Accessing pop3.live.com using Outlook 2007

[Ken M]

I have just installed Outlook 2007 on my new machine running Vista Business.
I cannot figure out how to configure access to the pop3.live.com server
No matter what I have tried it always sets up an HTTP connection.
Any help offered will be greatly appreciated.
Ken

 

[Mary]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930008 might help.

 

[Ken M]

Thank you Mary
I will not tell you how many support emails I have received from Microsoft,
none of which pointed me to this article.
I will try the solution presented.
One other question if I might.
Am I safe in assuming that the password required is the same as the password
I use if I access the msn inbox using Hotmail, that is my Live ID password?
Cheers
Ken

 

[F. H. Muffman]

I will not tell you how many support emails I have received from
Microsoft,
none of which pointed me to this article.

I hope you reply to the senders with what solved the problem so that they
learn as well. =)

Am I safe in assuming that the password required is the same as the
password
I use if I access the msn inbox using Hotmail, that is my Live ID
password?

Yes, it should be.

 

[Ken M]

Thank you Mary I can once again access msn using pop3.
One thing to note, the "format" of the User Login Name has changed from, in
my case, "Ken_Mason" to the full email address ("(e-mail address removed))
Once again thanks
Ken