How to configure Microsoft Outlook Express step by step guides.

Microsoft Outlook Express is delivered with windows. With Outlook Express you could create, get, send email directly from window. It allows you to store email in local system so you could read them even while you are offline. You could compose messages in offline mode. Messages which created in offline mode would automatically be sent while you become online.

Microsoft Hotmail no longer allows you to configure Outlook Express with its free account. You have two options to resolve this.

• Use Method 1 for Outlook Express.
• Use Method 2 for Outlook 2003 and for Outlook 2007.

Method 1: Use Windows Live Mail instead of Outlook Express

Window Live Mail is a nice and free e-mail program offered from Microsoft. It works in the same way of Microsoft Outlook Express. Use following link to download and configure Window Live Mail.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-other-programs

Method 2: Use Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 together with the Outlook Connector

• Close Outlook if it is opened.
• Download and install the Outlook Connector
• When prompted to open or save the file, click Open.
• When prompted to run the software, click Run.

 
You may see a security prompt, depending on which operating system or Web browser you use. If you see such a dialog box, you must click the option to continue with the installation.

Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.
The next time when you start Outlook, you are prompted to configure the Outlook Connector. Enter the following information: 
and Click OK.

• Your e-mail address
• Your password
• Your name as you want it to appear in the receiver's Inbox

Outlook main window would appear once you entered all necessary information. On main window by default you have two panes. In left pane you would see the shortcuts of mail folders, calendar, contacts and tasks. In right panes you would see the details of mail.

To Synchronize mail Click on send/receive

To view the status of account click on Server status

Add an additional Windows Live Hotmail account

• On the Outlook Connector menu, click Add a New Account.
  ( Note:- The Outlook Connector menu only appears if the Outlook Connector is installed.)
• Enter the following information:

• Your e-mail address
• Your password
• Your name as you want it to appear in the receiver's Inbox

• Click OK.
• A dialog box appears to notify you that you must exit and restart Outlook to see the new account. Click OK.

Remove a Windows Live Hotmail account

Office Outlook 2007

• On the Tools menu, click Account Settings. 
  On the E-mail tab, click the Windows Live Hotmail account which you want to remove.
• Click Remove.
• Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove the account.
• Click Close.

Office Outlook 2003

• On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
• Select View or change existing e-mail accounts, and than click Next.
• On the E-mail tab, click the Windows Live Hotmail account, and than click on Remove.
• Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove the account.
• Click Finish.

Update a Windows Live Hotmail account password

If you change Windows Live Hotmail account password, you must have to update the information in Outlook. 
Follow the instructions for the version of Office Outlook you are using.

Office Outlook 2007

• On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
• On the E-mail tab, click the Windows Live Hotmail account you want to update.
• Click Change.
• On the E-mail tab, click the Windows Live Hotmail account, and than click Change.
• In the Password box, type your new password.
• Click OK.
• On the Account Settings dialog box, click Close.

Office Outlook 2003

• On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
• Select View or change existing e-mail accounts, and than click Next.
• On the E-mail tab, click the Windows Live Hotmail account, and then click Change.
• In the Password box, type your new password.
• Click OK.
• On the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Finish.

To remove Outlookconnector:

• On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
• Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
• In the list of currently installed programs, select Microsoft Office Outlook Connector and click Remove or Add/Remove.
• If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
• Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.