setting up e-mail

[Dave]

i imported my hotmail account but when i try to send a new e-mail, i am asked
for my name and then an e-mail address. When i insert my e-mail address as
hotmail.com, i get the message that HTTP is not supported. How do i send
e-mail using Vista?

 

[Guest]

i imported my hotmail account but when i try to send a new e-mail, i am
asked
for my name and then an e-mail address. When i insert my e-mail address
as
hotmail.com, i get the message that HTTP is not supported. How do i send
e-mail using Vista?

Download and install Windows Live Mail, which does support HTTP.

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

i imported my hotmail account but when i try to send a new e-mail, i am
asked
for my name and then an e-mail address. When i insert my e-mail address
as
hotmail.com, i get the message that HTTP is not supported. How do i send
e-mail using Vista?

WinMail does not support the HTTP servers that Hotmail uses. Windows Live
Mail does:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview