Troubleshooting Microsoft Hotmail settings in Outlook Express
My Wife cannot get her hotmail acct setup to work in Outlook Express and I've been unsuccessful in figuring out the problem. She has a Microsoft Hotmail acct using HTTP settings. System keeps telling her she her logon or password are incorrect. Logon & PW work fine in the web-interface? 1 person needs an answerI do too
September 11th, 2010 2:14pm

I did not think it worked anymore - perhaps you can confirm it:http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpressfreemail/qt/Access_a_Windows_Live_Hotmail_Account_with_Outlook_Express.htm Reasons I didn't think it worked anymore: How to configure Outlook Express to use a Hotmail accounthttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/220852 Microsoft to kill Hotmail via Outlook Express on September 1 (2009)http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/04/microsoft-to-kill-hotmail-via-outlook-express-on-september-1-- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP --How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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September 11th, 2010 7:19pm

You cannot use Outlook Express's HTTP account type to access Hotmail. This became true on September 1, 2009 when Microsoft disabled the WebDAV protocol. If you want to access Hotmail with Outlook Express you need to use a POP account. See this: Send and Receive Windows Live Hotmail emails from a Mail Client.Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]------------------------------If a reply helps, please vote it as helpful. If a reply solves the issue, please mark it as an answer.
September 11th, 2010 10:38pm

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