and it does the rest for you. with some other accounts e.g. yahoo, gmail etc you will have to give send and receive server addresses etc but you shouldn't for hotmail

Skeeter · 17 Feb 2009 at 23:48

They have changed that then. Used to be if you tried to add a Hotmail account to Outlook it said you would need to have the paid for version.

yantorsen · 18 Feb 2009 at 00:04

You can't use outlook/windows mail. You have to download another program called Windows Live Mail.

z0mbi3 · 18 Feb 2009 at 00:06

Skeeter said:
They have changed that then. Used to be if you tried to add a Hotmail account to Outlook it said you would need to have the paid for version.

Last I checked this was still the case.

Paul11 · 18 Feb 2009 at 08:23

yantorsen said:
You can't use outlook/windows mail. You have to download another program called Windows Live Mail.

You can use outlook ive been using it for a long time.. Live is just the new name of hotmail accounts

z0mbi3 said:
Last I checked this was still the case.

nope, its free...

Edit:

Have a read here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287424

ted34 · 18 Feb 2009 at 12:29

Thanks for all the replies.

I did use the dialogue box after installing outlook connector but although its added my hotmail account it doesnt work or give any error messages.

You dont need a paid hotmail account for it to work and it is a windows live hotmail account.

yantorsen · 18 Feb 2009 at 14:12

Paulus said:
You can use outlook ive been using it for a long time.. Live is just the new name of hotmail accounts

Ah ok, when I setup my hotmail account a while ago I had to use different piece of software called Windows Live Mail, because it wouldn't work with the Windows Mail that comes with vista. It may well work on Outlook though.

ted34 · 18 Feb 2009 at 14:14

Yes, it is windows live mail. Its the correct one for using with outlook

ted34 · 23 Feb 2009 at 10:19

Sorted it now. Weird one though. Instead of following microsoft guide of installing outlook connector just add your hotmail account the same way as a normal account and select http and it all comes up. No special security etc and dont install outlook connector and it all works.

Paul11 · 23 Feb 2009 at 10:24

ted34 said:
Sorted it now. Weird one though. Instead of following microsoft guide of installing outlook connector just add your hotmail account the same way as a normal account and select http and it all comes up. No special security etc and dont install outlook connector and it all works.

indeed