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Hi! Just got my 1st home computer & trying to set up the windows mail so I'm
able to get my hotmail messages without doing the www. bit how the hell do I
do it? tried importing but that don't work I'm sure its something to do with
this vista thing!! GRRRRR
 
Julez said:
Hi! Just got my 1st home computer & trying to set up the windows
mail so I'm able to get my hotmail messages without doing the www.
bit how the hell do I do it? tried importing but that don't work I'm
sure its something to do with this vista thing!! GRRRRR
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Windows Mail won't work with Hotmail:

(926374) You cannot configure Windows Mail
to use a Web-based e-mail account in Windows
Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926374/en-us

Windows Live Mail might be worth a try:

Windows Live Mail
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

FAQ
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_FAQ


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Hello, I feel your pain.
Like you I just received a new computer with Vista and tried to set up
Outlook Express (now called Windows Mail) to receive the hotmail I have been
using for the last 6 years. What a shock to find Vista won't support it. Now
wouldn't you think hotmail received through MSN would work with any Microsoft
program, especially Vista which they are forcing down our throats?
Here's what may help you at least for your hotmail Contacts. You can go
into your hotmail online and under options it will let you save contacts to a
folder. Best to put in "my documents" to find easily. Then go into your
Windows Vista Mail, click 'file' and 'import,' It will ask to browse for a
folder. Select the folder you just saved in 'my documents' and it will import
all your contacts.
If you can get your Vista Windows Mail working with your current
provider (probably have to set up new e-mail address/account) you can forward
your Hotmail to your new address. Just go into your hotmail online, click
'Options' like above, and select forwarding e-mail. Type in your new address
and hotmail will get forwarded to your new e-mail address. MSN will send
your new address one e-mail asking if OK to accept forwarded e-mails. Reply
Yes and you're set.

Now....does anyone know how to import saved e-mails and folders from MSN
Hotmail into Vista?
 
There are several categories of Hotmail/MSN mail accounts.
Most people have just a free account which (for the most part) has
web access only. Hotmail Plus accounts have POP access.
Those can be made to work in Windows Mail.
I don't know what the current status of MSN Premium users is.
You did not specify which kind of account you have.
 
yes ok im working on a progress right now

Gary VanderMolen said:
There are several categories of Hotmail/MSN mail accounts.
Most people have just a free account which (for the most part) has web
access only. Hotmail Plus accounts have POP access. Those can be made to
work in Windows Mail.
I don't know what the current status of MSN Premium users is.
You did not specify which kind of account you have.
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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Greg M. said:
Hello, I feel your pain.
Like you I just received a new computer with Vista and tried to set up
Outlook Express (now called Windows Mail) to receive the hotmail I have
been using for the last 6 years. What a shock to find Vista won't support
it. Now wouldn't you think hotmail received through MSN would work with
any Microsoft program, especially Vista which they are forcing down our
throats?
Here's what may help you at least for your hotmail Contacts. You can
go into your hotmail online and under options it will let you save
contacts to a folder. Best to put in "my documents" to find easily. Then
go into your Windows Vista Mail, click 'file' and 'import,' It will ask
to browse for a folder. Select the folder you just saved in 'my
documents' and it will import all your contacts. If you can get your
Vista Windows Mail working with your current provider (probably have to
set up new e-mail address/account) you can forward your Hotmail to your
new address. Just go into your hotmail online, click 'Options' like
above, and select forwarding e-mail. Type in your new address and hotmail
will get forwarded to your new e-mail address. MSN will send your new
address one e-mail asking if OK to accept forwarded e-mails. Reply Yes
and you're set. Now....does anyone know how to import saved e-mails and
folders from MSN Hotmail into Vista?
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