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open your outlook express it is the
letter envelope with the blue arrows around it
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at the top of the window you'll click on
the "tools"
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then in that menu you want to go to
"accounts"
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in the dialogue box that comes up you'll
want to click on the "add..."
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this will bring up a wizard to help you
set-up your account
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the first screen is you name or the name
that you want to appear when you write to someone
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in the next screen it's you actual e-mail
address
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if you account is a hotmail e-mail
address it will have a screen that is already set for your account so just
hit "enter"
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if your account is a
pop3 account the next page will ask you what your
pop3 and smtp addresses are
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aft you set-up this you'll put in you
account name and then the password
Trouble shooting
if you don't know what you
smtp
or
pop3 accounts are normally they are
mail.your isp.com mail.your isp.net
smtp.your isp.com mail.your isp.net
this can also fix mail sending problems
from an outside account some
isp's don't allow you to sent to an outside
smtp
so you can use your
isp to sent you mail it will not be able to
store you mail so you don't want to have it as your
pop3
settings
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