If there is no IMAP tab, you missed step 9 below.

Gary VanderMolen

"Gail" <Gail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E1EC34AC-4166-4F38-9301-168B032EC4DC@microsoft.com...
> Hi:
>
> My Dad has a new computer and wants his aol to go through his windows mail.
> I have followed all directions and it does not work. He can not send mail.
> Your directions say there are imap tabs. We do not have that on our account
> set up screen. We have originally set it up as a POP 3 for incoming mail.
> Does POP 3 affect outgoing mail? Incoming work works fine. We have Windows
> XP Vista
>
> "Emmanuel" wrote:
>
>> 1. Follow the directions on this Website:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...=2578&sid=1108
>>
>> ...ALTHOUUGH THE DIRECTIONS START OUT FOR OUTLOOK EXPRESS, DO NOT WORRY,
>> FOLLOW THEM, I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU REACH (STEP 2, DIRECTION
>> #5)...do this and it will work fine(it worked for me!!).
>>
>> Step 1: Add the AOL e-mail account
>> To add an AOL e-mail account in Outlook Express, follow these steps:1. Sign
>> on to AOL.
>> 2. Start Outlook Express. If Outlook Express is not your default e-mail
>> client, you may be prompted to specify if you want to use Outlook Express as
>> your default e-mail client. To select Outlook Express as your default e-mail
>> client, click OK.
>> 3. If you are prompted to type your name in the Display name box, click
>> Cancel, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:
>> The new Internet account has not been created yet. Are you sure you want to
>> exit the wizard?
>> 4. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
>> 5. Click Add, and then click Mail.
>> 6. In the Display name box, type your name as you want it to appear on your
>> outgoing e-mail messages, and then click Next.
>> 7. In the E-mail address box, type your AOL e-mail alias. For example, type
>> user@aol.com.
>> 8. Click Next.
>> 9. In the My incoming mail server is a list, click IMAP.
>> 10. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server box, type
>> imap.aol.com.
>> 11. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type smtp.aol.com, and then
>> click Next.
>> 12. In the Account name box, type your AOL account name.
>> 13. In the Password box, type your AOL account password.
>> 14. If you want Outlook Express to save your password, leave the Remember
>> password check box selected.
>> 15. Click Next, and then click Finish.
>>
>> Step 2: Configure the AOL e-mail account
>> After you add the AOL e-mail account, you must configure this account in
>> Outlook Express. To do this, follow these steps:1. When you return to the
>> Internet Accounts dialog box after you complete the steps from the "Step 1:
>> Add the AOL e-mail account" section, click the Mail tab.
>>
>> Note If the Internet Accounts dialog box is not open, click Accounts on the
>> Tools menu.
>> 2. On the Mail tab, click the AOL account that you added, and then click
>> Properties.
>> 3. Click the Servers tab, and then click to select the My server requires
>> authentication check box.
>> 4. Click Apply, and then click the Advanced tab.
>> 5. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP box), leave the default SMTP port number as
>> 25, DO NOT CHANGE IT TO 587. (for me, it did not matter weather I checked the
>> SSL button)
>>
>> Note By default, the SMTP port number is 25.
>> 6. Click Apply, and then click the IMAP tab.
>> 7. Click to clear the Store special folders on IMAP server check box, click
>> Apply, and then click OK.
>> 8. Click Apply, and then click OK.
>> 9. Click Close. If you receive the following message, click Yes:
>>
>>