Set Up and Add Hotmail Account in Microsoft Outlook 2007
Hotmail or currently been named as Windows Live Hotmail after changing its name from MSN Hotmail is one of the biggest and most popular free web based email providers in the world. However, Hotmail lacks one significant feature which is support for POP3 or IMAP and SMTP server access. Without this feature support, users unable to download the mail messages to desktop e-mail client to store locally or offline browsing. As an alternative workaround, Microsoft provides HTTP Server which able to serve Hotmail web-based (HTTP) e-mail account in proprietary e-mail client from Microsoft, such as Outlook XP, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express.
Note: Windows Mail built-in in Vista no longer supports the HTTP servers used by Hotmail and other web-based e-mail providers which transfer protocol is based on HTTP e-mail. For Vista users, download Windows Live Mail beta.
The following guide will show you how to set up and add Hotmail HTTP e-mail account into Microsoft Outlook 2007 email client so that users can access, read, reply or write Hotmail messages from desktop instead of force to visit webmail interface. HTTP Server protocol is pretty similar to IMAP protocol, where any changes on local will be synchronized and reflected on remote server immediately and vice versa, and thus users able to use multiple clients without worry about out-of-sync mails status. The set-up steps is also pretty similar on earlier version of Outlook and almost identical for Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail.
Firstly, run Microsoft Outlook 2007. Then click on Tools on the menu bar and select Account Settings from the pull down menu.
In the Account Settings dialog, click on New… button.
In Add New E-mail Account wizard, when prompt to choose e-mail service, select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP. Then click on Next button.
You will then come to Auto Account Setup section of the wizard. Enter the Your Name which you want to embed on outgoing emails, E-mail Address which should be ended with @hotmail.com or @msn.com, and the Password for the email account. Click on Next button when done. Note that you should connected online to Internet so that Outlook can retrieve server settings automatically without having to manually configure it.
Outlook should be able to automatically configure the Hotmail HTTP e-mail account server settings with a congratulation message. In this case, the account setup process is completed, and click on Finish button.
If Outlook has problem or fail to auto configure the Hotmail account, you will be bring to Internet E-mail Settings dialog. You can also tick the “Manually configure server settings” and then click “Next” to come to this page. Here you can configure all settings manually, including changing the identity name for outgoing emai or label name for this account in Outlook, account type, HTTP service provider, server URL, user name, password, whether to remember the password or not and etc.
Click on Close button to exit Account Settings dialog.
Once Hotmail account is added and setup in Microsoft Outlook, there will be a new mail item folder named account to your @hotmail.com email address (unless you change it).
This new folder will store and synchronize all the downloaded mails and messages from Hotmail, enable you to easily read, reply or create Hotmail message from Microsoft Outlook 2007.
Update: This method may not work now. Use Microsoft Office Outlook Connector to access Hotmail or free POP3 support to access Hotmail.
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November 2nd, 2009 14:41
Superb! Thanks for the article.
October 15th, 2009 21:14
set up correctly
October 15th, 2009 00:20
I’ve followed the instructions and I still get an “X” when it gets to the “Log on to the server” part. I’ve checked typing, spelling caps, everything. I don’t know what’s going on. Anyone got any ideas?
October 5th, 2009 11:10
This step by step instructions are phenomenal.
October 3rd, 2009 12:19
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
September 6th, 2009 00:01
It would work if the server did not come back as of recent and say forbidden when you put all the information in correctly.
August 5th, 2009 00:35
I was set up manually my microsoft outlook 2007 like this, but it always call me to rewrite the user name & password.
I think i was right to write the user name & password.
Why ?
June 6th, 2009 22:34
Hi,
this is work!
Thanks!!!
April 23rd, 2009 15:58
Nice tutorial
Thx
March 5th, 2009 06:36
Aw do i setup outlook for yahoo account, tried but i keep getting error messages
March 2nd, 2009 18:11
thanks alot!
January 16th, 2009 02:08
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December 31st, 2008 09:17
Thanks so much, this worked perfectly for me! I do have a paid subscription for hotmail which I have had for several years, so I didn’t have to subscribe. I don’t know if that made the difference or not
November 24th, 2008 22:51
hi
November 19th, 2008 08:41
I downloaded the Outlook connecter and it works perfectly. Using Vista and Outlook 7
October 26th, 2008 19:01
outlook connector checks for Office Genunine validity… i dont have a genuine office outlook
September 21st, 2008 03:29
hey,
does anyone know i can receive all mail within one incominf folder juat like the personal folder one. As i have two hotmail adresses it be easier for me. any one know how to move and receive them in there?
grez Alex
September 4th, 2008 13:50
thanks DB.. it helped alot…
August 23rd, 2008 12:50
If you get the error in outlook when setting up your account: access to hotmail via outlook now requires a subscription
OR you cannot received or send mail in outlook using you hotmail account
See MS article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/878462
You need to install Microsoft Office Outlook Connector:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9A2279B1-DF0A-46E1-AA93-7D4870871ECF&displaylang=en
August 12th, 2008 05:26
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February 29th, 2008 07:27
i have had the same problem as i wanted to transfer my emails from hotmail to gmail. For this i had to install hotmail and gmail into outlook express. however, hotmail does not allow pop3 servers, hence your emails will not be transferred anywhere (not to outlook express, or gmail or yahoo nor nothing). but for this to happen, you need to install the outlook connector.
its free. with this tool, i was able to add my hotmail account in outlook and then transfer all my emails from hotmail into outlook, and then transfer these into the gmail account (i also added the gmail account in outlook) by dragging them.
hope this helps
Lauren
February 29th, 2008 06:50
I have the identical problem with OutLook 2007 and MSN Hotmail plus. Keeps requesting a username 7 password then tell me that it cant store the password on this machine?
Any Ideas anyome
February 17th, 2008 08:14
I have also configured outlook 2007 to see my hotmail emails and it doesn`t work, when I follow the steps it seems that it is working but at the end I con never see my emails on outlook. what can I do???? Am I going to be able to change to gmail??? is it really possible????
February 16th, 2008 17:14
Hi Guys,
I have the same problem. I keep getting asked for my password when I configure Outlook for Hotmail. I also tried the Outlook Mail Connector (available as a free download on the Office website) but this did not work either.
If anyone comes up with a solution do let us know.
Ciao.
February 14th, 2008 11:38
im having the exact same problem as lauren and jack. its really pissing me off. i have to manually configure and when i do that my email address shows up in the side pane but none of my emails are there…
February 6th, 2008 06:35
I also can’t configure outlook express to receive and have my hotmail emails transferred. I followed each step, but nothing is being received in outlook express
why is this?
December 12th, 2007 10:23
Frederic and Jack, please post some screenshot or text from the screen so that we can know what’s happening.
December 12th, 2007 06:08
same here. i dont get it. where do i subscribe?
December 10th, 2007 02:26
I tried the above procedure, and it resulted not work as Outlook 2007 returns me the message that I need to subscribe to some Msn, which when I go there, re-directs me to my existing Hotmail account, so I really wonder what else I can do to try to havce this working.
November 12th, 2007 19:50
Hi, i am getting problem with outlook 2007 and hotmail, i m continously getting popup to enter username and password, however i have checked remember password many times but it doesnt works. no idea wat to do. is it vista problem or outlook. please help. thanks
November 6th, 2007 10:25
I believe that one is Outlook Express? And probably not applicable to Windows Live Hotmail too?
November 6th, 2007 05:29
FYI, M$ requires for you to have a Paid Subscription to use this feature.
November 2nd, 2007 13:22
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