Setup an Account using Outlook Express

Outlook Express is an e-mail/news client that was included with several versions of Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows 98 through the release of Windows XP. Outlook Express was also bundled with Internet Explorer 4.0, and available for Windows 95 and Mac OS 9. In Windows Vista, Outlook Express is replaced with Windows Mail.

To setup a new account, follow these steps:

1. Open Outlook Express

2. Go to Tools -> Accounts

3. Make sure the "Mail" tab is selected, and then click the "Add" button and select "Mail".

4. Enter in the "Display Name" you would like to display when someone receives an email from you, and then click "Next".

5. Enter in your "E-mail Address" in full. For example, bob@mywebsite.com. Click the "Next" button.

6. Select "POP3" from the incoming mail server dropdown.

7. Type in "Incoming mail server". Your "Incoming mail server" will be mail dot (.) your website url. For example, "mail.mywebsite.com".

8. Your "Outgoing mail server" will always be your Internet Service Provider (ISP). For example, if you use shaw, it would be "shawmail" or if you used telus it would be "mail.telus.net". If you are unsure what your outgoing mail server is, you will need to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and they will be able to give you the correct outgoing mail server.

9. Click the "Next" button.

9. Enter in your "Account name". This will be your username, for example "bob".

10. Enter in your password. If you would like your email client to not prompt you for a password everytime you check your email, click the "Remember password" box.

11. Click the "Next" button.

12. You should now see a success message. Click the "Finish" button.

13. To check if the settings are correct, click the "Send/Receive" button. If there are any errors they will appear in the "Send/Receive" box.