setting up windows mail

I have tried to set up a new account for mail but it defaults to hotmail then
tels me i cannot use http mail account. any ideas what i am doing wrong
Thx
Mike

"Mike" <Mike @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have tried to set up a new account for mail but it defaults to hotmail
>then
> tels me i cannot use http mail account. any ideas what i am doing wrong
> Thx
> Mike


it will only use POP mail

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When you are setting up the mail account
(Tools, Accounts, Add...), what are you putting in the fields for
incoming mail server and outgoing mail server?

Gary VanderMolen

"Mike" <Mike @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84668EBE-E805-43A1-816E-FE55514A95D1@microsoft.com...
>I have tried to set up a new account for mail but it defaults to hotmail then
> tels me i cannot use http mail account. any ideas what i am doing wrong
> Thx
> Mike

Also, what do you put in the email address box? ie the second box, first
being display name.

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
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> When you are setting up the mail account
> (Tools, Accounts, Add...), what are you putting in the fields for
> incoming mail server and outgoing mail server?
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Mike" <Mike @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:84668EBE-E805-43A1-816E-FE55514A95D1@microsoft.com...
>>I have tried to set up a new account for mail but it defaults to hotmail
>>then tels me i cannot use http mail account. any ideas what i am doing
>>wrong
>> Thx
>> Mike

Good catch, Rob! If the OP was filling in any @hotmail. com or
@msn.com email address, the Add Account wizard balks and
refuses to go on.

Mike, you have to put in your ISP-assigned email address.
Looks like for you that would be [something]@ntli.net.

Gary VanderMolen

"Rob" <occasionallychecked@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uUbA9TvXHHA.3272@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Also, what do you put in the email address box? ie the second box, first
> being display name.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:umj7RXsXHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> When you are setting up the mail account
>> (Tools, Accounts, Add...), what are you putting in the fields for
>> incoming mail server and outgoing mail server?
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:84668EBE-E805-43A1-816E-FE55514A95D1@microsoft.com...
>>>I have tried to set up a new account for mail but it defaults to hotmail
>>>then tels me i cannot use http mail account. any ideas what i am doing
>>>wrong
>>> Thx
>>> Mike
>

or IMAP

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"housetrained" <housetrained@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Mike" <Mike @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:84668EBE-E805-43A1-816E-FE55514A95D1@microsoft.com...
>>I have tried to set up a new account for mail but it defaults to hotmail
>>then
>> tels me i cannot use http mail account. any ideas what i am doing wrong
>> Thx
>> Mike
>
>
> it will only use POP mail
>
> --
> John the West Ham fan
> housetrained@hotmail.com