I have hotmail. Can I switch to Outlook? How do I do that?

[Guest]

I recently bought an IBM pc. When I set it up I choose Hotmail for my
e-mail. Now I wish that I was using Outlook instead. How do I use Outlook
instead of Hotmail? Can I still keep my hotmail e-mail address?

 

[James Hahn]

The best answers to questions about Outlook are likely to be got from an
Outlook newsgroup, such as microsoft.public.outlook.general, rather than
from an Access newsgroup such as this one.

 

[John Vinson]

I recently bought an IBM pc. When I set it up I choose Hotmail for my
e-mail. Now I wish that I was using Outlook instead. How do I use Outlook
instead of Hotmail? Can I still keep my hotmail e-mail address?

Microsoft's Help system has landed you in the wrong newsgroup: this
one is for the database program Microsoft Access.

Please use the dropdown box (the one that says "Access" by default)
to select a more appropriate newsgroup, microsoft.public.outlook for
example.

Do note that Hotmail is an Internet Service Provider that runs on host
computers; Outlook is a local program which runs on your PC. They are
NOT equivalent or substitutes for one another.

John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I recently bought an IBM pc. When I set it up I choose Hotmail for my
e-mail. Now I wish that I was using Outlook instead. How do I use
Outlook instead of Hotmail? Can I still keep my hotmail e-mail
address?

Outlook Express can handle Hotmail. Outlook can not.

Sorry. This is a newsgroup dedicated to questions about Access, the
database program in Office Professional. It appears your question may not
be related to these subjects. The Microsoft help system is not all that
clear and may have misdirected you here.

It is best to ask your questions in a newsgroup dedicated to the
subject of your question. You should find people better able to address
your problem there.

Note: It is always best to indicate the name and version of any
program(s) you may be using when asking a question and also indicate the
operating system (like Windows XP or 98) when you ask a question.