Windows Mail is the basic email client in Windows Vista and is the replacement for Outlook Express.
- From the Start menu, click the E-mail Windows Mail icon.
From the Tools Menu Select Email Accounts
From the Internet Accounts window select Add...
From the Select Account Type window select E-mail Account
Next enter the Display Name: This is the name that will show in the From Field (not the from email adress)
Next you will enter your Email Address
Next you will need to set the Account Type:
- From the Drop Down Menu select POP3
- Add your incoming Mail server (POP3)*
- Add your outoing Mail Server (SMTP)*
*Your mail server settings are available in the Account Tab of your OLA Levelfield account.
Next you will need to enter your E-mail Account name and Password
- Account Name is the Full Email Address not just the username part.
- Passwords are case sensitive
Click Next and then Finished. You will then need to go back to the Accounts option in the Tools Menu and then click the More Settigns. Then from the Severs tab click My Outgoing server requires Authentication.